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Army Secretary John McHugh THE PENTAGON - Following another devastating report on the increase in the number of soldiers committing suicide, the Army is
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ARLINGTON, VA - Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno announced today the results of an Army-wide study on company and field-grade leadership, which showed Majors are far
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readPHILADELPHIA, PA - Tragedy and triumph describe the most bitter fought Army-Navy football battle in history yesterday, which resulted in victory for Army, who used a unique mixture
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readTHE PENTAGON — President Obama announced today that he would be awarding the Medal of Honor to the U.S. Army for its "great sacrifice and courage in
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study released last week suggests that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can not only be cured through copious amounts of alcohol consumption, but over
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TOPEKA, Kansas – After several months of closed-door negotiations, the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Army has announced that they have finally reached an agreement with the Westboro
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. - Days after violent riots swept Yemen and brought death and destruction on a scale that would dwarf the Syrian uprising, grainy YouTube videos and
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFile photo: TRADOC classroom FORT EUSTIS, VA - A former U.S. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) soldier was surprised to find the Army has evolved much in
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WASHINGTON, DC - Boot Camp just got a little bit harder. Military officials announced that Basic Training dining facilities will stop adding saltpeter to their meals, as part
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT KNOX, KY – In an effort to increase soldiers’ interchangeability and world-wide assignment eligibility, the Army has announced that married individuals will no longer be considered for enlistment,
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readHARLAN COUNTY, KY — A blatantly racist soldier is being praised for what civil rights activists are calling an 'enormous leap forward' in race relations. The former
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT JACKSON, SC – Like thousands of recruits that come through the gates of Fort Jackson every year, Private Eugene Burns never envisioned himself one day joining the Army.
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WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the newly unveiled Distinguished Warfare Medal, the Department of Defense intends to relax standards on the nation's oldest military decoration
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readARLINGTON, VA — In a historic move, the Department of the Army has recognized the right of service members to unionize. “Historically, collective bargaining has improved American working conditions
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readTHE PENTAGON — With the Defense Department reeling from the far-reaching effects of sequester budget cuts, Army brass has proposed cutting the number of medals and ribbons awarded to
Oct 5, 2022 · 1 min readARLINGTON, VA — The Department of the Army announced Wednesday they are determined to eliminate all operational memory from more than a decade of fighting the Global War on
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFT LEE, VA — Friends and peers of Staff Sergeant Scott Austin, a water purification specialist currently stationed at Fort Lee, VA, have informed Duffel Blog that he is
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Secretary of the Army has announced the service will soon reinstitute corporal punishment in order to improve soldiers' morale, which recent studies show
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min read
So I had surgery this week. Nothing crazy, but enough to put me on some serious medication for a while. Let me tell you, greatest day of my
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readPANJWAI, AFGHANISTAN — U.S. Army Capt. Mike Aldrich hunches over his makeshift desk at Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar. He is the commander of Alpha Company, 1-16th Infantry
Oct 5, 2022 · 3 min readFORT MYER, VA — Elation turned to frustration for the United States Army during its 238th birthday party on Friday, after the service failed to to get what it
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFORT BENNING, GA – As part of the Army’s efforts to expand its tactics, techniques and procedures for effectively combating and containing an outbreak of the undead, the
Oct 5, 2022 · 2 min readFortification enhancement specialists at work. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Army reported the creation of several new Military Occupational Specialties today, seeking to ease the burden on current servicemembers
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