Bin Laden Aide Pleads Guilty, Setting Up First Conviction Under Obama Commissions. An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video was charged with multiple counts of mishandling and leaking classified data.

Bin Laden Aide Pleads Guilty, Setting Up First Conviction Under Obama Commissions

GUANTANAMO BAY — A longtime associate of Usama bin Laden on Wednesday pleaded guilty at Guantanamo Bay to charges of conspiracy and material support, laying the groundwork for the first-ever conviction under the military commission system resurrected by President Obama.

No big change in Afghanistan, No. 2 gen. says

WASHINGTON — The No. 2 general in Afghanistan says he doesn’t expect significant changes in battlefield rules now that there has been a change of command for the war.

Naval Academy: 4 treated for heat exhaustion

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy says four midshipmen who had just completed an obstacle course are receiving medical attention after exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion.

Soldier linked to Iraq attack video charged

BAGHDAD — An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video of an attack on unarmed men in Iraq was charged with multiple counts of mishandling and leaking classified data and putting national security at risk, the Army said in a statement Tuesday.

Medical Readiness Center Opens at Camp Bullis

A new era in military medical readiness training opened at Camp Bullis June 25, as Air Force officials cut the ribbon on an $18 million Medical Readiness Training Center.

VA finds more veterans at risk for infections

The Veterans Affairs Department’s problems with improperly cleaned medical equipment that may have left veterans exposed to viruses took another bad turn Tuesday when VA officials announced that they overlooked 79 veterans in Miami who had received colonoscopies with improperly sterilized equipment when initial warnings were sent out last spring.

War zone drone crashes add up

The U.S. military often portrays its drone aircraft as high-tech marvels that can be operated seamlessly from thousands of miles away. But Pentagon accident reports reveal that the pilotless aircraft suffer from frequent system failures, computer glitches and human error.

Real Hope for GI Bill Improvements

Senator Akaka’s “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010” (Senate bill S.3447) is moving quickly through the Senate processes and is currently slated for final mark-up in August. This makes it the most promising “GI Bill fix” so far.

Son pleads for help as mother awaits stoning in Iran

(CNN) — Sajjad Mohammedie Ashtiani travels to a Tabriz jail in Iran every Monday to see his mother.