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June 24, 2016

Few veterans expelled under 'don't ask' seek corrections

Less than 8 percent of veterans expelled from the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy have applied to upgrade their discharges to honorable or strip references to their sexual orientation from their record.

June 24, 2016

General: Army's training of men, women held up as example

Fort Jackson has become a guide for other military organizations trying to expand training for women now able to enter additional combat-related jobs, the post's departing commander said.

June 21, 2016

Vietnam War helicopter pilot to receive Medal of Honor 49 years after saving wounded soldiers

Some five decades after he led a platoon credited with rescuing dozens of soldiers pinned down by enemy fire, a Vietnam War veteran will be awarded the nation's highest military honor for valor, the White House announced on Tuesday.

June 21, 2016

US Army facility in California cleared after report of gunman 'unfounded'

Authorities lifted a lockdown order at a sprawling U.S. Army Reserve facility in Northern California after not finding anything suspicious Tuesday following reports of a possible gunman.

June 21, 2016

Only 1/3 of Fallujah 'cleared' of ISIS, US-led coalition warns

Only a third of Fallujah has been "cleared" of Islamic State militants, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday, days after the Iraqi government declared victory in the city west of Baghdad, which was held by the extremists for more than two years.

June 17, 2016

US Army soldiers worldwide could soon roll up their sleeves

The Army is rolling up its sleeves—literally.

June 16, 2016

VA benefits chief retiring; was suspended in relocation scam

The acting head of the Veterans Benefits Administration is retiring — three months after he was suspended for allowing two officials to manipulate the agency's hiring system for their own gain.

June 16, 2016

US commander in Afghanistan submits his 3-month take on war

The new U.S. commander in Afghanistan has submitted his first three-month assessment of the situation in the war-torn country and what it's going to take to defeat the Taliban, a U.S. military official has told The Associated Press.

June 13, 2016

US military uses Apache helicopter gunships for first time against ISIS in Iraq

The U.S. military used Apache helicopter gunships for the first time in the war against ISIS Monday in northern Iraq when one of the U.S. Army helicopters fired a hellfire missile at an ISIS armored vehicle rigged with explosives, a senior defense official told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

June 10, 2016

Authorities say decorated Army Reserve officer threatened members of mosque

A decorated Army Reserve officer left bacon at a mosque and brandished a handgun while threatening to kill Muslims and bury them there, North Carolina authorities said Friday.