The Army has found that 79 percent of suicides in its ranks occurred in the first three years of life as a soldier.

Military wants to scan communications to find internal threats

The Pentagon wants computers to see into the future — and stop crimes before they happen.

As the U.S Army considers whether Maj. Nidal Hasan, the suspect in last year’s Fort Hood massacre, should face a court-martial, it also is looking at whether the military missed signals that might have indicated what was about to happen.

For Army, Preventing Soldier Suicides Starts On Day 1

The Army has found that 79 percent of suicides in its ranks occurred in the first three years of life as a soldier, whether or not the soldier had been deployed. And suicides tend to happen during times of serious transition.

Airmen Given Expired Anthrax Vaccines

All Air Force medical facilities stopped vaccinating against anthrax on Oct. 26 after officials determined that many treatment centers administered expired vaccines earlier in the same month.

Webb Calls for Future Troop Cuts

An influential lawmaker hinted Wednesday that Congress could move to reduce the size of the Army and Marine Corps soon after the Obama Administration begins withdrawing from Afghanistan.

Army Service Rifles Getting Big Upgrades

BAMBERG, Germany — Calling it “the biggest overhaul of service rifles in nearly 50 years,” the Army soon will send Soldiers to Afghanistan with new M4A1 carbines.

U.S. military campaign to topple resilient Taliban hasn’t succeeded

An intense military campaign aimed at crippling the Taliban has so far failed to inflict more than fleeting setbacks on the insurgency or put meaningful pressure on its leaders to seek peace, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials citing the latest assessments of the war in Afghanistan.

Afghan ban on security firms delayed by 2 months

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president said Wednesday that he will extend a Dec. 17 deadline for private security firms to disband by at least two extra months.

Bin Laden warns France over Afghan war, veil ban

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audio tape to kill French citizens to avenge their country’s support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a new law that will ban face-covering Muslim veils.

FBI: Pentagon, Museum Shootings Linked

WASHINGTON — The same gun was used to shoot at the Pentagon and the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Northern Virginia last week, the FBI said Tuesday.

Accused Faker Faces 16 Years, $605K Fine

A man accused of falsely wearing the uniform of a decorated Marine colonel faces more than 16 years in prison and up to $605,000 in fines, officials said Tuesday.