http://www.armytimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, armytimes.com SaxoTech Online Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:49:03 -0400 15 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190019 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. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:08:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190019 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190017 With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:58:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190017 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS02/305190007 The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS02/305190007 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190014 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190013 The Minnesota National Guard has officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility at Camp Ripley. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190013 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/NEWS/305190012 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/CAREERS/305190002 The military must now shift its focus to the future and beyond the hard-won lessons of the past decade, Army's training commander said at a joint conference May 15. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:02:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130519/CAREERS/305190002 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180012 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180011 INDIANAPOLIS - Kyle Bruner led a marching band, taught special-needs children, excelled as an athlete and handled heavy artillery in the Indiana National Guard - all in 34 years, before dying what police described as a hero's death earlier this week in th Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180011 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180010 The Army is investigating the death of a 23-year-old paratrooper at Fort Bragg. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180010 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180007 Just a few weeks from seeing the birth of his first child, Michael Robert Bradford died serving his country in Afghanistan. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:33:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305180007 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 The three oldest Gloden boys have been known to zip their remote control cars through the expansive deck of a C-17 transport as their family flies on military Space Available flights. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/OFFDUTY/305180001 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305130002 Five things every soldier should know Sat, 18 May 2013 10:01:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130518/NEWS/305130002 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170024 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 E-mails released by the White House that describe how the CIA's assessment of the Benghazi attack was edited to exclude any mention of terrorism appear to be part of a routine process by Washington bureaucrats, says a former CIA agent who used to take par Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170031 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 After a decade of war, the military may have become soft on some sexual assault offenders, the Pentagon's top officer said Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170030 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170028 A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170028 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170027 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170026 The Defense Department announced Friday that officials have taken the first step that will allow government-issued iPhones and iPads to access DoD computer networks. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS04/305170026 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170022 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170014 U.S. military officials say a 33-year-old soldier from western Kansas has died in Afghanistan. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170014 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170007 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/BENEFITS07/305170008 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170001 An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130517/NEWS/305170001 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 President Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are 'ashamed' of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services, and he promised an accelerated effort to find solutions. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160030 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system to improve investigation and prosecution of rape and sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling have sex crimes handled outside the normal chain of command. Fri, 17 May 2013 09:02:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160022 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, a fight likely to last a decade or two, senior Pentagon officials told Congress on Thursday in arguing against changes to the 2001 military force law used in the war on terror. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160010 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 Five new books offer five ways to understand the relationship between service and self, and how to survive both without self-destruction. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160018 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160031 The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160031 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 The Defense Department wants to repeal a decades-old law restricting a service member to receiving only one Medal of Honor, saying the 'V' device added for subsequent awards seems too little for someone who has performed such a valorous act. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160023 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 The nation's top defense leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160007 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 Stung by a spiraling number of sexual assaults in the military and a string of scandals, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all the services to conduct a sweep of workspaces across every military installation to eliminate anything that might be deg Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160026 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 For members of the military struggling to stay in fighting trim, the stakes are higher than ever: The services have been cutting end strength as spending slows, and those who fail to meet fitness standards are being booted out in growing numbers. Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS01/305160025 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 When it comes to the rules of the road for military motorcycle riders, every base can be a little different. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY04/305160019 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 President Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, calling on lawmakers to approve his request to increase funding for diplomatic security. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160021 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 The secret is getting out. If you haven't heard The Secret State yet, trust us, you will. The band was founded by an Army Iraq veteran and two Coast Guard midshipmen-turned-downrange contractors, and its single ' Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/OFFDUTY02/305160020 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 New technology is helping active-duty troops, family members and veterans take advantage of more discounts. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS/305100012 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 Q. I am a retired Marine with Tricare Prime for myself and my family. My daughter, 19 and a full-time student, is pregnant by her boyfriend, also a full-time student. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/BENEFITS06/305160015 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 An outspoken Japanese mayor who outraged many with remarks about Japan's wartime and modern sexual services stood by his comments Thursday, but said he may have lacked 'international sensitivity.' Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160013 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160014 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including six Americans and two children, officials said. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:44:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160002 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 In an expanding effort to eliminate the benefits claims backlog, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Wednesday it is putting its claims processing staff on mandatory overtime through the end of the fiscal year. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:20:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160008 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160001 An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of an Army general then deployed to the Muslim country would be highly offensive to local residents. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:46:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160001 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 Sexual assault in the U.S. military is costing the armed services the confidence of women in uniform that the problem can be solved, the nation's top military officer warns. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:57:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160004 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160003 A new Officer Evaluation Reporting system remains on schedule for launch in December, although an important component of that system, a rating form for colonels and brigadier generals, remains a work in progress. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:46:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305160003 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305050005 The Army continues to release new publications as part of its most comprehensive doctrine overhaul in decades. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:42:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/305050005 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027 The Army is investigating Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, a sexual abuse educator at Fort Hood, Texas, for running a small-time prostitution ring and for the sexual assault of another soldier, senior military officials have confirmed. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150027 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150024 Revelations that a Fort Hood soldier assigned to prevent assault was accused of being a pimp has intensified calls from both the Pentagon and Capitol Hill to crack down on sexual crimes in the military. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150024 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150029 The remote island of Pagan in the western Pacific is home to volcanoes, endangered species and the remnants of an ancient civilization. Thu, 16 May 2013 07:53:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150029 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS02/305150028 The first group to summit Mount McKinley this year included five members of the Alaska Air National Guard. Wed, 15 May 2013 21:07:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS02/305150028 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150004 The Army Reserve has placed 12 liaison officers in warrior transition units across the country to help its wounded, ill or injured soldiers better navigate their way to recovery. Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150004 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150001 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes - the second soldier involved in similar accusations - and the president made clear he wants that beh Wed, 15 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150001 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150012 Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for treatment more than two years ago when he first met Marine Gen. Jim Amos. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150012 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150022 Pressure is mounting on the U.S. to change its hands-off approach toward the 2-year-old civil war in Syria. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150022 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150021 A female soldier is groped inside a barracks, another in a base supply room, a third on a shooting range. Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150021 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150017 For the second time in a month, a service member charged with guarding against sexual assault has been accused of committing it--and this time it's a soldier. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150017 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150020 The Defense Department could run out of health care money in August, with a risk of disruption in Tricare coverage, according to a new congressional report that looks at the governmentwide impact of sequestration. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150020 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/BENEFITS06/305150019 Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would require the Defense Department to offer the Tricare Prime managed health care option in places where the department plans to discontinue the program on Oct 1. Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/BENEFITS06/305150019 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS02/305150014 Hawaii's Army National Guard is looking for drug smugglers along the Texas and Mexico border. Wed, 15 May 2013 12:31:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS02/305150014 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013 A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee leaders joined the cause. Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:00 -0400 http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/305150013