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May 3, 2016

Army Sent Live Anthrax Sample To Australia in 2008

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found the Army sent a live anthrax sample to a lab in Australia in 2008.

May 3, 2016

Odierno Says More Women May Attend Army Ranger School

The U.S. Army's top officer said more female soldiers may attend the service's elite Ranger School.

May 3, 2016

Army chief: Human error at Army lab probably was not the cause of mistaken anthrax shipments

The Army's top general says human error probably was not a factor in the inadvertent shipping of live anthrax to research laboratories.

May 3, 2016

5 Taliban figures released from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

The five Taliban figures released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in May 2014 in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held hostage by the Taliban for nearly five years: — Mohammad Fazl is a former deputy defense minister and chief of staff and commander for the Taliban army.

May 3, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter: US can help defeat IS, but only Iraqis can sustain the victory

The Islamic State group's takeover of the Iraqi provincial capital Ramadi is prompting criticism from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and raising new questions about the Obama administration's strategy to defeat the extremist group.

May 3, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter says Iraq's 'will to fight' at issue after Ramadi defeat

The Islamic State group's takeover of Ramadi is evidence that Iraqi forces do not have the "will to fight," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said, in the harshest assessment yet from a high-ranking Obama administration official of Iraqi fighters and the loss of the provincial capital Iraqi forces outnumbered their opposition in the capital of Anbar province, but failed to fight and pulled back from the city in central Iraq, Carter said on CNN's "State of the Union" which aired Sunday.

May 3, 2016

Pentagon says US weapons to help Iraq combat IS car bombs due to arrive as soon as next week

The Pentagon says an expedited shipment of 2,000 lightweight anti-armor weapons should arrive in Iraq as soon as next week.

May 3, 2016

Video: Two Minute Brief on Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Did you know the Germans used ground robots to protect the beaches of Normandy during the World War II? Clearly, they were not too effective, but unmanned ground vehicles have taken quite a few steps forward in recent years. The Air Force drones in the sky typically get most of the attention but here’s a quick […]

May 3, 2016

General Who Backed Unused Building in Afghanistan Retired as Army IG

The former Army general who overruled commanders in the field to approve the construction of a $36 million building that went unused in Afghanistan retired.

May 3, 2016

Asia-Pacific nations seek amphibious military skills for disaster relief, protecting territory

Japanese Maj. Gen. Jiro Hiroe turned to numbers to explain why Japan is taking part in U.S.-led exercises to develop skills in moving troops from sea to shore: his nation has 6,852 islands and 6,414 of them are uninhabited.