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Retired Gen. David C. Jones, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman and Air Force Chief of Staff, died on Aug. 10 in Potomac Falls, Va. He was 92. At the time of his death, Jones was battling Parkinson’s disease, according...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday for meetings with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and other senior Jordanian officials on the civil war in Syria and other security topics. As of late July, the...

US and Philippine officials began negotiations in Manila on Wednesday to allow US forces increased access to bases and facilities—but not a permanent presence—in the Southeast Asian nation, reported Voice of America. Greater US military visitation would allow for “high-impact...

The Defense Department on Wednesday announced plans to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service personnel and DOD civilian employees. These spousal and family benefits will become available no later than Sept. 3, “as long as service member-sponsors provide...

The Air Force awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a contract to supply external fuel tanks for the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. These tanks are part of the Reaper extended-range configuration that the company is offering. The undefinitized contract action...

Engine maker Pratt & Whitney is reducing its salaried workforce by approximately 400 positions, effective immediately, announced the company. Half of its cuts will come from Connecticut, according to the company’s Aug. 13 release. That’s the state where the company...

Members of the medical element of US Southern Command’s Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano AB, Honduras, performed four surgeries earlier this month at a hospital in Comayagua, announced task force officials. The six-person surgical team assisted the hospital in...