A member of the House Armed Services Committee is calling for an investigation of a former Army official who played a key role in the service’s struggling intelligence program and made millions of dollars in the process while allowing people…
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Audit reveals U.S. military ‘lost’ $420 million worth of supplies in Afghanistan
A report by the Pentagon has accused the U.S. Army of losing approximately $420 million worth of military supplies in Afghanistan. ABC Denver reported that last week the Department of Defense’s Inspector General published a summary of an audit report…
Last Vietnam War draftee retires after 42 years
The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee on active-duty is retiring from the Army. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ralph Rigby has served for 42 years, according to information from the 2nd Infantry Division. He was just 19 when he was…
Soldiers who don’t meet MOS standard will be reclassed or kicked out
Regular Army enlisted soldiers who are not qualified in their MOS will be reclassified or involuntarily separated under a new quality control program launched by Human Resources Command. Under a process that began in October, the command will conduct quarterly…
Army scientists striving to develop Ebola vaccine
No vaccines or drugs are available yet to protect people worldwide against Ebola Virus Disease, but two potential vaccines are in human safety testing, and scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases were a critical part…
Army will quarantine all U.S. troops coming home from Ebola zone
It is unclear how President Obama stands when it comes to troops returning home from Ebola stricken West Africa and their need for quarantine. According to FOX News, the U.S. Army has unilaterally imposed a quarantine policy on its troops…
