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Casey frustrated by increase in suicides

Army Times: 5 hours ago
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey expressed his frustration earlier this month over the service's inability to reduce the number of soldier suicides. “I'm personally frustrated with the effort that we have put on this over the last three ... ...read article

Army will allow soldiers to recolor M4s

Army Times: 5 hours ago
The Army is finally going to give soldiers the green light to paint their black weapons so they blend in with the terrain on the battlefield. Soldiers have been using commercially available, spray-on camouflage paint since the beginning of the war , ... ...read article

Door latches a problem on M-ATVs, soldiers say

Army Times: 1 day ago
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan , Since getting the new vehicles in January, at least one external door latch has failed on all of 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment's M-ATVs. “When we get out of the vehicle to shoot a rocket or something, we ... ...read article

New gear protects air crews from weather

Army Times: 1 day ago
Beginning this summer, the Army will start outfitting helicopter and tank crews with new winter gear designed to protect them against cold, rain, sleet, snow and fire. The Fire Resistant Environmental Ensemble is a high-tech, multilayered ... ...read article

Suspected suicides increased in February

Army Times: 1 day ago
As many as 14 active-duty soldiers killed themselves in February, a slight increase from the month before, the Army announced Thursday. Of the 14 deaths, one has been confirmed as suicide and the others remain under investigation. Army officials have ... ...read article

Lions offer contract to former Army safety

Army Times: 1 day ago
First Lt. Caleb Campbell might get a shot to play for the Detroit Lions, after all. He worked out for the team earlier in the week and has been offered a contract, according to goblackknights.com. The Lions drafted Campbell in the seventh round out ... ...read article

Army plan takes fire from Congress, DoD, GAO

Army Times: 2 days ago
Why is the Army buying equipment that fared poorly in tests? That's the question the chairman of the House Armed Services air and land subcommittee asked senior Army officials at a March 10 hearing. “It does not seem like these things are going ... ...read article

DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program

Army Times: 2 days ago
The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for and been enrolled in the program. However, the MyCAA ... ...read article

Suspected suicides increased in February

Army Times: 2 days ago
As many as 14 active-duty soldiers killed themselves in February, a slight increase from the month before, the Army announced March 11. Of the 14 deaths, one has been confirmed as suicide and the others remain under investigation. Army officials have ... ...read article

Lions offer contract to former Army safety

Army Times: 2 days ago
Caleb Campbell might get a shot to play for the Detroit Lions, after all. He worked out for the team earlier in the week and has been offered a contract, according to goblackknights.com. The Lions drafted Campbell in the seventh round out of West ... ...read article

Petraeus says presidency is not his goal

Army Times: 4 days ago
WASHINGTON , For a guy who professes to have no interest in running for president, Gen. David Petraeus can come off as surprisingly eager to talk about it , sometimes without even being asked. In a recent appearance at the World Affairs Council of ... ...read article

Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan

Army Times: 4 days ago
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan , U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Gates visited a small, ... ...read article

Army seeks answers for Afghan civilian deaths

Army Times: 4 days ago
A helicopter attack that killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province was called in by a Special Forces A-team that did not have “eyes on” their target and resulted in a 48-hour standdown for U.S. special operations ... ...read article

Soldiers use delicate touch in Haiti patrols

Army Times: 6 days ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti , Pfc. Jean-Louis Smith knows how to change frowns into smiles, even in a place where that's not easy. A seemingly endless line of edgy, scowling faces awaited him at a distribution point near a tent city in Port-au-Prince, ... ...read article