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January 8, 2015

New Jersey man deemed oldest Medal of Honor recipient dies

A World War II veteran believed to be the nation's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient has died in New Jersey. Nicholas Oresko was 96.

January 8, 2015

Remains of Joseph E. Gantt, Korean War soldier, returned to US

Sixty-three years after Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went missing in action during the Korean War, his remains were returned to his 94-year-old widow in a solemn ceremony at Los Angeles International Airport before dawn Friday.

January 8, 2015

Bergdahl investigation report referred to senior US Army commander

The fate of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl now rests with a top U.S. general in North Carolina who will decide if the soldier should be charged with desertion after he left his Afghanistan post in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban.

January 8, 2015

Video: Raytheon Test-Fires New GPS-Guided Mortar for Marines

Raytheon recently test-fired a new GPS-guided 120mm mortar round at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., demonstrating a precision-firing technology designed to help Marine Corps commanders in combat. The Marine Corps program, called Precision Extended Range Mortar, or PERM, is aimed at developing a fielding precision-guided mortar rounds able to better pinpoint targets compared to existing mortar […]

January 8, 2015

Academies Unveil New Uniforms Ahead of 115th Army-Navy Game

The Navy football locker room exploded Nov. 28 after the team beat South Alabama and the players were shown the new Under Armour "Don't Tread on Me" uniforms the team will wear against Army in Saturday's 115th Army-Navy Game in Baltimore, Maryland.

January 8, 2015

Pentagon to Send 250 MRAPs Back To Iraq to Fight ISIS

The Defense Department plans to bolster the Iraqi National Security Forces for the fight against ISIS with MRAPs, the heavily-armored vehicles that Defense Secretary-designate Ashton Carter steered through a rapid acquisition process to counter roadside bombs. The Pentagon is expected to send about 250 of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Iraq early […]

January 8, 2015

Service Dog Wagging Its Tail after Online Funds Help Vet Cover Surgery

When former Army Sgt. William Cole returned home from four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he couldn't sleep without having nightmares. He had trouble going out into large crowds of people, and even...

January 8, 2015

US says new Indonesian defense minister not implicated in past rights abuses

The U.S. says Indonesia's army committed abuses when it was commanded by the former general newly appointed as defense minister but he was not personally implicated.

January 8, 2015

US officials see signs of rebuilding in Iraqi army after sectarian divisions and breakdowns

Iraq's fractured army has begun to regroup and stage modest, localized attacks on the Islamic State militants who routed them last spring and summer, but they are unlikely to be ready to launch a major counteroffensive for many months, senior U.S. military officials say.

January 8, 2015

Shyu: Temporary Funding Benefits Army Acquisition

The U.S. Army's top weapons buyer said temporary funding keeping the government open until December is a good thing for weapons acquisition programs.