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June 13, 2012, 12:37 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
Cornyn is opposed to the Pentagon's contract with a Russian firm that sells helicopters to the Syrian regime.
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Army, Europe
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May 28, 2012, 3:42 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
Members of U.S. special forces are on the ground in North Korea, gathering intelligence on the country's network of clandestine military bases near its border with the South.
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Army, Asia/Pacific
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May 26, 2012, 2:02 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
“Winding down these longs wars has enabled us to replace and rebalance our foreign policy," Vice President Biden said.
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News, Army
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May 25, 2012, 2:05 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
President Obama signed into law Friday legislation pushed by
Minnesota lawmakers that reversed a National Guard policy reducing in paid
leave time for more than 49,000 soldiers. The legislation, authored by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) and
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), restored paid leave benefits for National Guard
members who had already deployed before the Pentagon changed its policy last
October.
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Army
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May 24, 2012, 10:14 am
By
Jeremy Herb
Two female soldiers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to end the ban
on women in combat. Command Sgt. Maj. Jane Baldwin and Col. Ellen
Harding are suing to put an end to restrictions in combat positions “solely on the basis
of sex.” The women, who are both Army reservists, say their military
careers have been hampered by the ban on women in combat, and are asking the
court to rule it unconstitutional for violating their equal protection rights
under the Fifth Amendment.
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Army
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May 23, 2012, 12:44 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
Sen. Dan Coats (R) is from Indiana, home of the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Brickyard 400.
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Army
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May 16, 2012, 2:39 pm
By
Geneva Sands
President Obama posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo Jr., Wednesday, May 16, at 3:10 p.m., four decades after his death during the Vietnam War.
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Administration, Army
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May 16, 2012, 11:36 am
By
Jeremy Herb
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said the House GOP proposal to limit troop reductions is too restrictive
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Army
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May 4, 2012, 4:22 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
The Pentagon's top officer for special operations in Afghanistan has been tapped as the new chief of the Army's vaunted Green Berets, according to a Defense Department statement issued Friday.
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Army
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April 27, 2012, 1:40 pm
By
Amie Parnes and Jeremy Herb
“They're trying to swindle and hoodwink you," Obama said of colleges that engage in deceptive practices.
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Army
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