WASHINGTON (March 26, 2015) — Dropping the Army’s end strength to 450,000 would require the involuntary separation of about 14,000 Soldiers, the Army’s vice chief of staff told lawmakers. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn testified March 25 before the Senate Armed…
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Army Calvary regiment rides through eastern Europe, sending message to Russia
As a symbolic show of support to its allies, a U.S. convoy of military vehicles is traveling through several Eastern Europe countries with the final stopping point in Germany. Its journey took off on Saturday and is expected to be…
US Army begins destroying its largest cache of chemical weapons
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…
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…