Army dog handler reunites with bomb-sniffing buddy after years apart
Army Sgt. Michael Fletcher remembers tasting Dasty's slobber in a shared water bowl, describing the experience as a "bonding moment."
By Riley Ceder
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Ex-sheriff’s deputy charged in fatal shooting of Florida airman
A Florida Panhandle sheriff’s deputy is facing a charge of manslaughter with a firearm in the fatal shooting of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
Two arrested in murder of airman who tried to foil gas station robbery
A third suspect is still at large.
Should vets get preference for promotions in government jobs?
Federal law grants extra points to veterans applying for government jobs, but does not apply these points to promotions, transfers or other changes once a person is already employed. This U.S. territory did things differently.
By Natalie Gross
Here’s how the Army fixed your handgun problem
Changes have virtually eliminated stoppages or failures.
By Todd South
South Carolina town honors black WWII veteran 7 decades after brutal beating
A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur President Harry Truman’s drive to integrate the U.S. military.
Sailor killed in bombing leaves behind a husband and two children
Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of Pine Plains, New York, was based at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Father posts heartbreaking note after Andrews airman’s apparent suicide
Senior Airman XinHua Mesenburg's father posted an emotional tribute to his 25-year-old son on Facebook.
Some US troops on the border to leave this week; about 3,000 will stay
The border mission has less need now for some of the troops' specialties.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Nellis puts security forces who allowed gate breach on desk duty
Preliminary findings of an investigation into the breach found that “proper entry procedures were not followed” when a suspected kidnapper and his alleged victim were allowed through the main gate at Nellis early Tuesday morning.
Navy: Notification error led to Walter Reed shooter report
Walter Reed was on lockdown and local police responded on Tuesday afternoon.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Air Force base defenders upgrade weapons, training and fitness standards to meet near-peer threats
Big changes are coming to the Air Force’s career field of base defenders. The ability of the service to gain air superiority over a peer adversary could soon hinge on a career field that — like the rest of the U.S. military — has become accustomed to an era of combating violent extremism.
By Kyle Rempfer