US Navy: Pirates haven't destroyed Ukrainian ship
AP - Tue Oct 14, 6:19 am EDTThe U.S. Navy says Somali pirates have not followed through with their threat to blow up an arms-laden Ukrainian ship they hijacked.
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The U.S. Navy says Somali pirates have not followed through with their threat to blow up an arms-laden Ukrainian ship they hijacked.
A former U.S. Army sergeant who has been living in Canada as a war resister has been denied refugee status there.
In a career littered with comebacks, Republican John McCain is now vowing one more Herculean effort to overhaul Barack Obama's commanding poll lead and restore his White House dream.
When Staff Sgt. Tabitha Williams completed basic training for the U.S. Marine Corps at Parris Island, S.C., it was the proudest moment of her life.
The Jaguar Joggers and Ranger Challenge teams compete against other ROTC programs at other universities across the country in various athletic events, and the Scabbard and Blade is the Army ROTC's honor society. The Airforce ROTC program had also actually applied for and received funding but could not get a definitive amount by the time of publication.
An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring.
John McCain’s campaign is pretty much a shambles right now.
The Pentagon's top uniformed officer is calling for all returning combat troops, from privates to generals, to undergo screening for post-traumatic stress with a mental health professional, a move aimed at stemming an epidemic of psychological issues among veterans.
American's armed forces are growing bigger to reduce the strains from seven years of war, but if the US is confronting an era of "persistent conflict," as some experts believe, it will need an even bigger military.
Oct. 7 and#8212; To the Editor:
General David H. Petraeus has been named the 2008 recipient of the Great American Patriot Award presented by Armed Forces Insurance. (PRWeb Oct 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1465244.htm
China's defense minister has demanded that the U.S. cancel a $6.5 billion arms sale to Taiwan, saying it created "obstacles" in relations between Beijing and Washington.
Differences between the Pentagon and intelligence agencies over capabilities to be built into future U.S. satellites have led to delayed starts in new programs and may result in a decline in U.S. space dominance, according to a new report by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Last in a series When Staff Sgt. Tabitha Williams completed basic training for the U.S. Marine Corps at Parris Island, S.C., it was the proudest moment of her life. The 13-week course - the longest of any military branch - ends with the Crucible, three days of sleep and food deprivation and obstacles that both men and women must overcome. "I realized I could do anything I wanted to do," ...
One person was killed and thousands were evacuated as a series of wind-driven wildfires swept across California, forcing firefighters onto the defensive as they scrambled to halt the flames.
An honor guard of Washington Army National Guard soldiers from Yakima gently lowers the casket of 2nd Lt. Ernest Martin to his resting place on Saturday during ceremonies at the IOOF Cemetery in Ellensburg.
The US Army's Product Manager Joint-Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT) Office for total AIT and RFID solutions recently selected ODIN technologies as a prime contractor for its Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) contract.
As insurgents continue their attacks in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said Washington could "ultimately" accept the idea of Afghanistan's government negotiating with the Taliban.
John McCain said Monday that it was unfair for Rep. John Lewis to compare the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign to the atmosphere a segregationist fostered in the 1960s.
Today the Navy celebrates its 233rd birthday. The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775 by authorizing the...
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that Pacific Program-Design Management Services, a joint venture comprised of AECOM and Parsons Corp., has been awarded the program support task-order contract for overall program management and ...