The Pentagon says it does not intend to put troops on the ground in Mali to assist in the ground operations against al-Qaida-backed militants, but it is supporting France in other ways.

The new judge in the Fort Hood shooting case is to decide this week whether to spare Maj. Nidal Hasan a possible death sentence and let him plead guilty in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation.

Iran said on Monday (January 28) it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

The majority of people in an al.com poll are opposed to women serving in combat roles but think if they are, they should be required to register with Selective Service when they turn 18.

The time has come to rescind the direct combat exclusion rule for women and to eliminate all unnecessary gender-based barriers to service.

Fort Rucker leaders are reassuring the wiregrass. The Army post will continue to produce high quality aviators despite potential budget cuts

It's a historic change for the United States military. The Pentagon has lifted its ban on women in direct combat.

Today, by moving to open more military positions—including ground combat units—to women, our armed forces have taken another historic step toward harnessing the talents and skills of all our citizens.

Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

The Air Force's top officer says the service recorded an "appalling" number of reports of sexual assault last year.

The United States started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali on Tuesday (January 22) as part of its logistical aid to French forces fighting Islamist militants in the north of the country.

Algeria: 32 militants killed along with at least 23 hostages...

Overall, the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" has gone smoothly during the nearly year and a half that gays have been allowed to serve openly. For some same-sex military couples, however, frustrations are mounting.

The U.S. Marine Corps is studying how to make its troops even tougher through meditative practices, yoga-type stretching and exercises based on mindfulness.

An Algerian security official says the government is in talks with the United States and France over whether an international force can help in a standoff with Islamist militants who have taken dozens of foreigners hostage in a natural gas complex deep in the Sahara.

The Pentagon has released some grim figures for 2012.

Veterans who have recently returned home are getting the attention of Wal-Mart.

Fort Rucker is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this week.

President Barack Obama says the U.S. role in Afghanistan will shift to a support role later this spring and he will soon get recommendations from his top military advisers on U.S. troop drawdowns.

A military judge has denied a request to allow television broadcast coverage of the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal for five men charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.

We are well over a year away from the Paralympics, but athletes from all over the world are preparing now for the event.

Around 400 NATO troops on Monday (December 31) attended a party at NATO's main headquarters in Kabul and celebrated New Year's Eve away from their families and friends on their mission in Afghanistan.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Afghan government's announcement of a new step in putting Afghan forces in charge of the nation's security is evidence that the country is on the path to self-governance.

Voices of Valor is a program that uses music to try to help veterans ease their reintegration into civilian life.

Iraqi Navy received the first two U.S.-made vessels on Thursday meant to boost it defense capacity and secure the country's largest oil and commercial port of Basra.