November 28, 2015 US general killed in Afghanistan assassination was engineer Harold J. Greene, the two-star Army general who on Tuesday became the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be killed in either of America's post-9/11 wars, was an engineer who rose through the ranks as an expert in developing and fielding the Army's war materiel. He was on his first deployment to a war zone.
November 28, 2015 Army Testing Rapid-Zoom Rifle Scope The U.S. Army is testing a rifle-scope that let’s shooters zoom in and out on near and far targets faster than ever before.,Brett Bagwell, a former Army Special Forces officer, has developed what's known as the Rapid Adaptive Zoom for Assault Rifles, or RAZAR, scope, using a patented active optical zoom system, called "adaptive zoom."
November 28, 2015 Army Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair agrees to plea deal that drops sex assault charges, defense says Defense attorneys said Sunday that the Army will drop sexual assault charges against a general under a plea deal that marks the end of a closely watched case that unfolded as the military grapples with sex crimes within the ranks.
November 28, 2015 Army May Allow Soldiers to Wear Two Camouflage Patterns The Army will soon replace its Universal Camouflage Pattern, but soldiers may still be wearing the Afghanistan pattern for years.,The Army's recent decision to authorize the 75th Ranger Regiment to wear MultiCam in garrison has triggered questions about the pattern's future as the service prepares to transition to its new Operational Camouflage Pattern in 2015.
November 28, 2015 US special forces will face complex challenges, precarious political situation in Iraq U.S. teams of special forces going into Iraq after a three-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a precarious political situation as they help Iraqi security forces improve their ability to battle Sunni militants.
November 28, 2015 French and US volunteers tend to graves, honor lives of fallen WWII heroes A group of volunteers on both sides of the Atlantic has found a way to bring back to life dozens of Wisconsin men who died fighting Nazis in the Second World War.
November 28, 2015 Parents of ex-Army Ranger held by ISIS release letter written by son The parents of a former Army Ranger threatened with beheading by the Islamic State militant group released a letter written by their son earlier this year in which he said he was afraid to die, but was at peace with his conversion to Islam.
November 27, 2015 Odierno: ISIS, Russian Threats May Scuttle Plans to Shrink Army The threats posed by Islamic militants and the Russian military raise doubts about the Army's plans to downsize, Odierno said.,Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno on Monday suggested proposals to decrease the size of the active-duty force due largely to automatic budget cuts and an end to the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are based on outdated assessments.
November 27, 2015 Captured soldier's return sparks relief, resentment amid charges of desertion Bowe Bergdahl stands, hands at his sides, his loose-fitting Pashtun smock and pants bright white against the rocky landscape.
November 27, 2015 Pentagon: Iraq minister says his troops will go on offensive against Islamic State militants The Pentagon says Iraq's new defense minister says his troops will go on the offensive against Islamic State militants who have taken over large sections of the country.