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82nd receives 1st batch of M320s
82nd receives 1st batch of M320s
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 16 were the first to receive the Army’s new 40mm M320 grenade launcher. More than 320 soldiers will begin training with the weapon, which will be used for combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan,...
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  • HRC gets ready for consolidation
    Human Resources Command is preparing for its move to consolidate its separate components at Fort Knox, Ky., in the summer of 2010.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:31:52 EDT
  • Army IDs 4 guardsmen killed in Iraq
    WILMINGTON, N.C. — Four North Carolina National Guard soldiers were killed in Baghdad on the last day of regular combat operations for U.S. forces in Iraqi cities, the military said Thursday.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 19:54:54 EDT
  • Few details known about soldier’s capture
    WASHINGTON — An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:26:18 EDT
  • NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq on USO trip
    The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:54:50 EDT
  • Military backing algae-based fuel research
    LOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:49:55 EDT
  • Biden’s wife visits troops in Germany
    BAMBERG, Germany — Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:13:05 EDT
  • Work winds down at Ala. weapons incinerator
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Army’s $1 billion chemical weapons incinerator in Alabama started its final phase of work by taking apart dozens of old mortars filled with mustard agent, officials...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 12:45:18 EDT
  • Officials: 17 die in U.S. strikes in Pakistan
    ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others,...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:41:19 EDT
  • Russia to facilitate U.S. arms movements
    MOSCOW — Russia will allow the U.S. to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday, a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
  • Jackson event marks Independence Day
    FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Fort Jackson celebrates America’s Independence Day with a military ceremony that recognizes each state and territory.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:43:01 EDT
  • WWII fathers sought – and sometimes found
    OVERLAND, Mo. — John Wastle of Scotland has spent eight years and countless hours researching questions about the father he has never met.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 10:45:02 EDT
  • Ky. hopes eliminating tax draws more residents
    FRANKFORT, Ky. — Home to two Army bases and thousands of soldiers, Kentucky is looking to entice more troops to become full-time residents by exempting them from the state’s income tax.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 20:05:10 EDT
  • N. Korea missile launch toward U.S. feared
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 17:22:54 EDT
  • 1,500 Vt. guardsmen headed to Afghanistan
    COLCHESTER, Vt. — The Vermont Army National Guard will send about 1,500 members to Afghanistan next winter in what will be the state’s largest National Guard call-up since World War II.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:11:24 EDT
  • Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq’s cities and...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 18:27:40 EDT
  • DA: Marines at Fort Sill had sex with girl, 12
    A Marine in training at Fort Sill, Okla., has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with a relationship with a 12-year-old girl that is expected to lead to charges against at least two...
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 11:09:35 EDT
  • Ex-Ranger charged with assault in prison
    TACOMA, Wash. — An ex-Fort Lewis Army Ranger who led a bank holdup is charged with trying to kill a fellow robber behind bars.
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:13:17 EDT
  • Multiple officer selection lists coming in July
    Several selection lists containing the names of active and reserve officers recommended for promotion to the chief warrant officer ranks, major and lieutenant colonel will be released in the coming...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 13:04:18 EDT
  • VA quiet on colonoscopies compensation
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to...
    Posted Thursday Jul 2, 2009 15:54:54 EDT
  • Deployed soldier sworn in as lawyer over video
    LANSING, Mich. — Before being deployed to Iraq, Army Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler needed Red Bull energy drinks to survive his schedule.
    Posted Friday Jul 3, 2009 9:27:16 EDT
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