Monthly Archives: November 2014

Days after handing over all security duties to local forces, the head of the Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan said he believes that Afghans have good control of their country.

When Congress passed new rules for firing Veterans Affairs executives in July, the goal was to get rid of problem employees faster and without bureaucratic confusion. So far, it’s done neither.

The U.S. military has shot down three missiles nearly simultaneously during a test off Hawaii.

The Corps has revised its checklist for Marines attending resident professional military education courses to include scrutiny of tattoos to make sure they’re within the service’s regulations.

More than 600 U.S. service members told military medical staff that they believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, The New York Times reported Thursday.

It’s mission accomplished for little green army men.

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, in a Nov. 5 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, has accused Joint Special Operations Command of leading a botched effort to pay a ransom to bring Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl home.

Less than 24 hours after it came to light, the Army has removed the word ‘negro’ from its regulation governing the policies and responsibilities of command.

The Army has dropped the term ‘Negro’ from a policy document that called the word an acceptable alternative to ‘Black’ or ‘African American.’

The Army has dropped the term ‘Negro’ from a policy document that called the word an acceptable alternative to ‘Black’ or ‘African American.’