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Fired therapist: Marines get poor care

Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts,

US drops case against Blackwater guard

The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007

Atty: Hospital hearing set for Hasan

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on

Army allows review of body armor tests

Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced Friday that the National Research Council will perform an independent assessment of the Army's body armor testing. 

US to look at own role in Afghan graft

The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the

Leader of last US bayonet charge dies

A Medal of Honor recipient who led what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge has died.

Some lawmakers send few to academies

As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large

Gates: Afgh. surge could happen swiftly

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical

New commander Marine Corps Special Ops

The Marine Corps special operations unit is getting a new commander and a new headquarters.

RIVRON 2 returns from Iraq deployment

Riverine Squadron 2 (RIVRON 2), based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Ft. Story, returned home to Hampton Roads Thursday following a seven month

Senate passes vet caregiver benefits

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that would provide monthly stipends and medical benefits to family members who stay home to care for

Post-deployment questionnaires missing

Congressional investigators say tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can't be

West, Clark to lead Fort Hood review

Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a

Deputy pitches for promotion from Afgh.

A Virginia Beach Deputy Sheriff sat through a job promotion interview Thursday despite being deployed by the Navy halfway around the globe in Afghanistan.

First hearing held on Ft Hood shooting

The first Capitol Hill hearing on the Fort Hood shootings got underway Thursday. The Senate Homeland Security Committee is looking at the threat posed by

Oceana breaks ground for energy savings

Officials at Naval Air Station Oceana broke ground Thursday on a $44 million base-wide Energy Savings Performance Contract. The energy upgrades will replace

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Military web sites around Hampton Roads

An alphabetical list of official, public web sites of military installations, …