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Senators seek cost cuts for fighter jet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:45:07 GMT

U.S. senators are seeking cost-cutting opportunities in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35.

Monument unveiled at Naval Park

Aaron Mason — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:33:07 GMT

Buffalo's Hispanic community has waited a long time and Friday was able to unveil the Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Monument at the Naval and Military Park.

Task force for women on subs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:42:46 GMT

The commander of a Groton-based submarine group is leading a task force dedicated to the integration of enlisted women on Navy submarines.

Panel rejects request for base closings

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:36:03 GMT

Another round of military base closings has hit a dead end.

Golf program offered to disabled vets

Don Postles — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:00:44 GMT

A new program will help local veterans with disabilities hit the fairway.

NSA contractor risks steep jail time

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:12 GMT

The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity.

US Navy jets train on Iwo Jima

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:02:02 GMT

Iwo Jima is a training site like no other. The rugged volcanic crag was one of the most iconic battlegrounds of World War II, and is so isolated and barren it has almost never been inhabited by anyone other than military troops.

Lautenberg buried at Arlington

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:56:48 GMT

Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, was buried Friday with military honors in a rain-drenched ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Afghan governor: Airstrike kills 3

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:46:24 GMT

The governor of an eastern province in Afghanistan alleged on Thursday that an overnight NATO airstrike killed three civilians and wounded seven there, a claim the US-led coalition flatly denied.

Report: Security lapse after raid

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:13:36 GMT

Several weeks after overseeing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the raid commander in a speech attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," according to a draft report by U.S. Defense Department investigators.

Job fair aims to put veterans to work

Al Vaughters — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:19:08 GMT

Young men and women go off to war and are trained with special skills, where the slightest mistake could be life-threatening to you and those around you. But when they return home, they can't find a job.

Ft Hood suspect's delay request stalled

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:18:16 GMT

A military judge says she'll decide next week whether to delay the Fort Hood shooting suspect's trial after hearing more about his strategy to defend himself for the 2009 attack that killed 13 people.

Rice named national security adviser

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:06:40 GMT

Shaking up his national security team, President Barack Obama tapped diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser, defying Republicans who have vigorously criticized her faulty explanation about the attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

US to deploy Patriots, F-16s to Jordan

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:58:34 GMT

The U.S. will send anti-missile batteries and fighter jets to Jordan at the kingdom's request to boost defense capabilities in the face of an attack from neighboring Syria, Jordanian officials said Wednesday.

US soldier pleads guilty in massacre

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:58:47 GMT

The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday then described shooting each victim, telling a military judge he has asked himself "a million times" why he did it.

Golden Age Games kick off in Buffalo

Aaron Mason — Fri, 31 May 2013 02:17:45 GMT

For the next five days, Western New York will be home away from home for some 700 athletes in town for the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

2 plead guilty in Navy kickback scheme

Thu, 30 May 2013 20:53:32 GMT

The admitted leader of a kickback scheme that cost the U.S. Navy $18 million pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.

Human error behind death of WNY Marine

Thu, 30 May 2013 02:16:27 GMT

Human error is blamed in the March accident that killed a WNY native and six others during a Marines desert training exercise.

Fmr Navy employee to admit to kickbacks

Wed, 29 May 2013 18:02:54 GMT

A former U.S. Navy civilian employee will change his plea to guilty and admit he orchestrated a kickback scheme in which government contractors funneled millions of dollars back to him and others.

EC residents killed in Vietnam honored

Aaron Mason — Tue, 28 May 2013 01:40:32 GMT

A monument dedicated to the 279 citizens of Erie County who died in Vietnam now stands in Sprague Brook Park.

Vet hopes Memorial Day meaning known

Lou Raguse — Mon, 27 May 2013 21:35:32 GMT

There are fewer and fewer World War II veterans still living to mark Memorial Day, but the tradition is stronger than ever at ceremonies across Western New York.

Obama defends drone strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:55 GMT

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy.

4 Americans killed since 2009 by drones

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:23 GMT

Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009.

Military deal at zoo for Memorial Day

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:10 GMT

Veterans and active military members can visit the Buffalo Zoo on Memorial Day for just $5.

Furloughs coming to 914th Airlift Wing

Mark Parrotte — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:46:01 GMT

The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station now knows how its employees will be impacted by the sequester.

Soldier accused of sexual abuse

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:03:02 GMT

The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

Hurt soldier with WNY ties at hospital

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:47:41 GMT

The family of Sgt. Robert Thomas Jr. is on their way to his side at a Texas hospital, thanks to WNY Heroes.

CG reexamines use of live goats

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:15:47 GMT

One year after a video surfaced showing government contractors using hedge clippers to cuts limbs off anesthetized goats -- an effort to replicate wartime injuries -- the U.S. Coast Guard says it is looking for training that does not use live animals.

2 vow to keep suicide initiative alive

George Richert — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:26:10 GMT

Soldiers who survive the battlefield sometimes end up taking their own lives when they come back home. But a new group is trying to find solutions to the problem and held their first ever Veterans Initiative meeting in Niagara Falls Wednesday night.

Group wants answers on veteran suicides

Rich Newberg — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:03:00 GMT

For war veterans, returning to life on the home front can be difficult. A shocking number take their own lives every year, but a new initiative is looking for answers.