The U.S. government lobotomized roughly 2,000 mentally ill veterans and likely hundreds more during and after World War II, according to a cache of forgotten memos, letters and government reports unearthed by The Wall Street Journal. They got the notion they were going to come to...
FAIRBORN, OHIO — A Marine veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan is again being called a hero this time for helping stuck motorists out during a snowstorm. Larry Draughn, 26, used his pickup truck to pull out three vehicles that ran off the road and into ditches during Sundays ic...
FAIRBORN, OHIO — A Marine veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan is again being called a hero this time for helping stuck motorists out during a snowstorm. Larry Draughn, 26, used his pickup truck to pull out three vehicles that ran off the road and into ditches during Sundays ic...
Concerned about gang violence, U.S. military leaders on Guam are considering a return to shore patrols on liberty nights following attacks in which deployed Marines and sailors were beaten with baseball bats, pipes, clubs and fists. The military police would team with local police o...
Congressional negotiators have decided on a 1 percent military pay raise for 2014 but are taking steps to ensure the White House is ultimately responsible for what would be the smallest annual pay bump since the birth of the all-volunteer force 40 years ago. Until now, the 2011 basic ...
TEHRAN, IRAN — Irans President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that last months nuclear deal with world powers has already boosted the countrys economy, as he continues a push to convince skeptics of the benefits brought by the pacts partial sanctions relief. Rouhani told an open sessi...
Glamorous Victory Belles revive World War II era Decked out in 1940s throwback tailored dresses and perfectly coiffed curls, the Victory Belles seem...- 12/5/2013 DoD begins cutting staff sizes, will reorganize policy office Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel put into action Wednesday plan...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel put into action Wednesday plans to reduce his Defense Department staff by 20 percent, an effort he said will save the Pentagon $1 billion over a five-year period. The changes involve eliminating civilian and contract workers, while reorganizi...
Guam tests toxic mice to kill invasive snakes at Andersen Representatives from several federal agencies watched yesterday as a crew dropped dead mice filled...- 12/2/2013 Biden visits Asia amid Japan-South Korea's toxic ties When South Korean fans at a soccer game against Japan unfurl...
President Obamas former national security adviser says Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai needs to understand that the zero option no U.S. or allied troops left in his country after 2014 is very real. Tom Donilon, who left his national security post earlier this year, told ABC...
Army Secretary John McHugh has approved several policy changes that support extending military benefits to the same-sex spouses of soldiers. The changes were prompted by a June 26 Supreme Court ruling that found portions of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. As a result, th...
Army Secretary John McHugh has approved several policy changes that support extending military benefits to the same-sex spouses of soldiers. The changes were prompted by a June 26 Supreme Court ruling that found portions of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. As a result, th...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria, raising the chances they could become radicalized by al-Qaida-linked militant groups and return to the U.S. as battle-hardened security risks. The State Department says it has no estimates of ho...
FORT CAMPBELL, KY. — The legendary Pathfinders have taken their final jump and the Red Devils arent too far behind. The two paratrooper units formally known as the 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division and the 508th Infantry Regiment are clos...
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions threatened efforts to persuade the Afghan leader to sign a long-delayed security agreemen...
Two senators are pressing the Air Force to review the safety of its ejection seats following last months announcement that an F-16 pilot was killed when he punched out during a steep dive. Sens. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., have introduced an amendment to the fiscal 201...
BEIJING — China launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea, state media said. It was the first time since proclaiming the zone on Nov. 23 that Ch...
A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed. Roy Hawthorne, 87, of Lupton, Ariz., was one of four Code Talkers honor...
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is fortifying bases in the Pacific and looking to revive World War II-era air bases as part of an effort to survive a Chinese missile attack that could wipe out critical installations on Okinawa and elsewhere, military records, interviews and congressional te...
PARIS — European Union sanctions against Iran could be eased as soon as December, officials said Monday, after a potentially history-shaping deal that gives Tehran six months to increase access to its nuclear sites in exchange for keeping the core components of its uranium program. Th...
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck. Its become a common refrain: Military personnel costs are soaring, changes are needed. And, oh by the way, that will probably mean less money going to the men and women in ...
To hear the top brass talk sometimes, you might think the biggest threat to national security is your paycheck. Its become a common refrain: Military personnel costs are soaring, changes are needed. And, oh by the way, that will probably mean less money going to the men and women in ...
Senate paralyzed on what to do about Guantanamo Senators on Tuesday illustrated their paralysis over what to do with the Guantanamo Bay prison,...- 11/19/2013 Fort Hood soldier convicted in case eyed by gun advocates A Central Texas jury has found a Fort Hood soldier guilty of interfe...
Four women will graduate this week from the Marine Corps enlisted infantry training course, Marine Corps Times has learned. Their successful completion of the program, confirmed Monday by a Marine official with knowledge of ongoing efforts to determine what additional ground combat j...
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran unveiled a new aircraft Monday that it says is the biggest drone yet to be developed in the Islamic Republic, capable of staying aloft for up to 30 hours. Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said the reconnaissance and combat drone Fotros has a range of 2,000 kilomete...
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The death toll from a suicide vehicle bomb attack on the site of a key national council in Afghanistans capital has risen to 12, officials said Sunday. The Taliban meanwhile took credit for the blast the day before outside the huge tent where next weeks Loya Jir...
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON — As soon as Navy pilot Matthew Stafford puts his helicopter down in the village of Borongan, he is rushed by dozens of local men who form a line to unload the supplies and water he has flown in from the mothership, the USS George Washington aircraft c...
Decades after it stopped using the animal-borne virus that causes the disease Q fever as a biological weapon, the Pentagon is still trying to develop a vaccine to protect troops from the highly infectious disease. Called a class B bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the American people have grown skeptical about using military force and the Pentagon should play a more limited role in future U.S. foreign policy. Hagel pointed specifically to public reaction this summer to President Obamas threat to...
The Philippines are uniquely relevant as a proving ground for Marine Corps amphibious crisis response and the capabilities of the Corps prized MV-22 Osprey, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps said this week. Elements of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade rapidly deploye...
