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1 Sailor Dead, 5 Injured In Training Accident

12:21 PM, May 17, 2013

Lt. David Lloyd, a spokesman for the Naval Special Warfare Group Two in Virginia Beach, Va., said the six sailors were riding in a Humvee as part of a convoy on the post when the accident occurred Wednesday night about 9:30 p.m. EDT.

Head of Fort Campbell Harassment Program Arrested

7:22 PM, May 16, 2013

Veterans Group Plans Visit To Fort Wayne Clinic

1:56 PM, May 16, 2013

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Sergeant Probed for Prostitution Ring

9:23 PM, May 14, 2013

A sergeant in charge of sexual assault prevention at Ft. Hood is under investigation for sexual assault, the Pentagon announced Tuesday night.

HERO CENTRAL: Companions For Heroes Saves Two Lives At Once

12:09 PM, May 13, 2013

Four years ago, a non-profit organization was established to help save lives of those suffering from PTSD and shelter pets in need of a permanent home.

Top Dem Calls For Public Testimony On Benghazi

10:40 AM, May 13, 2013

The top Democrat on a House panel says the authors of the independent investigation into the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, should testify at a hearing, not in a private deposition.

Roadside Bomb Kills 10 Civilians On Afghan Bus

6:39 AM, May 13, 2013

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has hit a bus and killed 10 civilians, mostly women and children, in the south of the country.

Prince Harry Visits Arlington National Cemetery

9:37 AM, May 10, 2013

Prince Harry helped lay a wreath at Section 60, where service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried.

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson Death Likely Pneumonia

This undated file photo shows a drawing of Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson, the Confederate general during the American Civil War, 1861-65. On Friday, May 10, 2013, the 150th anniversary of Jacksons death, a trauma surgeon with experience on the battlefield in Iraq and Afghanistan has reinvestigated the medical record to offer a diagnosis of Jacksons death. University of Maryland surgeon Joseph DuBose says Jackson likely died of pneumonia (AP/File)

9:05 AM, May 10, 2013

Scholars have long questioned whether it was an infection or pneumonia that killed Jackson

Date Set For Air Force Officer Trial On Sex Charge

5:39 PM, May 9, 2013

A trail date has been set for Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, charged with sexual battery.

Lawmakers, White House Discuss Sexual Assault In The Military

12:42 PM, May 9, 2013

A bipartisan group of lawmakers aiming to combat sexual assault in the military says the White House is fully supportive of its efforts.

3 Relieved Of Command In Marine Training Accident

11:29 AM, May 9, 2013

Three Marine Corps officers at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune have been relieved of their command nearly two months after a training accident that killed seven Marines in Nevada.

Army Major, Wife Plead Not Guilty To Child Abuse

10:59 AM, May 9, 2013

A New Jersey Army major and his wife have pleaded not guilty to abusing their foster children.

Military Pharmacy Gives Heart Med Instead Of Vitamin

6:10 PM, May 8, 2013

Atropine dispensed at Walter Reed could have killed Virginia woman.

Military Sex Assaults Up; Changes Ordered

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears from top officials of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, right, and Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, left, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Besides funding for next years Pentagon budget, the Air Force is dealing with controversy over sexual assaults and how the military justice system handles it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

8:20 AM, May 8, 2013

Troubling new numbers estimate that up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year.

President Calls Sex Abuse "Betrayal of Uniform"

President Obama: Sex Assault Betrays Uniform

7:08 PM, May 7, 2013

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, in charge of stopping sexual abuse, accused of groping stranger in Arlington.

Obama: Sexual Assault In Military Is A 'Betrayal'

President Obama
(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)

3:02 PM, May 7, 2013

President Barack Obama says military personnel who engage in sexual assault are betraying the uniform they are wearing.

Arlington Cemetery Expansion Prompts Environmental Concerns

11:45 AM, May 6, 2013

Critics say it may be time to start thinking about a time when the cemetery can no longer bury anyone else

VMI Tuition Increases Approved

7:27 AM, May 6, 2013

Virginia Military Institute's Board of Visitors has approved across-the-board tuition increases.

US Military Plane Carrying 3 Crashes In Kyrgyzstan

Wreckage from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft wreckage is strewn across a field near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles (160 kms) west of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Friday, May 3, 2013. The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

1:59 PM, May 3, 2013

An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan.

Navy Unveils Squadron Of Manned, Unmanned Craft

1:11 PM, May 2, 2013

Military officials will launch the maritime strike squadron called "Magicians" on Thursday at the Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado, near San Diego.

Army Major, Wife Face Child Abuse Charges In NJ

12:00 PM, Apr 30, 2013

An Army major and his wife are accused of denying their children food and water, physically assaulting them and denying them medical care for injuries the parents inflicted.

First Lady Asks Companies To Hire More Veterans

First lady Michelle Obama reacts to a joke told by comedian Conan OBrien during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on April 27, 2013 (Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)

11:22 AM, Apr 30, 2013

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are calling on the private sector to step up its hiring of veterans.

Bombs Kills 3 NATO Troops, 5 Afghans

10:33 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three NATO service members and five Afghans on Tuesday, officials said, clear evidence that the insurgents' annual spring offensive is underway.

1st Female Iraq War Resister To Be Court Martialed

9:33 AM, Apr 29, 2013

The first female soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war is to be court-martialed Monday.

n this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.
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Authorities: Hofstra Student Killed by Police

Andrea Rebello, 21, was accidentally shot by police responding to a home invasion call.

11:37 PM, May 18, 2013

A Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police officer was fatally shot by his wife on Friday night, officials say.

Steven Spradling, MWAA Police Officer, Fatally Shot By Wife Rosangela Spardling In Va.

52-year-old Steven Spradling, an airport police officer, was fatally shot by his wife in Sterling,Va. on Friday.

5:16 PM, May 18, 2013

Police: Toddler Gets Out of Car, Run Over by Another in Md. Parking Lot

Police say a toddler was hit by a car in a parking lot Saturday afternoon.

12:15 AM, May 19, 2013

An explosion on the moon was caused by a meteor hitting the surface and was visible on Earth to the naked eye.

Bright explosion on moon visible from Earth, NASA says

5:41 AM, May 19, 2013

Two Sisters Are Reunited Through Sports

Separated Sisters Reunite...a chance meeting changes local girls lives forever

12:45 PM, May 13, 2013

The jackpot for Saturday nights Powerball drawing currently stands at $600 million. Thats just $56 million less than the record from the March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot, which was split by three winning tickets.

Jackpot! Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Fla.

Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million.

8:30 AM, May 19, 2013

Andre Brands Identified As Bicyclist Fatally Struck In DC

The bicyclist who was fatally struck on Thursday by a car has been identified, police say.

12:36 PM, May 18, 2013

The mother of the two boys who died of hyperthermia has been arrested. Authorities say they found out she was having sex with her boyfriend while the kids were left alone for two hours with the heat on in the car.

Mom of boys who died in SUV while she had sex arrested in Florida

Authorities say 2-year-old William Jensen and his 4-year-old brother, Tyler, became fatally overheated six weeks ago. William died that day of hyperthermia, Tyler died nearly a week later.

11:00 PM, Jan 17, 2013