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Air Force’s botched integration of women in special ops ignites firestorm of controversy
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Army Taps Fort Hood Commander To Lead Anti-ISIS Fight
The Army announced Friday that a new commander will take the reins this summer in the fight against Islamic State,...
Disagreements In DC Leave Reservists Without A Solution To GI Bill Restrictions
Nearly 4,700 reservists and guardsmen have been unfairly barred from earning post-9/11 GI Bill benefits available to active-duty servicemembers, veterans...
Airborne Unit In Alaska Tapped For Afghanistan Deployment
About 1,500 soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division in Alaska are deploying to Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation...
Questions Hover Over Army Drone’s 630-Mile Odyssey Across Western US
Mystery shrouds the rogue flight of an Army unmanned surveillance aircraft that was launched from southern Arizona on Jan. 31,...
Special Forces Soldier Killed In Niger In A Non-Combat Accident
An Army Special Forces officer was killed in a non-combat accident in Niger on Feb. 2, the Army said Friday....
The Army Is Deactivating Its Long Range Surveillance Teams … Again
The Army will quietly deactivate its three long-range surveillance companies in the active-duty force in the remaining days of January,...
11 Soldiers Have Died At Fort Hood Since November
A soldier assigned to Fort Hood was found dead in his barracks room last week, the latest in a string...
Airmen Can Now Get Tatted Up Under New Air Force Policy
The Air Force made significant revisions to its tattoo and medical exemption policy for new recruits, aligning its rules closer...
2300 US Soldiers Headed To Afghanistan This Winter
The Army will deploy an armor brigade and an aviation brigade totaling about 2,300 soldiers to Afghanistan this winter as...
Small Footprint Of SOF Increases Danger For Bomb Techs In ISIS Fight
Insurgent bomb makers honed their craft as John Ismay slept. Ismay, a former Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician who served...
The Pentagon Is Now Deploying Reservists Without Granting GI Bill Benefits
Nearly 300 Marines came home from their seven-month deployment to Central America this week. They have a few things in...
Armored Brigade Heads To Korea As Tensions With North Escalate
The Army announced Wednesday that a brigade of Fort Riley soldiers began a nine-month deployment to South Korea as officials...
This Little Girl From Mosul Grew Up To Be A US Marine
She was young and could not speak English, but the Iraqi-born girl could tell the Marines from the others. “It...
Preparing For Future Wars Won’t Be Easy (And The Stakes Are Getting Higher)
Editor's note: This is the final installation of “Facing the Future: Military matters facing the next president,” a five-part series...
A Year After College Massacre, Veteran Who Confronted Shooter Still Haunted By What-Ifs
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part story that originally appeared in Stars and Stripes. Read part one...
From ‘Malingering Loser’ To Reluctant Hero, Chris Mintz Recalls Oregon Massacre
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story that originally appeared in Stars and Stripes. Chris Mintz finished...
Thousands Of Student Vets At Ashford University May Soon Lose GI Bill Benefits
Ashford University withdrew its request to receive GI Bill certification in California, further endangering benefits for more than 6,000 veterans...
Army Looks To Deactivate Long-Range Surveillance Companies
The Army is moving to cut all nine of its Long Range Surveillance companies from active duty and the National...
Service Members May Soon Be Allowed To Carry Weapons On Installations
The Defense Department is close to releasing its updated policy for arming troops at facilities in the United States following...
