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…
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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…
One Female Soldier passes pre-Ranger course
WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2015) — A female first lieutenant from Fort Carson, Colorado, who flies Apache helicopters, successfully completed all course requirements of the second gender-integrated Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC, which ended this week. Of the 100 Soldiers…
Female Soldier makes launcher chief history
FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 19, 2015) — Cpl. Erica Gunter, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery, or 2-4th FA, recently made history when she was promoted to corporal and assigned as a Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, launcher…
Government will pay for Manning to become a woman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Department officials said Thursday that hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. The officials said the hormone…
