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A U.S. Army general accused of sexual assault was set to plead guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move that his lawyer says will strengthen his position going into trial.

In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.

A U.S. Army general accused of sexual assault was set to plead guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move that his lawyer says will strengthen his position going into trial.

Military prosecutor U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jay Morse waits to speak to a class at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.

Legislation to curb sexual assaults in the military by stripping senior commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses is headed for a highly anticipated vote in the Senate.

A U.S. Army general accused of sexual assault was set to plead guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move that his lawyer says will strengthen his position going into trial.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair is set to enter the plea this morning before opening statements for his court-martial at Fort Bragg.

Clyde Grimes set out for war with high hopes that January day in 1944 when he stepped aboard a train in Los Angeles with 15 other recruits bound for a U.S. Army Air Corps base.

Lawyers for a U.S. Army general say he will admit guilt on three criminal charges, but he maintains his innocence on five remaining counts stemming from allegations he sexually assaulted a junior officer.

A woman in Merrill, Wis., is behind bars after allegedly attempting to hire a hit man to kill her fiance.

US Army officials said Tuesday that as part of its wide-ranging aviation restructuring, the service is preparing to cut three of the service's 13 combat aviation brigades by 2019.

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce conducted a "Ribbon Cutting / Grand Opening" Ceremony for Operation Second Chance.

The closely watched sex assault trial for an Army general is finally set, but it will unfold with lingering questions about the accuser's credibility and without the prosecutor who led the case for nearly two years.

Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL continue to expand body armor analysis work to protect Soldiers - not only protecting their lives, but also their daily life functions after treatment and recovery.

The Russian leader sarcastically compares it to an experiment with "lab rats" as tensions start to cool in the crisis.

Texas Republicans picked the state's attorney general in the fight to succeed longtime Gov. Rick Perry, while a rising Democratic star coasted to her party's nomination Tuesday night during the nation's... Texas Republicans picked the state's attorney general in the fight to succeed longtime Gov. Rick Perry, while a rising Democratic star coasted ... (more)

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced last week his proposal to reduce the size of the active duty Army by about 15 percent, from its current size of 522,000 soldiers down to between 440,000 and 450,000 soldiers.

Is it possible for a true American patriot to support the Defense Department's recent proposal to reduce America's military budget? We don't think so.

Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a government... Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a ... (more)

March 4, 2014 - Some would say it's a match made in heaven. A celebrated Army veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder will be getting a new 'best friend.'