Fisher House Crosses the Pond

Posted on 27 January 2012

The Fisher House Foundation is opening a new facility in England for the families of wounded British troops to stay during their recovery.

Obama: Let’s Follow the Military’s Example To Turn the Nation Around

Posted on 25 January 2012

“They’re not consumed with personal ambition. They don’t obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand. They work together,” President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address.

Captive’s Illness Triggered Somali Raid

Posted on 25 January 2012

U.S. Navy SEALs pulled off another successful mission, this time in Somalia where they rescued an American aid worker and her Danish colleague.

First Lady Invites Gay Air Force Colonel to State of the Union Speech

Posted on 24 January 2012

To highlight the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” an openly gay Air Force colonel and her partner are attending the State of the Union address tonight with First Lady Michelle Obama.

Pentagon Identifies Six Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

Posted on 21 January 2012

NATO officials are looking at technical failure in the crash, as the Taliban claims the helicopter was shot down.

Trust Between NATO And Afghan Forces Hits a New Low

Posted on 20 January 2012

The entire thrust of U.S. strategy to train Afghans to the point where they can take over is threatened by a growing distrust on both sides.

Army Stressed Out By 10 Years Of War

Posted on 19 January 2012

The “health” of the force isn’t what it should be, but the Army insists it will get better.

Vets Muster For Jobs

Posted on 18 January 2012

About 6,500 jobs in the mid-Atlantic region were up for grabs at a massive VA-sponsored job fair in the nation’s capital that included firms ranging from Microsoft, Citibank and Coca Cola to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and the Philadelphia Police Department.

DOD Says There Are As Many As 19,000 Sex Assaults a Year in the Military

Posted on 18 January 2012

There were 3,191 reports of sexual abuse in the military last year, but Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that number “is closer to 19,000 because of underreporting by victims who fear retribution.”

Pentagon Officials Are Furious Over Video of Marines Urinating on Enemy

Posted on 12 January 2012

Deplorable, disgraceful, disgusting, just plain stupid. Those were just some of the choice words officials at the Pentagon offered up after seeing a video that shows U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of three dead Taliban in Afghanistan.

Female Terrorists Are a Growing Threat

Posted on 08 January 2012

There are many reasons women become suicide bombers – but there’s only one reason they’re so successful at it and that’s because counter-terrorism officials still treat women differently when it comes to violence.

Iran Sort of Thanks U.S. Navy for Rescuing Iranians From Somali Pirates

Posted on 06 January 2012

After more than a month in captivity, the fishermen thanked the U.S. sailors profusely. But the official reaction from Iran was less than enthusiastic.

China Warns U.S. Military, Calls Their New Strategy ‘A Retreat’

Posted on 06 January 2012

In an editorial in state-run media, China called President Barack Obama’s new military strategy “a retreat” and warned the U.S. military not to be “a bull in a china shop.”

2011 In Photos

Posted on 04 January 2012

The story of the year 2011 in the service — told through the lens of U.S. military photographers.

The U.S. Military Is Keeping Biometric Data on 3 Million Iraqis

Posted on 04 January 2012

U.S. troops may have left Iraq, but they still have a way to keep track of millions of Iraqis through the biometric data they collected during the war.

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SUPPORTING THE TROOPS

Eye Therapy Is the End of a Long Journey for One Marine’s PTSD

Eye Therapy Is the End of a Long Journey for One Marine’s PTSD

Posted on 24 January 2012

It’s called Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, a once-controversial method for treating post-traumatic stress. Now it’s become an effective way to help vets deal with the aftermath of war.

WARS PAST

Heroes Of America’s First Foreign War In Libyan Cemetery

Heroes Of America’s First Foreign War In Libyan Cemetery

Posted on 23 January 2012

The remains of the U.S. sailors have rested in what has become known as the Old Protestant Cemetery of Tripoli. Now there’s a dustup between descendants of the sailors, who want the remains repatriated, and the Navy, which argues against disturbing the graves.

ANALYSIS

We’re Supposed To Be Different

We’re Supposed To Be Different

Posted on 17 January 2012

Sure, war is hell, but the Marines accused of videotaping themselves while urinating on dead Taliban enemy fighters in Afghanistan have tarnished all veterans.

SOUND OFF

Will Dropping the Word ‘Disorder’ From PTSD Diagnosis Help Vets?

Will Dropping the Word ‘Disorder’ From PTSD Diagnosis Help Vets?

Posted on 17 January 2012

Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army’s vice chief of staff, wants the word “disorder” removed from PTSD diagnoses for combat veterans. What do you think?

THE FALLEN

Heavy Toll For Bomb Specialists in Afghanistan

Heavy Toll For Bomb Specialists in Afghanistan

Posted on 10 January 2012

Their fight is against a sinister and deadly device, and eight fell victim in the first week of January.

INTELLIGENCE

Iraq Is Open For Business

Iraq Is Open For Business

Posted on 03 January 2012

U.S. troops have pulled out of Iraq. Now American investors are moving in.

DOSSIER

Bob Ward Retires After 37 Years As Pentagon Photographer

Bob Ward Retires After 37 Years As Pentagon Photographer

Posted on 01 January 2012

His skill with a camera worked magic for Robert Ford in his long career as a Defense Department photographer. Now if only he could’ve gotten Bob Gates to smile.

AREA OF OPERATION

U.S. Warns Iran Against Shutdown Of Oil Lifeline

U.S. Warns Iran Against Shutdown Of Oil Lifeline

Posted on 28 December 2011

Iran is bragging about how easy it would be to close the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. Navy gears up to block any attempt to shut down the vital passageway for the world’s oil shipments.

MEDAL OF HONOR

White House, Marines Defend Dakota Meyer’s Medal Of Honor

White House, Marines Defend Dakota Meyer’s Medal Of Honor

Posted on 15 December 2011

The White House and the Marine Corps pushed back against a published report’s charge that accounts of then-Cpl. Dakota Meyer’s undisputed bravery were embellished needlessly to boost his chances of meriting the Medal of Honor.

BE MY GUEST

Military Wives Serve, Too

Military Wives Serve, Too

Posted on 10 November 2011

Those without ties to the military don’t seem to understand what it is that we dependents do, writes Army wife Rebekah Sanderlin.

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPT. 11

From Ground Zero to Baghdad – and Back

From Ground Zero to Baghdad – and Back

Posted on 10 September 2011

On Sept. 11, 2001, Ralph Vitiello was a New York City firefighter and also served in the Marine Corps Reserves. He reflects on what he lost in the rubble, and on the battlefield.

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