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Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued.
Lockheed Martin was awarded the Weapons System Support Contract by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education Training Command and the Weapons Systems Simulator Training & Support Contract by the Air National Guard Bureau to provide pilot training for the F-16.
When patriotism inspired the Rev. Jerry Fehn a decade ago to serve soldiers in combat zones abroad, the 45-year-old was afraid he had waited too long.
The Department of Defense says another Ft. Carson soldier has died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 36 year old Spc. Gregory J. Missman of Batavia, Ohio, died in Afghanistan.
About 5,800 ROTC cadets from around the world are at Fort Lewis for “Operation Warrior Forge,” where cadets are trained and evaluated before they are commissioned as second lieutenants.
Just this past spring, the Obama administration did what many in the political and national security arenas have been advocating for some time — make cybersecurity its own Department of Defense command on par with Central Command, the organization led by U.S. Army General David Petraeus who’s in charge of all military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Because Sgt. 1st Class Tom Simpson of the Maryland Army National Guard has served on active duty almost continually since the 9/11 attacks, he believed he had earned Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and would be able to transfer them to his 18-year-old daughter who is attending college this fall.
Tony Cantalupo threw a six-hitter with five strikeouts as De Pere defeated Rapid City, S.D., 4-1 on Thursday in a non-league American Legion baseball game at Siebert Field in Minneapolis.
The tenth annual Gary South Shore Air Show will be from noon to 4p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Marquette Park Beach in Gary. This year's air show will feature the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, Sea Harrier F/A2, L-39 Civilian Jet demonstration, F-18 Super Hornet U.S. Navy demonstration, F-16 Fighting Falcon U.S. Air Force demonstration, U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight, Lima Lima, Bill ...
(AP) - When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government's best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation.
The Afghan war is going badly, and Stan McChrystal wants to fight it differently. He doesn't have much time
Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking.
The Joyce Kilmer American Legion is hosting a Jailhouse Rock fundraiser tonight to recoup some of the money stolen during a June 23 burglary.
MOOSUP, Conn. – Tyler St. Louis held Moosup to an unearned run in six innings but Ledyard-Pawcatuck lost, 2-1 on a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning of a Zone VI American Legion Junior baseball game on Wednesday.
Thursday evening, veterans learned of new federal benefits that will be available to them and their families. The New Post 9-11 G.I. Bill goes into effect August 1, just in time for the fall school semester to begin at colleges in the nation. Not only is this bill designed to pay for some of your tuition and housing expenses, but these benefits can be transferred to other family members.
SOUDERTON — An offensive outburst Thursday night allowed Pennridge to put a halt to its three-game losing skid. Pennridge collected 15 hits and used a six-run third inning to pull away from Souderton as it earned a 14-5 Bux Mont American Legion victory at Romanoski Field in Souderton.
The American Legion Sixth District East seeding playoffs are on tap tomorrow. In the East Division, Laneco Construction (Pope John Paul II) is hosting Anytime Fitness (Pearl River High), tomorrow night at 6 o’clock in the playoff seeding game.
CARBONDALE - Defending champion Murphysboro Post 127 opens the American Legion postseason as the top seed of the double-elimination 25th District tournament hosted by Steeleville Post 480.
Dewey Seminoles’ representative Henry Escalante got a lesson in bathroom politics Wednesday. Escalante was one of several American Legion Seniors team representatives from around the state who traveled to Oklahoma City to discuss the district playoff schedules.
There's one more important baseball league we're keeping an eye on. With just a few games left in the American Legion regular season, things are really heating up.
The Department of Defense has identified 721 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans Wednesday and Thursday:.
