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8 hrs ago | Army Times

TRADOC commander: Cyber careers on the rise

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.

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Related Topix: Combined Arms Center, US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, Virginia Beach, VA

Sun May 19, 2013

WBNS

Report: Combat troop discharges increase sharply

The number of soldiers discharged from the Army for misconduct has risen to its highest rate in recent times, and some are wounded combat troops who have lost their medical care and other veterans benefits because of other-than-honorable discharges, according to an investigation by the Colorado Springs Gazette.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, CO, Fort Carson, CO

Fri May 17, 2013

American Legion Magazine

Graduation Day for women cadets

On May 19 at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., eight women are graduating from America's premier military leadership program for female cadets.

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Related Topix: Staunton, VA, Mary Baldwin College, US Military, US Army, Virginia Military Institute, United States Military Academy

Thu May 16, 2013

Rediff.com

PHOTOS: Indian Army's Yudh Abhyas @Fort Bragg

Yudh Abhyas, the annual bilateral soldier training between India and the United States, is on at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Bragg, NC

Rocky Mount Telegram

Army general facing sex charges had porn on laptop

An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of a U.S. Army general then deployed to the Muslim country would be highly offensive to local residents.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Anthropology, Science, US Marine Corps

Tue May 14, 2013

The Miami Herald

NC man pleads to buying gun for terrorist jihad

A North Carolina man who the FBI says spoke of killing U.S. Army soldiers as part of a personal jihad has pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Military, US Army, Fayetteville, NC

Army Times

2 Army generals ordered to testify in 1-star's sex case

A judge has ordered two U.S. Army generals to testify about whether they were pressured by superiors to charge another general with the alleged sexual assault of a female captain.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Stars and Stripes

Military scales back July 4th celebrations

Community members of the United States Army Garrison Stuttgart military community gather on Patch Barracks athletic field for the 2012 July 4th celebration and fireworks.

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Related Topix: US Military, Patch Barracks, US Army, World News, Germany, RAF Feltwell, US Air Force

Burlington Times News

Army general facing sex charges back in court

The alcohol possession charge against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was dropped during a hearing before a military judge on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

Sun May 12, 2013

KeysNews.com

An officer of many talents, master of all

A few years ago Army Sgt. Maj. Roberto Oquendo got a call in his office during some down time at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School on the northern edge of Fleming Key.

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Related Topix: US Army, Key West, FL

Fri May 10, 2013

INDOlink

Indian American Soldier Says She Faced Racial Slur

Raleigh: An Indian-origin woman soldier in the US has complained that she is facing constant anti-Muslim slurs and jokes beacuse her name sounded Islamic.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC

Wall Street Journal

A Classic Course's Military Afterlife

From the standpoint of U.S. military preparedness, that's a good thing. The besieging forces are U.S. Army airborne and special-operations forces from Fort Bragg.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Southern Pines, NC

Thu May 09, 2013

Stars and Stripes

Army making effort to improve records, processes at cemeteries

Army Spc. Barry Cunnings walked through the rows of gravestones. He stopped by one on his wrinkled list, held together by a clipboard.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Wed May 08, 2013

Fredericksburg.com

A couple finds love on and off the battlefield

As soon as Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo went into labor, she wondered if her husband, Staff Sgt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Italy, World News, North Carolina

U.S. Department of Defense

General Officer Announcements

Army Lt. Gen. William T. Grisoli for reappointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as director of the Army Staff, Washington, D.C. Grisoli is currently serving as director of the Office of Business Transformation, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. Army Maj.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, US Army, US Military, Fort Carson, CO

KTRE-TV Lufkin

Soldier says she faced harassment over Muslim name

Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim - she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, NC

Bellingham Herald

Soldier says she faced harassment over Muslim name

Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is shown in this undated U.S. Army photo provided by Sgt.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC

Tue May 07, 2013

News Observer

Army brings old cemetery into digital era

In response to the discovery in 2008 of widespread management problems at Arlington National Cemetery, the military has launched an effort at cemeteries across all its installations to bring record-keeping into the 21st century.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Bragg, NC, Spring Lake, NC

Sat May 04, 2013

News Observer

Act on VA disability backlog

Seeking help for wounds of the body and mind, those who served in the nation’s two long wars are enduring unconscionably long waits for action on their disability claims.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Winston-Salem, NC, Gulf, NC, US Military, US Army

The Jackson Sun

The Unknown Soldiers: Love on the battlefield in not an easy thing

Jennifer Loredo went into labor, she wondered if her husband, Staff Sgt. Eddie Loredo, would make it to the hospital on time.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Italy, World News, North Carolina, Family, Kids