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  1. A demonstration of the Distributed Common Ground System - Army was held at Fort Belvoir, Va. Mike Morones / Staff

    Prime ContentArmy demonstrates disputed intelligence system

    The Army defended its intelligence gathering and dissemination software as a lifesaving tool for the Army's intelligence corps that places a vast wealth of information in the hands of battlefield commanders worldwide.

    • May. 21, 2013
  2. Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera lost his left hand and both legs in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. Jennifer Rodriguez / Army

    Prime ContentProsthetic advances closer to real thing

    Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera lost his left hand and both of his legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, and now a set of groundbreaking prosthetic hands is helping him regain his independence.

    • May. 21, 2013
  3. Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like: The average enlisted stateside assignment will be lengthened from 30 months to as long as 48 months. Staff

    Prime ContentPCS extended: Army lengthens tours to four years

    Massive budget cuts the Army has been forced to make have hurt soldiers, but here is one budget impact you might like.

    • May. 20, 2013
  4. Gen. Robert Cone, commander of Training and Doctrine Command, said the military must shift its focus to the future and beyond the hard-won lessons of the past decade.

    Prime ContentTRADOC commander: Cyber careers on the rise

    The military must now shift its focus to the future and beyond the hard-won lessons of the past decade, Army's training commander said at a joint conference May 15.

    • May. 19, 2013
  5. Chaplain (Capt.) Sam Rico, headquarters and headquarters battalion chaplain for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., is shown during his 2009 deployment to Wardak province, Afghanistan. Photos courtesy of Chaplain (Capt.) Sam Rico/Army

    Prime ContentPreventative maintenance key for soldier welfare

    Five things every soldier should know

    • May. 18, 2013
  6. Brig. Gen. Charles Flynn, acting director for the Combined Arms Center, holds Army Doctrine Publication 3-0, Unified Land Operations, the first of a series of new doctrine publications. Sgt. Maj. Pleasant L. Lindsey III / Army

    Prime ContentArmy publishes latest tactics manuals

    The Army continues to release new publications as part of its most comprehensive doctrine overhaul in decades.

    • May. 16, 2013
  7. Maj. Samuel Nicholas, commandant of the Marine Corps, from November 1775 to August 1783, will get a headstone at his gravesite in Philadelphia on June 1. Marine Corps

    Prime ContentHeadstone 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
  8. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said the service is preparing for the worst in its 2014 budget. Thomas Brown/Army Times file photo

    Prime ContentBudget 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
  9. Prime ContentReviews 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
  10. Robertson family archives Former Green Beret John H. Robertson was the member of an elite MACV-SOG unit when his helicopter was shot down over Laos in 1968. His name appears on panel 64E, Line 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as Killed In Action. But is he still living in Southeast Asia? His story is the focus of Unclaimed, a feature-length documentary written, produced and directed by Michael Jorgensen of Myth Merchant Films.

    Prime ContentMan 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
  11. The Ground Combat Vehicle from BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman BAE Systems

    Prime ContentGround 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
  12. Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Ken Perrotte

    Prime ContentCivil 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
  13. National Guard logo.

    Prime ContentArmy 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
  14. Mount Rainier reflects the sunset in the distance about 45 miles away from Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    Prime Content'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
  15. Army Lt. Col. David King operates in a hospital on a forward operating base in Afghanistan while wearing a Massachusetts General cap. Courtesy of Lt. Col. David King /Army

    Prime ContentAt 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
  16. 1st Special Forces Group Staff Sgt. Brian Guzman, shown during a deployment to Afghanistan, has been awarded for valor on the battlefield and named the Army's medic of the year. 1st Special Forces Group

    Prime ContentMedic 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
  17. About 270 soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, stand in formation as they prepare to be released to their loved ones during a welcome-home ceremony Feb. 3 at Fort Riley, Kan. About 350 soldiers from the "Dragon" Brigade returned to Fort Riley in two groups this weekend, and more are expected this month as the brigade wraps up its nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Sgt. Scott Lamberson / Army

    Prime ContentArmy 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
  18. Artillerymen of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a fire mission at Normandy Drop Zone on April 9. Army

    Prime ContentArmy 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
  19. Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun Courtesy photo

    Prime ContentFormer 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
  20. The Kiowa helicopter tops the Army's list of potential modernization projects. Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon / Army

    Prime ContentArmy 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
  21. Anyone waiting for a brand-new Apache to arrive will have to keep waiting. Plans are for the Army to buy re-manufactured ones instead. U.S. Army

    Prime ContentNetwork, 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
  22. 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. Shawnon Lott / Army

    Prime ContentNew 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
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    Prime ContentMore 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
  24. A successor to the Universal Camouflage Pattern is expected soon, Army officials said. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Prime ContentNew 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
  25. Army Spc. Michael Krapels works to strengthen his leg while wearing an Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis during physical therapy at the Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Steven Galvan / Army

    Prime ContentNew 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

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