Navy Times

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

A federal judge has given three-year prison sentences to two San Diego defense contractors convicted of fraud in a scheme to bribe Navy officials with more than $1 million in cash and gifts.

The Stolen Valor Act, a bill making it illegal to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military valor medal, has passed the House of Representatives again on a 390-3 vote.

The Pentagon has asked Congress to approve $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014.

The Class of 2016 took 1 hour, 32 minutes and 43 seconds to remove a 'Dixie cup' cover from the top of the Herndon Monument, marking the end of their plebe year at the Naval Academy.

Tricare Prime beneficiaries in the West region are still facing delays in obtaining specialty care, prompting Pentagon officials to extend the waiver period for getting treatment without a referral through June 18.

Sgt. Evan Davis could talk for hours about the intricacies and techniques behind competitive air-rifle shooting. But he can summarize it best as '90 percent mental and 10 percent fundamental.'

First, massive budget cuts waylaid fleet weeks, Blue Angels shows and 4th Fleet deployments.

A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in

Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

The Navy's unmanned carrier-based jet demonstrator continued racking up milestones late last week, beginning a series of touch-and-go landing operations Friday aboard the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean.

More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been conde

A decommissioned Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public.

President Obama will deliver a counterterrorism speech Thursday that may also be a defense of two much criticized programs: Drone strikes and the terrorism prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Defense Department is preparing to send a controversial report to Congress that explains in detail how reserve-component troops are substantially cheaper than active-duty members - an official analysis that is likely to fuel a growing debate about the

If you've got problems with Perform to Serve, you're not alone. The Navy's top officer has his own issues with the re-enlistment system - and he wants them fixed.

Veterans treated at Veterans Affairs Department medical facilities for post-traumatic stress disorder often receive highly addictive sedatives even though the department's own guidelines issued in 2010 recommend against their use for the condition.

Coast Guard Lt. Patrick Fernandez ran away from a field of more than 10,000 runners to win the sixth annual Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on a grey and drizzly morning in Fredricksburg, Va.

Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.

North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.