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SEATTLE -- Men from Washington and California have been arrested in plot to attack a Seattle military recruiting station, the Department of Justice says. Justice Department officials said the two men, who were arrested late Wednesday night, took possession of machine guns that they purchased and planned to use in an attack on the Military Entrance Processing Station on East Marginal Way and that the two also planned to use grenades in the attack. Here's the complete news release from the Department of Justice: Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and...

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2009 – The Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station at Fort Meade, Md., will dedicate its ceremony room tomorrow to Marine Corps Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, a fallen hero who processed through its doors and into the Marine Corps two days after her 18th birthday. Army 1st Lt. Rob Lozzi, assistant operations officer at the Boston Military Entrance Processing Station, and Army Staff Sgt. Eric Sansoucie, Boston MEPS operations noncommissioned officer, prepare to mount a memorial plaque during a March 18, 2009, ceremony designating the 1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich Ceremony Room. Bacevichprocessed through the station's ceremony...

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 – When 20 recruits gathered yesterday at the Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station to sign their enlistment contracts, none needed a pen. U.S. Army recruit Krista N. Hearne, 19, of Salisbury, Md., poses with the electronic Army enlistment contract she signed with her fingerprint as she became the first person to enlist in the U.S. military using biometric signatures. Photo by Army Lt. Col. Robert S. Larsen   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Instead, they read their contracts on a computer screen, then pressed their index fingers onto an electronic pad next to it,...

Hello all, As some of you may know/recall, I have discussed joining the military, specifically the Active Duty forces of the United States Army. When I initially spoke of joining, many here suggested I join Wal-Mart instead. One person pleaded with me not to join. But I pursued my goal, and today I am a soldier. I was kind of worried about the ASVAB, if I would qualify for the job I wanted (96B, intelligence analyst). My concerns were totally unfounded. I got a "total" score (or AFQT) of 99, which is the maximum possible score, although I did hear...

I've made a career decision to stop being a teacher and try to work for the US government in security. I've got extensive martial arts background, and have worked with police departments and have even travelled to Fort Bragg to teach combatives to a unit which went to Iraq. Unfortunately, I don't have the "official" security training needed to get into Homeland Security or the FBI or the Secret Service. I'm trying to join the Air National Guard to get the security training, but had to have surgery years ago on my throat to repair acid reflux damage. The MEPS...

MEPs accuse Palestinian Authority of using aid for terrorism By Stephen Castle in Brussels 05 February 2003 The future of Europe's multimillion-euro aid package to the Palestinian Authority was in question yesterday as MEPs pressed for an investigation into claims that EU cash may have been siphoned into terrorist causes. With a quarter of the European Parliament backing calls for a formal investigation, MEPs are heading for confrontation with Chris Patten, the European commissioner for external relations, who says there is no evidence of serious problems. At stake is the future of the European Commission's €10m (£6.6m) monthly payment to...