The National Guard is deploying troops to a rural Hawaii town as lava makes a slow crawl toward a major road and threatens to further isolate the community that got its start during the lumber- and sugar-plantation heydey.
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Staff sgt. reunited with the helmet that saved his life
More than two years after he was shot by the enemy in Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Ryan Frye was reunited with the helmet that saved his life.
Pentagon defends decision to isolate troops
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday defended the Pentagon’s decision to isolate troops for 21 days after they return from Ebola duty in West Africa.
Dempsey: U.S. considering empowering Sunni tribes in Iraq
The top U.S. military officer says the Pentagon is beginning to consider ways to bring the Sunni Arab tribes of Iraq’s Anbar province more fully into the battle against the Islamic State group.
Norway to send training troops to Iraq
Norway’s prime minister says her country will send 120 soldiers this year to join the international campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and help train local troops there.
Marine recharged in Iraq war case back in court
The Marine Corps should not be retrying a Marine sergeant whose murder conviction in a major Iraq war crime case was overturned by the military’s highest court after he served half of his 11-year sentence, his defense attorneys say.
Virginians to vote on tax exemption proposal for spouses of troops killed in action
Virginians were being asked to decide Tuesday whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would exempt the surviving spouses of U.S. military members killed in action from paying real estate taxes.
Troops’ sleep problem may be new disorder
A 39-year-old soldier arrived at the sleep clinic at Madigan Army Medical Center with symptoms not uncommon in combat soldiers: nightmares of his war experiences and thrashing in his sleep, at one point clocking his wife hard enough to leave bruises.
NATO chief sees spike in Russian flights on border
NATO is increasing its readiness and air policing following a spike in Russian air force activity in Eastern Europe, the alliance’s new chief said Thursday.
USFK: Troops cannot pay for the companionship of ‘juicy girls’
The commander of U.S. troops in South Korea is dropping the hammer on that country’s notorious ‘juicy bars,’ which use women as sex workers who cater to U.S. troops.