Britain has scrambled RAF fighter jets for a second time this week after at least one Russian Bear bomber approached U.K. airspace.
British jets intercept Russian bombers
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Iraqi peshmerga fighters prepare for Syria battle
Iraqi peshmerga fighters prepared Saturday to battle Islamic State group militants in the Syrian border town of Kobani, just hours after they arrived in a town that’s become a focal point in the battle against the extremists.
West Virginia lawmaker sidelined by military service seeks 2nd term
West Virginia state Del. Joshua Nelson spent most of his first term learning to fly military jets in Texas, and almost none of it casting votes or pushing legislation 1,500 miles away in the state Capitol.
What’s new in your MRE – 2015 and beyond
About 200 soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, chowed down for science in September, participating in Army testing that could yield future Meal, Ready to Eat components like a burrito bowl, a chicken sandwich and what some might consider the Holy Grail of c
Kurdish official blames Turkey for peshmerga delay
The 10 peshmerga fighters from Iraq who entered the embattled northern Syrian town of Kobani one day earlier returned to Turkey Friday to prepare for their forces’ full deployment, and a senior Kurdish official blamed Ankara for the delay.
Pentagon gives defense civilians options on Ebola monitoring
The Pentagon says its civilian employees who return from Ebola response missions in West Africa will not be required to undergo the same 21-day quarantine-like monitoring that is required of most returning U.S. military members.
Military sexual assault survey draws complaints
Shocked and offended by explicit questions, some U.S. servicemen and women are complaining about a new sexual-assault survey that hundreds of thousands have been asked to complete.
Navy F-35 starts first sea trials with new tailhook
If all goes according to plan, the F-35C Lightning II jet will roar into its first flattop trap Nov. 3 as news cameras roll, an event 17 years in the making.
DoD to monitor troops exposed to Iraqi chemical weapons
The Defense Department will provide medical assessments and health surveillance for troops and veterans exposed to chemical agents during the 2003-2011 Iraq War who may not have received proper treatment, senior officials said.
Possible Islamic State leaflets found near Marine Corps Base Quantico
Officials have launched an investigation into leaflets found near Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., which ‘may or may not be associated with the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State,’ base spokesman Maj.