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Military suicides up slightly in 2014

WASHINGTON – Suicides among members of the active-duty military personnel rose slightly in 2014, led by increases in the number of sailors and airmen who took their own lives, new Defense De...

DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Military sex survey draws complaints

Respondents says questions ‘intrusive’

DATE: Oct 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. airstrikes on ISIS in Syria begin

Host of other nations also participate

DATE: Sep 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. military role in Iraq raises combat questions

WASHINGTON – The White House and the Pentagon are grappling with how to explain what American military forces are doing and could do in Iraq as they battle the Islamic State militants. ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dempsey in Afghanistan for transition talks

KABUL, Afghanistan â€“ The top U.S. military officer says the Pentagon has developed plans that will allow American forces to stay in Afghanistan a bit beyond the end of the year if the cont...

DATE: Aug 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bergdahl not interviewed yet by Army investigator

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army sergeant recently released from captivity by the Taliban is in something of a legal limbo as the investigation continues into why and how he left his post in Afgha...

DATE: Jun 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Escape attempt prompted torture

Bergdahl ‘not emotionally prepared’ to see his family

DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Military sex assault reports jump

WASHINGTON – Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a “clear threat” to both ma...

DATE: May 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New programs help cut military suicides

WASHINGTON – Suicides across the military dropped by more than 15 percent last year, but new detailed data reveals an increase in the number of Army National Guard and Reserve soldiers who t...

DATE: Apr 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hagel, Chang air differences over disputed islands

BEIJING – The defense chiefs of China and the U.S. faced off Tuesday over Beijing’s escalating territorial disputes in the region, with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel telling his Chinese...

DATE: Apr 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Pentagon must focus on insider threat

WASHINGTON – Reviews triggered by the Washington Navy Yard killings last year have concluded that threats to Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dempsey worries about effects of withdrawal talk

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Depicting a grim future for Afghanistan without U.S. help, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that Afghanistan’s refusal to sign a security agreemen...

DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World