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Holocaust survivor, liberator meet for first time

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:14:48 -0400

WAPPINGERS FALLS, New York - Moshe Avital (MOH'-shee A'-vih-tahl), a Holocaust survivor, and Barry Lewis, an Army veteran, have plenty of fallen friends to honor on Memorial Day.

Gilbert turns out to honor veteran

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:00 -0400

PHOENIX - Tossed like a rag doll by an exploding 500-pound bomb, U.S. Army Ranger Cory Remsburg landed face down in a canal. He lay motionless as his buddies scrambled to find him.

Pacific Army head calls for Stryker Brigade review

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:42 -0400

HONOLULU - The head of the U.S. Army in the Pacific says Hawaii's Stryker Brigade needs review.

Couple donates collection to Silver City library

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:04:18 -0400

SILVER CITY, New Mexico - SILVER CITY, New Mexico - A Deming couple has donated a collection of research materials on 1st Lt. Charles Gatewood of the 6th U.S. Calvary, to the Silver City Public Library.

US Army declares missing Fort Bragg soldier dead

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:14 -0400

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina - The U.S. Army has officially declared a Fort Bragg soldier dead, more than a year after she was last seen leaving a bar near the base.

Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group.

Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end.

Military discharges, rather than treats

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:29 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - The U.S. Army has discharged escalating numbers of traumatized combat veterans who commit crimes and in ways that make them ineligible for Veterans Administration health assistance, The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports.

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:35:23 -0400

MINEOLA, New York - Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway.

Afghan pilots learn air assault tactics from 101st

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:05:28 -0400

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air.

Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:05 -0400

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee - A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.

Officials: Soldier accused sex assault named

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have identified the Fort Hood soldier accused of sexual assault, including possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. He is Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at the Texas post.

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:27:01 -0400

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - Army officials say the manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell has been arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post.

Ky. fugitive fought before arrest in Wyoming

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:26 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - One of Kentucky's most wanted fugitives ran and fought with officers before being arrested in Wyoming.

Army general facing sex charges had pornography on laptop

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:41 -0400

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina - An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of a U.S. Army general then deployed to the Muslim country would be highly offensive to local residents.

Hagel informed Obama of latest sex abuse case

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:03 -0400

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes - the second soldier involved in similar accusations - and the president made clear he wants that behavior stopped, officials said Wednesday.

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:27:18 -0400

WASHINGTON - A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday.

Army won't kill gulls to help salmon-eating terns

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:14:31 -0400

GRANTS PASS, Oregon - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday it will not continue killing gulls that have been eating baby Caspian terns at the West Coast's largest nesting colony, located at the mouth of the Columbia River.

Duke's Carroll still hoping for return to lacrosse

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:56:30 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - So much has changed for Casey Carroll since he last stood on the Duke sideline during the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament.

Monitoring for Asian carp to increase in Illinois

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:36:52 -0400

CHICAGO - Federal and Illinois officials said Thursday that they will intensify efforts to find Asian carp in Illinois waterways this year but cut back on DNA sampling that has scored positive hits without resulting in the discovery of the invasive fish.

Army major, wife plead not guilty to child abuse

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:01:06 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - A U.S. Army major and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges alleging the couple abused their three foster children by withholding food and water, making the children eat red pepper and assaulting them to the point of breaking their bones.

Scientists display work at Md. research festival

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:18 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maj. Scotty Long is no historian, but his work sometimes leads him to extract DNA from century-old mosquitoes kept by the Smithsonian Institution.

3 relieved of command in Marine training accident

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:23:40 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina - Three Marine Corps officers at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune have been relieved of their command nearly two months after a training accident that killed seven Marines in Nevada.

Louisiana levee plan concerns Mississippi leaders

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:10:39 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran has proposed amendments to a federal water resources bill to protect coastal areas from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana.

Soldier says she faced harassment over Muslim name

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:05:37 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim - she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to.