November 29, 2015 Lawyers: Fort Hood gunman's victims might not get any money An attorney for the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009 has said that almost all of the gunman's salary has been donated to charity, making it likely that his victims would receive very little or no compensation for their trauma.Â
November 29, 2015 Northrop Offers Back-to-the-Future Upgrade to Humvee Fleet Northrop Grumman has come up with a plan to extend the life of the Humvee while boosting fuel efficiency.,There is no funding in the Army budget for a Humvee upgrade, Northrop Grumman officials on Tuesday presented an upgrade to the military workhorse that would lighten the truck and extend its life in the fleet.
November 29, 2015 Army colonel looking for 'average-looking' women steps aside in study The Army colonel who suggested fewer photos of attractive females in promotional material to recruit women for combat duty has resigned from her role in the campaign.
November 29, 2015 Bergdahl may yet face charges, top general says; Congress criticism of handling of deal mounts The nation's top military officer said Tuesday the Army could still throw the book at Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the young soldier who walked away from his unit in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and into five years of captivity by the Taliban.
November 29, 2015 To the alarm of archconservatives who fear takeover, military exercise begins in Texas A summer military training exercise that has aroused alarm among archconservatives who believe it could be a precursor to martial law and firearms confiscations is set to begin in Central Texas.
November 29, 2015 Army Moves to Shut Down 159th Combat Aviation Brigade The decision to shut down the 159th is likely the direct result of a plan to retire the Kiowa helicopter. ,The Defense Department is poised to announce the shuttering of Fort Campbell, Kentucky's, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, according to Congress. The long anticipated closing means Fort Campbell will lose about 2,400 soldiers.
November 29, 2015 Accuser takes stand in Army general's sex assault case An Army captain who says she was sexually assaulted by a general sobbed Friday as she testified that they had a three-year affair and that he threatened to kill her and her family -- and "do it in a way no one would ever know" -- if she ever told anyone.
November 29, 2015 Odierno Warns Budget Cuts Puts Army Readiness at Risk The U.S. Army's top officer spoke in his strongest terms yet about the harmful effects of automatic budget cuts on the military.
November 28, 2015 Pentagon: US, partners expand airstrikes into Syria against Islamic State group targets The Pentagon says the U.S. and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles fired from ships in the region.
November 28, 2015 MRAPs Join Competition to Replace Troop Carriers Navistar Defense is trying to convince the Army to use its new MRAP vehicles to replace Vietnam War-era troop carriers.