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U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 9:19am neoform

Google Associated Press -- The Army began its recruiting year Oct. 1 with fewer signed up for basic training than in any year since it became an all-volunteer service in 1973, a top general said Wednesday. Gen. William S. Wallace, whose duties as commander of Army Training and D.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 16, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

USA Today -- Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers on active duty killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, a military report said. One out of four soldiers who committed suicide did so while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, according to.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 27, 2007 @ 11:01am neoform

FOX News -- Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman's forehead and tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether the former NFL player's death amounted to a crime, according to docume.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 2:13am neoform

USA Today -- The Pentagon has approved an Army recommendation for a 600% increase in production of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to protect soldiers from makeshift bombs in Iraq. The unannounced decision Thursday to build as many as 17,770 MRAPs for the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 1:29pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Army has asked Loudoun County public schools to distribute a survey to help identify students interested in the military, a proposal some parents contend would give the armed service an unfair recruiting edge over colleges and other career paths. T.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 5, 2007 @ 9:49am neoform

Washington Post -- More than one-third of U.S. soldiers in Iraq surveyed by the Army said they believe torture should be allowed if it helps gather important information about insurgents, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday. Four in 10 said they approve of such illegal abuse i.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 3, 2007 @ 12:15pm neoform

FOX News -- The Army is cracking down on soldiers who blog about their experiences on the battlefield or want to send a quick e-mail home. New regulations require troops to clear the contents of blog posts and e-mails with a superior officer before sending them out,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

FOX News -- An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star died by friendly fire said Tuesday he was told by a higher-up to conceal that information from Tillman's brother. "I was ordered not to tell him," U.S. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal told th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

FOX News -- The struggle to entice Army soldiers and Marines to stay in the military, after four years of war in Iraq, has ballooned into a $1 billion campaign, with bonuses soaring nearly sixfold since 2003. The size and number of bonuses have grown as officials.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 2:45pm neoform

USA Today -- —The Army paid more than $1 billion last year in bonuses to attract and keep soldiers in the service, more than three times the total amount of bonuses paid before the Iraq war began. Higher bonuses show the increasing costs of maintaining the troop s.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 6, 2007 @ 9:58am neoform

Yahoo News -- A U.S. Army medic who refused to return to Iraq because of his opposition to the war was convicted of desertion at his court martial Tuesday, and could face as long as seven years in prison. Spc. Agustin Aguayo, whose case has been closely watched by A.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 2, 2007 @ 6:41pm neoform

Reuters -- U.S. Army Secretary Francis Harvey has resigned after reports that troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were being poorly treated at the Army's top hospital, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday. The resignation of Harvey, the top civilian a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 8, 2007 @ 10:18am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- The court martial against a US army officer who refused to fight in Iraq because he said the war was illegal ended unexpectedly Wednesday in a mistrial... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 12, 2007 @ 10:24am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- The Pentagon has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty, officials said Thursday, a major change that reflects an Army stretched thin by longer-than-expected combat in Iraq... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Dec 16, 2006 @ 11:13am neoform

ABC News -- President Bush has spent the last few weeks engaged in complex briefings with senior military officers, State Department officials and outside experts as he tries to come up with a new plan to achieve victory in Iraq... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Nov 5, 2006 @ 2:38pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Army's National Guard and Reserve are bracing for possible new and accelerated call-ups, spurred by high demand for U.S. troops in Iraq, that leaders caution could undermine the citizen-soldier force as it struggles to rebuild... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 4, 2006 @ 5:14pm neoform

ABC News -- An ABC News undercover investigation showed Army recruiters telling students that the war in Iraq was over, in an effort to get them to enlist... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Nov 1, 2006 @ 12:58am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- The families of seven soldiers who died in Iraq or Afghanistan were given incorrect or misleading information about the deaths, the Army has concluded after a review of war casualty reports... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 13, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- U.S. government buys land around the Golden Gate for harbor defense. 1897: Old Lime Point military reservation named Fort Baker. Army builds artillery batteries to defend entrance to San Francisco Bay. 1901-1910: Army barracks and headquarters built.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Fort Benning, which covers more than 180,000 acres, is one of the Army's main training bases, with 67 live-fire ranges. The base has thousands of housing and barracks units. "There is no excuse" for the housing situation, said Paul Ragan, an associate pro.. Read More