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The Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses has finally offered Ashley Broadway, wife of a lesbian Army officer, full membership to its club. The group initially rejected membership for Broadway, then months later offered "guest" membership, which Broadway refused. -
Crew members of the USS Guardian, which ran aground off the coast of the Philippines on January 17, have returned to their homeport of Sasebo, Japan. -
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton has set up a walk-in flu clinic for TRICARE beneficiaries who are suffering from flu-like symptoms. -
The U.S. Navy will start sending out alcohol detection devices to commands in the United States starting next month, as part of a new initiative to stem the tide of alcohol abuse among its sailors. -
The recruit from MCRD San Diego who made news by running across the tarmac at San Diego International Airport has separated from the Marines. -
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released a statement today regarding the decision by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to lift the ban on women in combat in the United States military, saying he fully supports the decision. -
North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. -
KPBS Midday EditionIt's official. Today Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey announced the Pentagon has lifted the ban on women serving in more than 230,000 combat roles. -
Army Sgt. Mark H. Schoonhoven, 38, died January 20 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds he suffered in an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan on December 15, 2012. -
It could be up to two more weeks before the USS Guardian is moved from where it ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, according to Navy officials. The ship has been damaged to such an extent that it is now reportedly taking on water.
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