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Budget woes may force base closures, reserve drawdowns
- May 12, 2013
The Army has been forced to cut a lot of soldiers, training and services over the past year — and the coming year isn't looking any better.

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- May 10, 2013
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- May 15, 2013
A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate …

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Bill proposes opening base gyms to potential recruits
- May 17, 2013
Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced …

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Army publishes latest tactics manuals

The Army continues to release new publications as part of its most comprehensive doctrine overhaul in decades.
- May. 16, 2013
Headstone to be installed for 1st USMC commandant, the 'Fightin' Quaker'

On June 1, Philadelphia-area members of the Marine Corps League will install a modest headstone to honor the first commandant of the Continental Marines, Maj. Samuel Nicholas.
- May. 12, 2013
Budget woes may force base closures, reserve drawdowns

The Army has been forced to cut a lot of soldiers, training and services over the past year — and the coming year isn't looking any better.
- May. 12, 2013
Reviews threaten commissary benefit

Commissary officials are conducting at least three short-fuse cost-cutting reviews, each of which could significantly reduce access to the benefit by either shutting down some stores or shortening their hours.
- May. 6, 2013
Man who claims to be lost soldier found in Vietnam is a fraud

A man featured in a new documentary because he claims to be a Green Beret who vanished in the Vietnam War has been exposed as a Vietnamese con man.
- May. 3, 2013
Ground combat vehicle caught in Congress' crosshairs

A Congressional Research Service report has again raised significant questions about the cost and need for the next-generation combat troop carrier.
- May. 2, 2013
Civil War road trip: 3 days wandering history, wine & wagon stops

The storied corridor from Gettysburg, Pa., to Monticello, Va., known as 'The Journey through Hallowed Ground,' is perfectly suited for a three-day weekend blending Civil War history and lighter entertainments.
- May. 1, 2013
Army defends active-for-reserve deployment swap

Almost 9,500 Army National Guard soldiers have been off-ramped from overseas deployments in fiscal 2013 and 2014. Will reserve components be left out of the Army's next chapter?
- Apr. 29, 2013
'Toxic' training dooms MEDCOM task force

An Army Medical Command task force that was touted as a revolutionary means to raise patient care standards Army-wide ended quietly in December after an Army investigation concluded it was a toxic, cult-like 'wolf-pack' permeated with unusual practices li
- Apr. 28, 2013
At Boston Marathon, a combat surgeon races back to action

A dozen years of battle injuries have led to significant advancements in military trauma care.
- Apr. 28, 2013
Medic gets award for Afghan recon patrol, quick thinking

His commander describes him as a force of nature, but if you ask Staff Sgt. Brian W. Guzman, he's just one of the guys.
- Apr. 23, 2013
Army to discharge 25K unfit, nondeployable soldiers

The message is clear: If you’re out of shape or you can’t deploy, you’re out.
- Apr. 22, 2013
Army leaders to lawmakers: Restore cuts, for readiness

Leaders are urging Congress to allow the services to decide how they distribute sequester cuts.
- Apr. 21, 2013
Former soldier remembers chaplain who saved his life

Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun posthumously received the Medal of Honor on April 11 from President Obama, who presented it to family members as they and his friends and fellow soldiers recalled his valor during combat and as a prisoner of war in Korea.
- Apr. 19, 2013
Army aviation faces tough choices on modernizing

Options for the next generation of ground combat vehicles are solid, but there is still plenty of work to be done in upgrading the Army's aviation capabilities.
- Apr. 18, 2013
Network, rotary-wing fleet, GCV survive budget crunch

Despite talk of the huge impact that sequestration will have on the bottom lines of the U.S. military, the numbers submitted by the Army for fiscal 2014 largely hold the line on the service’s long-held top priorities — the network, and new tracked and wheeled combat vehicles — while nibbling around the edges of its rotary-wing fleet.
- Apr. 17, 2013
New cyber rules put combat decisions in soldiers’ hands

The Defense Department is close to completing a version of the rules of engagement that will clarify how troops operating in cyberspace may respond to threats, cyber espionage and attacks, according to military and cybersecurity experts.
- Apr. 16, 2013
More troops and families using Post-9/11 GI Bill

Spouses and children of service members made up almost one-fourth of Post-9/11 GI Bill users last year, and their numbers appear to be growing, according to data provided by the Veterans Affairs Department.
- Apr. 15, 2013
New camo coming: Who gets it, and when

A successor to the Universal Camouflage Pattern is weeks away now that procurement officials have briefed the Army chief of staff on results of tests for new camouflage patterns, according to Army officials.
- Apr. 15, 2013
New leg brace allows disabled troops to return to active duty

A carbon-fiber leg brace is allowing once-crippled troops to return to duty — including 14 special operations personnel who have re-engaged in their physically demanding careers.
- Apr. 14, 2013
Zombie survival teaches disaster preparedness

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON — Sometimes it takes the zombie apocalypse to get people thinking about disaster preparedness.
- Apr. 14, 2013
Fewer spouses using DoD career advancement program

The number of spouses receiving financial assistance under the Defense Department's Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program has dropped by about 12 percent this year, officials said.
- Apr. 11, 2013
In drawdown, more troops booted for Rx drug offenses

Navy Lt. Aaron Jacob was a drug addict.
- Apr. 10, 2013
Retirees more downbeat than today's troops about wars

Military retirees are more pessimistic about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq than troops in uniform today, according to the most recent Military Times Poll.
- Apr. 8, 2013
Be an Army hacker: This top secret cyber unit wants you

Army Cyber Command is looking for computer-savvy troops to turn into crack cyberwarriors.
- Apr. 8, 2013