DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Army began destroying the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons Wednesday, using explosives to rip open a container of mustard agent inside a sealed chamber and then flooding it with another chemical to neutralize…
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Army opens up 4100 Special Ops positions to women
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2015) — A directive signed by Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Feb. 25, opened more than 4,100 positions to women in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC. Directive 2015-08 opened positions in the U.S. Army…
U.S. Army tests bomb-sniffing elephants
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Armed with a sharp sense of smell, dogs have a long history of detecting explosives for their human handlers. Trained rats sniff out land mines from old African wars. In Croatia, researchers have tried to train bees…
U.S. veteran from Florida recruiting fellow veterans to fight ISIS
An U.S. veteran has launched a website from which he is calling to other veterans to act and come together to fight ISIS. THV11 reported that eight-year veteran Sean Rowe is recruiting veterans to fight the militant group in areas…
General David Petraeus expected to plead guilty on federal charges
General David Petraeus is expected to avoid trial by pleading guilty to leaking classified information to his mistress while he was acting director of the C.I.A. As reported by the New York Times, as part of his plea deal, Petraeus…
101st Airborne Division heads home after successful mission in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia (Feb. 26, 2015) — The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) cased its colors during a ceremony at the Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Feb. 26, marking the end of Operation United Assistance for the Joint Forces Command –…