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May 3, 2016

Army Promotions for February Announced

For the month of February 2015, 3,723 advancements to the ranks of sergeant through sergeant major have been authorized.

May 3, 2016

Soldiers and Families Push Back against Army Drawdown at Town Halls

Community leaders have been pushing back against troop reductions at Army bases nationwide under the sequester process.

May 3, 2016

As he ends his time as defense secretary, Hagel recalls his Army roots and Vietnam combat

With a stop at this desert Army post on the last leg of his farewell tour as Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel came full circle.

May 3, 2016

Hagel recalls Army roots and Vietnam combat as he wraps up his farewell tour

With a stop at this desert Army post on the last leg of his farewell tour as Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel is coming full circle.

May 3, 2016

Army opening Ranger job to women; About 60 women could participate in the next course

The Army will allow as many as 60 women to participate in the next Ranger course, allowing women for the first time to compete in the grueling two-month combat school.

May 3, 2016

Female Soldiers Approved to Enter Ranger School in April

About 60 female soldiers in April will take part in a pilot program and fitness assessment at Ranger School.,The Army in April will begin sending hand-picked female soldiers through its physically demanding Ranger school, where some may earn the Ranger tab as part of an overall military assessment of the fitness of women for the combat arms.

May 3, 2016

Army Rejects M9A3 Proposal, Opts for New Pistol

Army officials will not evaluate an improved version of the 9mm pistol, instead searching for a more modern soldier sidearm. ,Army weapons officials will not evaluate an improved version of the service's Cold War-era 9mm pistol, choosing instead to search for a more modern soldier sidearm. In early December, Beretta USA submitted its modernized M9A3 as a possible alternative to the Army's Modular Handgun System program.

May 3, 2016

US scales back troops at Europe bases to save $500 million a year; will base F-35s in Britain

The Pentagon will consolidate forces in Europe, taking thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel out of bases mostly in the U.K. and Portugal.

May 3, 2016

Army Leaders: Enlisted Promotions Will Get Tougher as Force Shrinks

The U.S. Army’s top enlisted soldier said young soldiers should not look for promotions to get any easier as long as the service is downsizing.

May 3, 2016

FBI: Alleged shooter at VA hospital was ex-employee, made threats before

The man suspected of fatally shooting a doctor and himself at a west Texas veterans’ clinic was a former clerk who had threatened the doctor in 2013, federal officials said Wednesday.