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…
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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 –…
U.S. Cavalry rolls along Russian border as tensions increase
The Army’s 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment made a bold statement as they paraded through an Estonian city, just 300 yards from the Russian border, on Wednesday. The Washington Post reported that the armored personnel carriers and other U.S. Army…
