London, Dec 1 : The Pentagon is planning to build 'ethical' robot soldiers, to prevent the creation of an amoral Terminator-style killing machine that murders and commits war crimes...

Maj. Craig Kolasch, general surgeon assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, changes an injured man's dressing Nov. 26 at the Wounded Warrior Center of Excellence at an air base in...

What if a sniper could fire a bullet that changed course in mid-flight, to hit its target? The Pentagon is handing out nearly $22 million to try to find out. Darpa, the Defense Department's far-out...

In a press conference held on 20 November 2008, the Iraqi Prime Minister accused the Kurdistan Region of committing unconstitutional acts. The Kurdistan Region has made public a detailed response...

WASHINGTON, : The US Department of Defense plans to deploy 20,000 troops nationwide by 2011 to help state and local officials respond to terror or nuclear attacks and emergencies, The Washington Post...

Baghdad: Four suspected members of an Iran-backed militant network have been captured by the US military in Iraq, it said on Monday. A statement released by the US military said the four detained...

Baghdad: Civilian deaths in Iraq rose in November following a series of bombing, but US military death toll was at its lowest level since 2003, data released on Monday showed. Iraqi government...

Mon, Dec 1, 2008 (2:06 a.m.) Many veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are discovering that the Pentagon has rewritten the definition of a combat injury — a change that is taking away from the value...

Winter 2008-09 Issue Shows How Servicemembers Can Protect Themselves From Shady Sales Practices and Financial Scammers Orlando, Fla....

Approximately 200 Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participated in an improvised explosive device course here Nov....

Corporate wellness programs can be realistically implemented without the cost. Lt. Col. Weinstein, author, professional speaker and beach boot camp instructor, just released his new book, Change Made...

LegalView recently updated its traumatic brain injury (TBI) blog to include information on the story of one soldier's family who have taken on the role of caregivers. Physicians believe that the...

To satisfy that sweet tooth, Marines from Provisional Rifle Platoon 3, Regimental Combat Team 5 took a variety of treats to an elementary school here to share with the neighborhood children Nov....

Nineteen Marines from Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, proved that they can survive the jungle when they completed the Jungle Survival skills course...

U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe,...

Indirah Tirso didn’t win the singing contest, but came back with a bigger prize: Confidence TORII STATION, Okinawa — Sometimes, all it takes is a little push from a loved one to encourage the...

3rd Reconnaissance Battalion commander Lt. Col. Oliver B. Spencer, left, pins a Bronze Star with "V" on the chest of 3rd Recon’s Sgt. George J. Callum, 23, from Atlanta, during a Wednesday ceremony...

VILSECK, Germany — Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Stryker Regiment’s Support Squadron braved roadside bombs to deliver supplies, helped create jobs for Iraqi civilians and ran a detention...

This is one test you won’t have to study for. Soldiers deploying from Europe will now be required to take a cognition test that establishes a baseline measurement in case they experience a...

Protestant in a general sense This is a personal reflection after reading the Nov. 15 article "Readers react to complaints from atheists." I am a former U.S. Marine from the Navajo tribe....

Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament At Seoul Foreign School Day 2 results Final pool-play standings Boys pool Seoul Foreign 3-0 Shatin College, Hong Kong.........2-1 Daegu American, South...

BAGHDAD — U.S. soldiers Sunday arrested an Iraqi police officer suspected of being part of an assassination ring targeting local leaders in the southern part of the capital. A metallic crash...

This winning picture features singer Edwin McCain and two Navy musicians performing in Naples, Italy. Condon, a social worker and mental health therapist stationed at Naval Hospital Naples, was one...

Camp Cropper, Iraq: The US military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous - including suspected members of Al Qaida in Iraq - because the proposed...

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces killed 17 armed militants and detained 10 suspects yesterday during operations targeting the Haqqani and...

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2008 – U.S. soldiers detained three suspected criminals and seized an explosive projectile, while a joint U.S.-Iraqi police operation found a...

11/30/2008 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- After 13 straight wins, No. 11 Air Force fell to No. 9 Denver, 4-1, in a non-conference college hockey game at a sold out Magness Arena in Denver,...

The Honorable Donald C. Winter, the 74th secretary of the Navy, flew from Al Asad Air Base to Camp Korean Village, about 50 miles from the Syrian border, to visit with the Marines, sailors and...

“The Middle Eastern military was very cooperative and enjoyed the cultural exchange with the US Marines throughout the exercise,” Johnston said. Continuing, “I think the capabilities of both...

If your favorite artists never come to Baumholder, Germany, or Iwakuni, Japan, you still have a chance to catch a concert via live albums and DVDs. This season, several of Christian music’s...

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Spouses of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan who want to stay in their overseas homes face a complex set of requirements to remain longer than the typical 90-day...

Have you eaten enough leftover turkey yet? Since today is the last day of November, I’m going to serve up some turkey stories as my own version of a leftover Thanksgiving column. Last year, I...

When a U.S. soldier dies while downrange, the surviving spouse is required to leave Germany after 90 days. Families can submit a request to their local Housing Office to stay in government...

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — A knock at the door … two soldiers in Class A uniforms standing outside. It’s something every family of a deployed soldier dreads. For personnel assigned to notify the...

Dear American people, Who are we? We are the men, women and children left behind during deployment who live overseas. We live away from family, friends and the familiarities of home. Our home is...

A pretrial hearing for a soldier accused in the deaths of four Iraqi detainees is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Rose Barracks Courthouse in Vilseck, Germany, according to the 7th U.S. Army Joint...

(See photos at end of story) Japan, long known for polite culture and simple aesthetics, has a location two hours north of Tokyo with boisterous splashes of color that stand out in a way most of...

One of the things I really look forward to doing in Germany is visiting the Christmas markets. When I try to figure out when they are, however, I often stumble across phrases such as “second week...

The former commander of Kunsan Air Base was relieved of his job earlier this month because the base’s maintenance group did poorly on a performance assessment in the spring, and again on a...

Suddenly, Superman seems so vulnerable. The Man of Steel bleeds and bruises — and there’s no kryptonite in sight. What’s up? A cosmic rift, magic and "Mortal Kombat vs. DC ...

The Marines perform superbly in "Call of Duty: World at War," but something else had me yelling, "Ooh-rah!" Nazi zombies! The M-rated shooter from Treyarch and Activision...

Ospedaletto, Italy Hours: 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily; closed on Tuesdays Specialties: Fish, fish and more fish. And pizza. Prices: Appetizers 4.50 to 7 euros; seafood appetizers 8 to 20 euros; ...

Large hearts, similar to the German heart-shaped gingerbread cookies, carry the Norwegian holiday greeting “God Jul” and other traditional...

The border towns of Europe offer visitors a composite view of the culture and customs that exist on both sides of the dotted line. While these towns can be interesting to explore year-round, the...

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort hosted Lt. Gen. Ronald Coleman, the deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Lt. Gen. Dennis Hejlik, the commanding general for II Marine Expeditionary...

11/29/2008 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov....

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-led coalition troops killed a Taliban commander dressed as a women during a raid in southern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Soldiers killed four Taliban fighters...

Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 shared the tradition of Thanksgiving fellowship with the Iraqi Highway Patrol at a remote desert police station Nov....

Kabul - Afghan soldiers and US-led coalition forces killed 44 Taliban militants, including a commander, in three firefights in southern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Afghan National Security...

Cyber hackers have launched a series of "malware" attacks on U.S. combat zone computers and the U.S. Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan, under scoring concerns about computer...