Military
The U.S. Army's birthday: 238 years of courage, sacrifice & honor
The U.S. Army celebrates its 238th anniversary this June. Take a look back at over two centuries of true heroes.
Navy dropping all caps
The U.S. Navy will no longer communicate exclusively in all capital letters, ending a legacy of teletype machines that dates to the 1850s. Julian Barnes reports on the News Hub.
Remembering the D-Day invasion
In June 1944, 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft brought and supported 160,000 Allied troops on a 50-mile stretch of French coastline, all in an attempt to bring the occupation of France by Nazi Germany to an end and transform World War II. By the end of June 6, the Allies ...
Privacy concerns raised as UAVs become more common
Fears of unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with electronic sensors and cameras intruding on personal privacy created turbulence that led the Federal Aviation Administration to postpone plans to test drones in civilian airspace until Congress stepped in and reversed the agency’s course. But a growing number of states and communities across ...
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and ...
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders nominated for Congressional Gold Medal
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders could join the Wright brothers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Women Air Force Service Pilots with a rarely awarded Congressional Gold Medal minted in their honor. Lawmakers in the House and the Senate have introduced legislation to award the medal to the four surviving Doolittle Raiders ...
Hagel says N. Korea represents 'real and clear danger'
North Korean State TV airs footage of anti-us demonstrations, as Pyongyang continues to harden its posture. North Korea has threatened a nuclear strike on the United States and missile attacks on its Pacific bases after new U.N. sanctions were imposed after the country's third nuclear weapons test in February. Defense ...
Second US warship moving toward Asian Pacific
A second U.S. warship redirected to the Asian Pacific. Pentagon Spokesperson George Little.
Pentagon cuts number of furlough days
The Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will be forced to take over the next several months from 22 to 14, defense officials said Wednesday, reducing the impact of automatic budget cuts on as many as 700,000 workers. Some 13,000 civilians at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...
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