The Defense Department is taking a new look at the barriers that complicate efforts by nonprofit groups to help service members and their families at some installations.
Officials: Woman at Pentagon doesn’t have Ebola
WASHINGTON Virginia public health authorities say the woman who became ill in the Pentagon parking lot, setting off an Ebola scare, does not have the virus.
Hagel seeks info on Iraq chemical weapons exposure
A defense official says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has asked his military chiefs and service-branch secretaries to look into questions about the medical care and treatment of about 20 service members who were exposed to chemical weapons during the Iraq
VP Biden’s son leaves Navy after drug test
Hunter Biden, the youngest son of Vice President Joe Biden, has been kicked out of the military after testing positive for cocaine, two people familiar with the matter said Oct. 16.
Progress on car shipments difficult to measure, verify
A backlog of personal vehicle shipments in U.S. Customs has been ‘significantly reduced and is very near to normal clearance timelines,’ according to the new contractor responsible for shipping troops’ cars on reassignment moves to and from overseas.
Obama calls up reserves to deal with Ebola in Africa
President Obama has issued an executive order calling up ready reserve troops to combat the Ebola crisis in Africa.
Report: Former Iraqi pilots train IS fighters on MiGs
The Islamic State group is test flying, with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots, several fighter jets captured earlier from air bases belonging to the Syrian military, a Syrian activist group said Friday.
JIEDDO, Army test underground robots
The Army Research Lab and the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) have just wrapped up a critical new test of small ground and air unmanned assets aimed at detecting improvised explosive devices in culverts in subterranean environments, and officials s
Eating disorders fairly rare among troops, study finds
A new study finds that eating disorder diagnoses in the U.S. military remain somewhat rare, but perhaps not surprisingly, female troops are 20 times more likely to have such issues than males.
Dunford to take command of the Marine Corps Friday
Gen. Joe Dunford will become the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps on Friday during a formal ceremony held at Marine Barracks Washington.