A key figure in a struggling Army intelligence program has for years allowed himself to be portrayed as a Ph.D. in engineering, even though he does not hold a doctoral degree, according to records and interviews.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Three women dropped from Marines’ infantry officer course will not reattempt
The three female Marine officers who made it through the grueling first exercise of Infantry Officer Course at the start of October were asked to leave after falling out of two hikes, Marine Corps officials said this week.
Hagel to decide if troops will be quarantined
The military’s top officers are recommending a sweeping rule imposing a 21-day quarantine on all troops returning from Ebola-stricken West Africa, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has made no final decision, defense officials said Tuesday.
Report: On-base banks, credit unions should offer more info online
Service members need more information – and protection – from banks and credit unions that operate on military installations, according to research by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
An Army widow runs to remember, make peace with her loss
Katie Groves and her husband shared a wonderful life in Savannah, Georgia. Whether painting their home or raising their two boys, they were a team who tackled everything together.
Pakistan’s army chief to visit U.S.
The Pakistan army’s chief of staff is coming to the U.S. to meet with his American counterparts, the Defense Department has confirmed.
Iraqi Kurdish fighters to head to Syria
Dozens of Iraq’s Kurdish peshmerga fighters will fly to Turkey on Tuesday and from there cross into the Syrian border town of Kobani to help fellow Kurds fight Muslim militants, a spokesman for the Kurdish force said.
North Korea may be developing sea-based missiles
A website that monitors North Korea says the isolated nation may be exploring how to launch ballistic missiles from submarines or ships.
Suspended helicopter unit leaders return; report recommended they be fired
The suspended top officer and top enlisted soldier of a Colorado-based helicopter battalion returned to work over the past two months despite a report recommending they be fired.
IG: Former chief of wounded warrior office broke law, DoD regs
The Defense Department inspector general has recommended ‘corrective action’ against the former director of DoD’s Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy Office.
