Raymond T. Odierno

Raymond T. Odierno

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  Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to ... 

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  Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse

  President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed ... 

• Army chief: Time to fight against sex assault

  The Army's top officer is telling soldiers that after demonstrating courage and resilience in 12 years of war, it's time for them to make the fight ... 

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  Clashes suggest Sunni anger boiling over in Iraq

  With Sunni gunmen beginning to confront the Shiite-led government's security forces head-on in northern and western Iraq, fears are growing fast of ... 

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  Army warns of steeper reductions in troop numbers

  Senior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending ... 

• Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command

  One of the American military's most seasoned combat leaders took charge Friday of U.S. Africa Command, whose No. 1 mission is to work with allies to ... 

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  Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

  Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. 

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  Army chief of staff decries budget uncertainty

  The Army chief of staff said Friday that the protracted fight over the budget is having a severe impact on Army training. Gen. Ray Odierno said the ... 

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  Hagel: Time to 'turn the page' on decade of war

  Chuck Hagel was sworn in Wednesday as defense secretary — President Barack Obama's third in just over four years and the first who really wanted one ... 

• 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 ...