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Makeshift tourniquets saved soldier’s life after Arkansas training accident
One soldier was seriously injured after two heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks collided during training Monday.
It’s time for the Army to reject Confederacy in the spirit of reconciliation
These men may have been reconciled and their citizenship restored for the sake of the republic, but their records as oath breakers cannot be reconciled without the tacit underwriting of the cause for which they fought, says the author of this commentary.
By Earl M. Wilson
Best pics of the week: June 14, 2020
From BALTOPS 2020 to Exercise Combat Archer in Florida and elsewhere around the globe, here are the best military photos of the week.
Yankee go home: What does moving American troops out of Germany mean?
After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the U.S. military contingent by more than 25%.
Congress could force name change at military bases honoring Confederate generals
House and Senate lawmakers have already taken steps to require new names for installations like Fort Hood and Fort Bragg.
Trump opposes changing bases named for Confederate generals
The president said the controversial names are an important part of American military history and heritage.
Army analyst’s family found dead in possible murder-suicide
The soldier who was found dead with his family in an SUV parked in the garage of a San Antonio home was an intelligence analyst, the U.S. Army said.
SECDEF and Army secretary open to renaming posts named for Confederate generals
“The secretary of the Army is open to a bi-partisan discussion on the topic,” said an Army spokesman.
By Kyle Rempfer
Why it’s time to rename Army posts named for Confederates
Army installations should be named for figures we can all be proud of, says the author of this commentary.
By Gus Ashton
Active-duty troops deployed to DC region to help with unrest begin to leave
Several hundred active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capital are leaving Washington, D.C., Thursday, just a day after their initially planned departure was abruptly delayed.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Army: Esper reverses plan to send back active-duty troops brought in to support DC region amid protests
Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in Washington, D.C., senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press