Tag: Army

Flynn described the escalation America's military operations in Iraq as "admissions of failure" by Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Former intel chief: Obama is ‘disconnected from his military’

Gabby Morrongiello · July 12, 2016 10:07 pm

Gosar said Obama in 2014 took an executive action to make illegal immigrants eligible for military service. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)

GOP bill bans illegal immigrants from military service

Pete Kasperowicz · July 12, 2016 4:25 pm

Micah Johnson was sent back to the United States from Afghanistan after charge was made. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Fellow soldier accused Dallas shooter of sexual harassment

Keith Koffler · July 9, 2016 1:57 pm

Sheldon Morgan, 36, stationed at Fort Wainwright in Alaska, pleaded guilty to a one-count charge that he participated in bribery and defrauding the U.S. during a deployment in Afghanistan from May 2010 to May 2011. (AP Photo/Simon Klingert)

National Security

Army sergeant pleads guilty in Afghanistan fuel scheme

Diana Stancy Correll · July 9, 2016 12:17 am

Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve and served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, according to his service record released Friday by the Army. Police named Johnson as the shooter responsible for killing five police officers and wounded seven more. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

National Security

Dallas shooter was former soldier, Afghanistan vet

Jamie McIntyre · July 8, 2016 5:11 pm

Emerging from a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, President Obama said the U.S. will serve as the lead nation for the beefed-up troop presence in Poland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Obama: U.S. to send 1K troops to Poland

Susan Crabtree · July 8, 2016 2:10 pm

To fill the maintenance gap created by 2,000 fewer troops, the Army hired contractors. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

National Security

Army paying additional $100 million to keep troop levels within limits

David Wilkes · July 7, 2016 1:03 am

President Obama announced Wednesday that the number of troops in Afghanistan will drop from 9,800 to 8,400 by the end of the year.

National Security

Obama to keep extra 3,000 troops in Afghanistan

Nicole Duran, Jacqueline Klimas · July 6, 2016 2:21 pm

Weather forces White House to scrap a planned South Lawn barbecue. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

White House cancels Fourth of July for troops

Rudy Takala · July 4, 2016 7:32 pm

When combining military and civic engagement, Virginia takes the No. 1 spot as the most patriotic state. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

National Security

Report: Red states more patriotic than blue states

David Wilkes · July 1, 2016 6:21 pm

Chen was responsible for the export, or attempted export, of over 180 controlled items. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Chinese national sentenced for smuggling U.S. military equipment to China

Maria Biery · June 30, 2016 8:59 pm

This same model can and should be applied to K-12 education. Give families a choice. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

To help children in failing schools, try copying the GI bill

Vicki Alger · June 30, 2016 4:02 am