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  1. Humor or harassment? Marine Corps leadership targets salty Facebook sites

    The trouble for Lance Cpl. H started when she checked her Facebook account one day last year to find nearly 50 new friend requests from male Marines she didn't know.

    • May. 20, 2013
  2. Airmen form a flight during reveille at Air Force Senior NCO Academy. To save money, a senior master sergeant suggests eliminating in-residence professional military education. Air Force

    Airman: Save money by cutting in-residence PME

    When Air Force leaders put out an all-call to airmen for ideas on how to save money, one senior master sergeant had an idea.

    • May. 20, 2013
  3. Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like: The average enlisted stateside assignment will be lengthened from 30 months to as long as 48 months. Staff

    PCS extended: Army lengthens tours to four years

    Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like.

    • May. 20, 2013
  4. The Navy's re-enlistment system is too bureaucratic, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert says. Pictured, sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson re-up. MC2 James R. Evans / Navy

    PTS needs overhaul, CNO says

    If you've got problems with Perform to Serve, you're not alone. The Navy's top officer has his own issues with the re-enlistment system — and he wants them fixed.

    • May. 20, 2013
  5. Gallery: Plebes complete Herndon climb

    The Class of 2016 took 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds to remove a 'Dixie cup' cover from the top of the Herndon Monument, marking the end of their plebe year at the Naval Academy.

    • May. 20, 2013
  6. Annual personnel file audits now required

    With the pending reduction in the size of the Army, Human Resources Command officials emphasize that the accuracy of soldier personnel records will have a significant effect on promotions, selections and assignments.

    • May. 20, 2013
  7. The Mayaguez incident: A farewell

    The commingled remains of 13 fallen service members — mostly Marines — killed in the last armed action of the Vietnam War were laid to rest May 15 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. The men died in a raid known today as the Mayaguez Incident, which was mounted to save the crew of a civilian container ship highjacked in 1975 by communist Khmer Rouge forces near Cambodia.

    • May. 20, 2013
  8. Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, who was Fort Carson's commander until March, defends on March 4 the Army's practices of discharging soldiers. The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette. Michael Ciaglo / The Colorado Springs Gazette via

    Report: Combat troop discharges increase sharply

    The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

    • May. 20, 2013
  9. The Navy has cut spending on command challenge coins. Alan Lessig/Staff

    Navy suspends spending on command coins

    First, massive budget cuts waylaid fleet weeks, Blue Angels shows and 4th Fleet deployments.

    • May. 20, 2013
  10. Pentagon wants $79.4B for Afghanistan War in 2014

    The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014.

    • May. 20, 2013
  11. Injured veteran finds outlet at Warrior Games

    Sgt. Evan Davis could talk for hours about the intricacies and techniques behind competitive air-rifle shooting. But he can summarize it best as '90 percent mental and 10 percent fundamental.'

    • May. 20, 2013
  12. Draft report touts Reserves as bargain

    The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how Reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members — an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the

    • May. 20, 2013
  13. Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq

    A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in

    • May. 20, 2013
  14. Tricare Prime West referral waivers extended

    Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18.

    • May. 20, 2013
  15. Wounded soldier says Army tried to oust him

    A badly wounded combat veteran said the Army punished him for minor missteps while he was recovering and tried to give him a less-than-honorable discharge after he failed a drug test — a test he said was inaccurate.

    • May. 20, 2013
  16. U.S. says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers

    Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

    • May. 20, 2013
  17. In this July 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine, who was raped twice while serving in the Navy, testifies before the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for mental health and substance abuse problems connected to military sexual trauma and another 4,000 sought disability compensation. Jacquelyn Martin / AP

    Military sex abuse victims seek help

    More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde

    • May. 20, 2013
  18. Fourth soldier killed in IED blast identified

    A soldier from Utah has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.

    • May. 20, 2013
  19. MacDill medical ops member killed in car crash

    A member of MacDill Air Force's medical operations squadron died in a traffic accident, officials from the base said in a statement Monday.

    • May. 20, 2013
  20. Groups let vets email for education benefits help

    Two prominent veterans service organizations have announced a joint effort intended to help vets more quickly resolve problems with their education benefits.

    • May. 20, 2013
  21. An X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator prepares to execute a touch-and-go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Friday in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch-and-go landing at sea. MC2 Timothy Walter / Navy

    Touch-and-go tests aboard carrier for X-47B

    The Navy's unmanned carrier-based jet demonstrator continued racking up milestones late last week, beginning a series of touch-and-go landing operations Friday aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean.

    • May. 20, 2013
  22. Top community colleges honored

    Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize for 2013 for success in attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.

    • May. 20, 2013
  23. What's a 'Purple heart university'?

    Troy University announced last month that it was the country's first 'Purple Heart University.' If you're not entirely sure what that means, you're not alone.

    • May. 20, 2013
  24. Proposed compact could give online students more protections

    A proposed compact among the states unveiled in April would create a kind of common market for online education and make it easier for institutions to enroll students anywhere in the country.

    • May. 20, 2013

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