U.S. officials have publicly warned of the risks of Libya becoming the next Syria, where the Islamic State flourished amid civil war and spread into Iraq.
The Navy on Wednesday launched its first carrier strike group powered partly by biofuel -- a mix made from beef fat -- calling it a milestone toward easing the military's reliance on foreign oil.
The children of service members are sexually assaulted hundreds of times each year, according to data the Defense Department provided exclusively to The Associated Press.
President Obama signed a bill on Friday that will keep Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst operative through 2017, potentially saving thousands of jobs for New Jersey workers.
Child sex offenders make up the largest category of inmates in U.S. military prisons, yet a full accounting of their crimes and how much time they're actually locked up is shielded by an opaque system of justice, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Many police departments across New Jersey are taking advantage of a federal program that allows them to get surplus vehicles, weapons and other equipment from the U.S. military.