Military

Hospital unit returns to Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The Associated Press

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Army says about 200 members of the 47th Combat Support Hospital return Friday night to Joint Base Lewis-McChord after a year in Iraq. The unit operated hospitals near Tikrit, Mosul and Al Asad,... Full story

N.D. Guard's Kosovo duty uneventful thus far

The Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota officials say the state National Guard's peacekeeping duty in Kosovo has been relatively uneventful so far, and that's a good thing. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven and Guard commander David Sprynczynatyk are... Full story

Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases

By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army is curtailing plans to cut what it spends on running its bases worldwide after concerns from soldiers and congress that services for military families might suffer. Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Army... Full story

Air Force wife bases novel on fictionalized England base

ALEXANDRIA, La.— The people, places and events in "The Final Salute: Together We Live On" might be more familiar than most fictional characters and locations that readers in Central Louisiana encounter. Author Kathleen Rodgers says that's... Full story

Pentagon seeks billions to battle terror abroad

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking billions in budget increases to target terror threats from abroad, especially Pakistan and Yemen, with boosts for surveillance and attack drones, special operations forces and a new military... Full story

Differences narrow on financing for A400M transport

By Juergen Baetz, The Associated Press

BERLIN — European aerospace company EADS and seven countries that ordered its A400M military transporter narrowed their differences on financing the troubled project Thursday, the German Defense Ministry said. Representatives of the two... Full story

Tennessee museum acquired gun it says WWI hero seized

By Joe Edwards, The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Museum of Appalachia has acquired a machine gun believed to have been seized by World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York, the backwoods soldier who killed more than 20 German soldiers and captured 132. The .30-caliber... Full story

Defense Department studies Marine mental health care

By Kevin Maurer, The Associated Press

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation... Full story

Storm prompts effort to clear planes at Dover

The Associated Press

DOVER, Del. — Military officials are working to clear the airplane ramp at Dover Air Force Base in advance of a winter storm approaching the mid-Atlantic region. Dover officials are working with the airlift control center at Scott Air Force... Full story

Training intensifies for 101st Airborne before deployment

By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Leaders of the 101st Airborne Division are finishing a two-week training exercise that runs through a wide range of scenarios they will face during their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The computer-based program... Full story

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