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Personnel cuts and force redesign ahead for Army special operations
Though cuts are more severe in support and enabler areas, officials say those are the vital areas needed in Army SOF to compete against peer adversaries.
By Todd South
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How a deployment cycle is like an NFL off-season training plan
The new approach will provide predictable training that pairs with modernization and help families know their schedules years in advance.
By Adam Ashton
Army Guardsman killed in shootout while on-duty as police officer
Law enforcement officers “were overtaken by heavy gunfire” while serving an eviction notice.
By Kyle Rempfer
Army goes to HPCON Charlie across all bases, Delta for contingency forces
HPCON Charlie requires installations to limit all access to essential personnel only and will limit the numbers of base access points.
By Kyle Rempfer
Cruise ship passengers to be quarantined at military bases in 3 states; US Army stops troops moving to and from South Korea, Italy for new assignments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says American passengers of the Grand Princess cruise ship will be taken to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia to be tested for the COVID-19 virus and for a 14-day quarantine.
To help stem the tide of veteran suicides, VA must stop turning away patients
While suicides soar, the VA is turning eligible veterans away from care, says the author of this commentary.
By Margaret Kuzma
Trump: ‘I’m sticking up for our armed forces’
He defended his recent controversial clemency moves by saying former President Barack Obama misused his pardon power.
Here’s how the 68,000-soldier recruiting goal broke down by MOS
Some career fields show significant manning shortages.
By Kyle Rempfer
Study explores the idea of allowing some military reservists to work from home or be non-deployable
A new Rand Corp. study suggests loosening some rules to build up interest in military reserve service.
Manning the military: America’s problem
Conscription using a lottery based system would be a fair, efficient, sustainable, legal and proven alternative to fixing the military's recruiting problem, says the author of this commentary.
By Dennis Laich
The real history of Memorial Day
Though Memorial Day was made an official federal holiday in 1971, its roots trace all the way back to the Civil War.
By Rebecca Miller
NASCAR honors fallen service members at Coca-Cola 600, where top Marine will grand marshal
Marine Sgt. Jeannette Winters, who was killed in a 2002 refueling tanker crash in Pakistan, will be featured on NASCAR driver Kyle Larson’s number 42 car.
By Shawn Snow