James F. Amos

James F. Amos

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  Military leaders welcome House GOP budget bill

  A massive House Republican measure to keep the government operating would ease some of the pain of automatic spending cuts slamming the Defense ... 

• Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester

  The billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and ... 

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  McKeon says many to blame for DOD's fiscal dilemma

  There is plenty of blame to go around for the pending automatic budget cuts that have put the U.S. military on the brink of a readiness crisis, the ... 

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  Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts

  Pending automatic spending cuts have put the U.S. armed forces on a path to being so unprepared for combat that it would be "immoral" to use them, the ... 

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  Marine survey lists concerns on women in combat

  Male Marines listed being falsely accused of sexual harassment or assault as a top concern in a survey about moving women into combat jobs, and ... 

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  Marine leader: skepticism in infantry about women

  The head of the Marine Corps — the most male of all military branches — said Thursday the infantry side is skeptical about how women will perform in ... 

• Correction: Women In Combat story

  In a story Dec. 1 about women in combat, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former Marine Capt. Anu Bhagwati served at Camp Pendleton. 

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  Troops debate risks, benefits of women in combat

  A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday challenges the Pentagon's longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat ... 

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  Female military members sue to serve in combat

  Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to ...