Reports of Taliban surge exaggerated, incoming ISAF commander says

Gen. John F. Campbell says reports of the Taliban gaining ground as U.S. troop levels fall are more about PR than battlefield realities. He also said the Army’s previously announced plan to cut 550 majors would likely include some who are deployed in Afghanistan.

Europe started World War I a century ago, blind to tragedy

Nobody foresaw the cataclysm that would befall the world the day of Aug. 4, 1914, when the conflict erupted in full force with the German invasion of Belgium and the British declaration of war. Both sides believed the war would be over by Christmas.

Army 'VIP culture' led to parachute accident that killed colonel

A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord officer who died in a September accident was not ready to jump with a new kind of parachute when he attempted his first airborne drill in four years, according to an Army investigation obtained by The News Tribune.

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Army announces new camo pattern, but so far it's invisible

The Army has selected a new camouflage pattern to begin fielding next year, an unidentified senior Army spokesperson announced in a statement late Thursday. But the new camo, dubbed the Operational Camouflage Pattern, remains well-concealed.

When US moves, could Korean warfighting command stay in Seoul?

The U.S. and South Korea are discussing whether to leave the joint Combined Forces Command in Seoul after American forces relocate to Pyeongtaek, according to top defense officials from both countries.

Transfer of command from US to S. Korea questioned as North acted up

Former USFK commander speaks out against giving S. Korea operational control

WAC legacy honored as 108-year-old vet Lucy Coffey fulfills her dream

Lucy Coffey, at age 108 the nation's oldest living female military veteran, dreamed of going to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va. Last weekend she got her wish ... and then some.

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For 1st time, German Army officer to be USAREUR chief of staff

For the first time since U.S. troops arrived in Europe during World War II, a German general has been appointed to serve as the next chief of staff of U.S. Army-Europe, the military said.
DOD issues rare criticism of Israeli military, releases more weapons
Ebola patients to land at Dobbins Reserve Air Base
Sweeping changes coming to AF evaluation, promotion systems
Breedlove: NATO must redefine responses to unconventional threats
Congress overwhelmingly passes $16.3 billion plan to overhaul VA
Obama, Putin discuss Ukraine, missile treaty
Congress backs Israel's Iron Dome missile defense
Report: US airmen gunned down in Kabul Airport had no chance to fight back
CIA director reverses himself on Senate spying

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Two Americans detained in North Korea seek US help

Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison terms.
North Korea seeks UN meeting on US-South Korea drills
Defense contractors hawking their surveillance planes in Japan

House GOP weighs tough new immigration bills; $35M for Guard role

House Republicans pushed legislation on Friday that could clear the way for eventual deportation of more than 500,000 immigrants brought here illegally as kids and address the surge of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
CIA director reverses himself on Senate spying

For months, CIA Director John Brennan stood firm in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His defiant posture quickly collapsed after a devastating report by his own inspector general sided against the CIA on each key point of the dispute with the Senate.
Obama, Putin discuss Ukraine, missile treaty
Marine from Camp Pendleton posthumously awarded Silver Star
First lady expands effort to end veterans homelessness
Emory University expects Ebola patient; Americans with disease worsen
GOP: Lerner emails show bias against conservatives
Montford Point Marine Jimmy Mills Hargrove dies at 84

Congress backs Israel's Iron Dome missile defense

The Senate on Friday rushed through a $225 million bill to replenish Israel's missile defense system, and House approval was expected in the final hours before lawmakers began a summer break.
Israel pushes deeper in Gaza after soldier seized

Backed by tank fire and airstrikes, Israeli forces pushed deep into southern Gaza on Friday, searching for an Israeli army officer believed to be captured by Hamas fighters during deadly clashes that shattered an internationally brokered cease-fire.
Robotic helicopter completes Afghanistan mission, back in US
Kerry condemns 'outrageous' Gaza truce violations

Ukraine: Body parts retrieved at jet crash site

Wearing gloves and carrying blue plastic buckets, international investigators finally began gathering up body parts and victims' belongings Friday in the fields where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came down.
Ukrainian troops suffer heavy loss in ambush

A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a town close to the wreckage site.
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Army 'VIP culture' led to parachute accident that killed former JBLM officer August 1, 2014
Ukrainian troops suffer heavy loss in ambush August 1, 2014
Report: US airmen gunned down in Kabul Airport had no chance to fight back July 31, 2014
In historic first, German Army general appointed USAREUR chief of staff August 1, 2014
Sweeping changes coming to Air Force evaluation, promotion systems August 1, 2014
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