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Army Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno spoke on Capitol Hill, May 8, before the House Appropriations Committee, subcommittee on defense, about sexual assault.
Army secretary calls sexual assault ‘sickening,’ vows continued action
WASHINGTON — The Army’s secretary told lawmakers that leadership across the Army is not pleased with the number of sexual assaults occurring in the ranks, and that any progress made thus far to com...
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Sgt. Brent Austin, casket team leader, Honor Guard Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), teaches members of the Sacramento Police Department Honor Guard how to fold a flag on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., April 9.
May is National Military Appreciation Month
SAN ANTONIO — The President of the United States has proclaimed May as National Military Appreciation Month to remind Americans of the importance of the U.S. Armed Forces in history. It is a symbo...
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno congratulates Spc. Joshua Newbury, with the 111th Sapper Company, 70th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, after giving him a coin, May 14 at Fort Riley, Kan. Newbury was among the Fort Riley Soldiers, civilians and airmen recognized by Odierno. Newbury stood out among his peers and was the first person in 10 years to fire a live mine-clearing line charge towed behind a Husky during a combined arms breach at the National Training Center in California.
Odierno tells Fort Riley, 1st ID: 'We have to do more'
FORT RILEY, Kan. — As the clock winds down on America's longest period of armed conflict, Army senior leaders are busy framing a future force designed to thrive in a changing global environment. Th...
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Soldiers complete sweep of Armed Forces Volleyball Championships
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — All-Army teams completed a clean sweep of 2013 Armed Forces Volleyball by winning the men's and women's indoor championships May 8-12, at the Warrior Fitness Center. One...
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A smaller Army still needs to be ready, and sequester issues on top of previous budget cuts are impacting readiness accounts, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told reporters at the Defense Writers Group, May 7.
Odierno: Readiness issues pose risk to U.S. security
WASHINGTON — A smaller Army still needs to be ready, and sequester issues on top of previous budget cuts are impacting readiness accounts, said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. The general tol...
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Army leaders say sequestration affects modernization, readiness
WASHINGTON — Sequestration is dramatically affecting Army modernization programs, Army leaders said. "The resources provided to the Army to conduct on-going operations while modernizing and posturi...
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Spc. Elizabeth Wasil, with the World Class Athlete Program, an experienced swimmer, practices her wheelchair race events for the 2013 Warrior Games, May 7, at Carson Middle School track, at Fort Carson, Colo.
Athlete defies odds
FORT CARSON, Colo. — After doctors told her she'd never walk again, Spc. Elizabeth Wasil ditched her wheelchair and pushed herself into the swimming pool. "Seeing that is something I will never for...
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First Lady Michelle Obama challenges U.S. businesses to hire veterans and military spouses during a "Joining Forces" event at the White House, April 30. President Barack Obama, third from left, Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, and Biden's wife, Jill Biden, Ph.D., participated in the event.
Employment numbers nearly triple initial 'Joining Forces' goal
WASHINGTON — Some 290,000 veterans and military spouses have been hired since the inception of the "Joining Forces" initiative two years ago, nearly tripling the initial goal, First Lady Michelle O...
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On rappel, on belay
Pvt. Nathan Purdy, a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Company B, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team "STRIKE," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), tests his "Swiss seat" while ...
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Army combating sexual assault using 'team approach'
WASHINGTON — In the third year of its campaign against sexual assault and harassment, the Army is focusing on cultural change, more effective training, and prosecutorial efforts that use a "team...
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