U.S. Army

U.S. Army

• Correction: Obit-Schwarzkopf story

  In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of Schwarzkopf's birth. He was ... 

• Army major pleads guilty to accepting gratuities

  A U.S. Army major has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors while in Iraq. Federal attorneys said ... 

• Congress OKs bill expanding rewards program

  Congress has approved legislation that would expand the State Department's rewards for justice program to target the world's most serious human rights ... 

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  Central African Republic rebels ignore negotiation

  President Francois Bozize's government came under growing threat Monday as rebels vowing to overthrow him rejected appeals from the African Union to ... 

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  African Union head visits Central African Republic

  The leader of the African Union, Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi, has proposed a government of national unity to resolve the rebel conflict in ... 

• Central African Republic rebels take another city

  Rebels continued their advance on Saturday, seizing the city of Sibut, 185 kilometers (114 miles) from Bangui, the capital, a government official ... 

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  C. African Republic neighbors to send help

  Central African Republic's neighbors agreed on Friday to dispatch a contingent of soldiers to intervene in the troubled country, where a coalition of ... 

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  AP Exclusive: Documents raise doubts in Nazi probe

  The case of an 87-year-old Philadelphia man accused by Germany of serving as an SS guard at Auschwitz has largely centered on whether he was stationed ... 

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  Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows

  A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to ... 

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  In Afghan Taliban birthplace, US troops step back

  President Barak Obama will decide in the coming weeks how many American troops to send home from Afghanistan next year. A major factor in his decision ... 

• Panetta: Complete background checks by Jan. 21

  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is giving the Defense Department and the military services until Jan. 21 to review the backgrounds of all employees who ... 

• Coalition soldier missing in Afghanistan

  A search is under way in southern Afghanistan for a soldier from the NATO-led coalition, believed to be the first to have gone missing since a U.S. 

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  US Army seeks death sentence in Afghan rampage

  The U.S. Army is seeking the death penalty against a soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a punishment some ... 

• Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

  At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found ... 

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  US Army seeks death penalty in 16 Afghan killings

  The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, ... 

• Panetta orders probe of military day care centers

  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed ... 

• Army general to face court-martial in sex charges

  An Army general will face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges, including forcible sodomy, in connection with several illicit ... 

• 25 years in arson that killed 2 children

  A sobbing mother was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for setting fire to her home and killing two of her children at Fort Campbell, in what ... 

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  Mississippi River dropping slower than expected

  A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared. 

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  New judge appointed in Fort Hood shooting case

  The Army's highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on ... 

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  AP IMPACT: An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives

  It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an ... 

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  AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?

  Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and ...