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Even as US hands over fight to Afghans, some troops still take fire 27 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Combat Outpost Wilderness sits in Paktia province in the heart of what the American military has dubbed the K-G Pass. It's a gap in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan that eases travel betwee...
Firing missiles at enemies usually doesn’t produce a declaration of war 27 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
The United States will enter a state of war with Syria if cruise missiles start flying, no matter what the operation is called. War, in turn, will legally empower Syria to act in self-defense; perhaps...
Australia exercise to test facilities for expanded US Marine Corps presence 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
More than 1,000 Marines will train in Australia over the next two weeks, testing the waters for the six-month deployment of a battalion-size force there next year.
Navy breaking ground on new Korean HQ as part of consolidation 27 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
U.S. Naval Forces Korea is breaking ground this week for a new headquarters facility on a South Korean naval base in the southern port city of Busan.
AF chief apologizes for furloughs, but braces for more cuts 27 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Gen. Mark A. Welsh III apologized Tuesday to Air Force personnel who were furloughed this year as a result of sequestration-forced budget cuts.
Military leaders wrap up conference on Syria crisis 27 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff was among top military officials from 10 regional and Western nations, who wrapped up meetings in Jordan on Tuesday as the Obama adminis...
Military judge sets USS Cole bombing trial date 27 Aug 2013 | 08:29 am
The military judge in Guantanamo’s USS Cole bombing case has set a provisional trial date in the death penalty tribunal of Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, accused of masterminding al-Qaida’s suicide bombing ...
Latest Medal of Honor recipient to focus on PTSD 27 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
President Barack Obama lauded Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter as the finest example of the courage and sacrifice of the generation of troops who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.
Hasan jury hears from families, victims to determine sentencing 27 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was found guilty Friday of murdering 13 and wounding 31 others at a Fort Hood clinic on Nov. 5, 2009. On Monday, witnesses testified about how their lives were changed by the sh...
'Inexcusable' chemical arms attack in Syria 'a moral obscenity,' Kerry says 27 Aug 2013 | 12:47 am
John Kerry outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was "undeniable" evidence of a chemical weapons attack and intelligence strongly signaling that Basha...
