January 8, 2015 US military turns to Hollywood to outfit elite troops The Oscar-nominated designers at Legacy Effects have outfitted such memorable movie warriors as The Terminator, RoboCop, Captain America and Iron Man.
January 8, 2015 AP Interview: General says Air Force can boost nuke force morale by empowering junior officers The commander of the nation's nuclear missile corps says the key to improving morale in his force is to put more responsibility in the hands of junior officers and enlisted airmen.
January 8, 2015 Deaths of 5 Americans in Afghanistan a reminder of friendly fire risk, long an element of war The deaths of five Americans killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan stand as a fresh reminder of the dangers of friendly fire, an element of war that is older than the nation.
January 8, 2015 Air Force plans to offer bonus pay as part of nuclear missile corps improvement plan The Air Force says it will offer bonus money and other incentives to members of its nuclear missile corps as part of a broader plan to fix what ails the force.
January 8, 2015 Key findings in AP investigation of problems in Air Force nuclear missile corps The Associated Press has documented evidence of security problems, low morale and other troubles in the nation's nuclear forces.
January 8, 2015 Air Force security failed nuke test, report says Armed security forces at a nuclear missile base failed a drill last summer that simulated the hostile takeover of a missile launch silo because they were unable to speedily regain control of the captured nuclear weapon, according to an internal Air Force review obtained by The Associated Press.
January 8, 2015 Chuck Yeager settles case over unpaid legal bills A celebrated pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier has avoided a courtroom battle in Central California over claims he owed thousands in unpaid legal bills.
January 8, 2015 Russian nuclear inspectors visit Montana launch facilities Russian nuclear inspectors visited the U.S. amid heightened tensions between the two nations to verify that 18 nuclear missile launch facilities had been demolished as part of a 2011 arms control treaty, Air Force officials said Monday.
January 8, 2015 US to reduce nuke missile force as part of START treaty The U.S. will keep its current force of 450 land-based nuclear missiles but remove 50 from their launch silos as part of a plan to bring the U.S. into compliance with a 2011 U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
January 8, 2015 Suicides rise among youngest military vets, VA says A new government analysis shows a sharp increase in the suicide rate among the youngest male veterans and a smaller jump among women who served in the military.