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December 26, 2013
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a comprehensive defense bill that cracks down on sexual assault…
December 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A senior defense official tells NBC News that about 150 U.S. marines have been moved from Moron,…
November 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made an unannounced trip out for lunch with members of the military...
October 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling members of the military he'll work to get Congress to re-open the…
July 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is noting that it's not just the nation's birthday, it's his daughter Malia's, too...
June 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - A two-star general who commands U.S. Army forces in Japan has been suspended from his duties for…
June 4, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new exhibit created by a University of Pennsylvania professor and host of a popular public television…
February 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Hagel secured the necessary votes for the U.S. Senate to confirm him to be the next…
February 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - More than 100 black war veterans will finally be recognized at a site in downtown Cleveland that…
February 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will…
February 7, 2013
OPINION - Our community's near solidarity in support of the president is probably only exceeded by our collective disdain for…
January 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Allowing women to serve in combat roles will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars, Defense…
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in…
November 13, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The percentage of age-eligible civilians exceeding the weight and fat standards for admission into United States Military…
August 15, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A four-star Army general who was the first head of the new U.S. Africa Command is under…
June 21, 2012
In celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812, many historians have said that remembering the pivotal role African Americans…
April 30, 2012
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - The first woman to command the U.S. Army's drill sergeant training took legal action Monday…
March 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Veterans can find it difficult to get hired because some employers worry their skills do not translate…
March 11, 2012
BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) - An American soldier opened fire on villagers near his base in southern Afghanistan Sunday and killed…