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May 3, 2016

Texas governor asks state guard to monitor Army training amid suspicions of US government

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state guard to monitor a U.S. military training exercise dubbed "Jade Helm 15" amid some residents' suspicions of the U.S. government's plan.

May 3, 2016

US Green Berets who happened to be in Nepal when quake struck have stayed to join relief work

The Pentagon says two teams of U.S. Army Green Beret soldiers happened to be in Nepal when the deadly earthquake struck Saturday and are staying to help with search and relief efforts.

May 3, 2016

Eight Women Complete Week One of Army Ranger School

Half of the female soldiers who entered the first co-ed class of Ranger School have completed the first week of the course.,Half of the female soldiers who entered the first co-ed class of U.S. Army Ranger School have completed the first week of the traditionally all-male course. Eight out of 16 female soldiers completed the Ranger Assessment Phase, or RAP week. On the male side, 184 males out of 380 finished RAP.

May 3, 2016

Sixteen Women Pass Day One of Army Ranger School

Sixteen female soldiers made it through their first day of Ranger School, a punishing infantry course previously closed to women.,Nineteen women took part in the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade's first co-ed Ranger course Monday at Fort Benning, Ga. The female candidates joined 380 male soldiers to take on the Ranger Physical Fitness Assessment – a pass-fail event that prevents many from entering the course.

May 3, 2016

US Army Will Close 10 Warrior Transition Units

The Army is closing 10 Warrior Transition Units in a move that will affect some 800 soldiers.

May 3, 2016

82nd Airborne HQ Troops to Replace 1st Infantry Division in Iraq

About 500 headquarters troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division will replace a similar number of 1st Infantry Division troops in Iraq in June, the Pentagon said.

May 3, 2016

Army Wants More Adaptive HH-60 Medical Evacuation Systems

The Army wants to upgrade the back of its HH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopters to allow its medical crews to tailor the systems and equipment to specific missions.

May 3, 2016

US Army: Vietnam-Era M113 Won’t be Replaced until the 2020s

U.S. Army generals suggested the M113 will remain in the inventory -- and inside the wire -- for another decade until the Vietnam-era tracked vehicle is retired.

May 3, 2016

Six More Female Soldiers Qualify for Army Ranger School

Six more female soldiers have met the same physical fitness standards as men in qualifying to attend the Army's Ranger School.,Six more female soldiers have qualified to attend Army Ranger School later this month after passing the same physical fitness standards as men, including six pull-ups, 49 push-ups in two minutes, 59 sit-ups in two minutes and a five-mile run in 40 minutes, Army officials said Wednesday.

May 3, 2016

US Army Eyes Ukraine Conflict for Intel on Russian Military Technology

The U.S. Army is working to glean intelligence on Russian military technology from the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces, American generals said.