http://www.mail.com/organizations/7770-us-army.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/7770-us-army.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway. As the federal government proceeds with plans to sell the island 100 miles east of New York Cit... Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097256-ny-town-eyes-limit-use-plum-island.html 2013-05-20T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn., late Wednesday on charges of violating an order of protection, and stalking... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:36:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html 2013-05-17T01:36:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091218-afghans-tell-us-soldiers-killing-rampage.html KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family sometime before dawn on March 11, 2012. According to Masooma, an American soldier wearing a helmet equipped with... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091218-afghans-tell-us-soldiers-killing-rampage.html 2013-05-16T18:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 against sexual assault their primary mission. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno sent a message to the force Thursday saying that sexual assault and harassment violate the trust between sol... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html 2013-05-16T17:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086580-hagel-informed-obama-latest-sex-abuse-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel informed President Barack Obama of the latest sexual assault allegations against a soldier who was assigned to prevent such crimes — the second soldier involved in similar accusations — and the president made clear he wants that behavior stopped, officials said Wednesday. Hagel spokesman George Little told r... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:56:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086580-hagel-informed-obama-latest-sex-abuse-case.html 2013-05-15T17:56:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076110-prince-harry-salutes-war-dead-arlington.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World War II hero buried far from home. There were none of the shrieking throngs that greeted his arrival Thursday ... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:24:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076110-prince-harry-salutes-war-dead-arlington.html 2013-05-10T19:24:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty northeast rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived enemies with worn Kalashnikov assault rifles hidden beneath their flowing robes. Now, they come prepared for war. When Islamic fighters drove into a town in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, t... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html 2013-05-08T13:37:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan (AP) — The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared a cigarette with glowing embers in quick drags among the kneeling assaulters in the chilled dark. They would be on the first two helicopters to drop into the vill... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:06:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048330-afghan-troops-hold-their-ground-high-cost.html 2013-04-27T15:06:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039088-army-warns-steeper-reductions-troop-numbers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Army officials warned Tuesday they may have to cut more than 100,000 additional soldiers over the next decade unless automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Secretary John McHugh said the losses would undermine the s... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:45:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2039088-army-warns-steeper-reductions-troop-numbers.html 2013-04-23T16:45:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2027022-war-medicine-helping-boston-bomb-victims.html The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs after Monday's attack. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2027022-war-medicine-helping-boston-bomb-victims.html 2013-04-18T02:40:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to ensure the safety of chemical weapons in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress Wednesday. The decision to dispatch the 1st Armored Division tr... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html 2013-04-17T20:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025590-israel-army-court-sentences-us-palestinian-teen.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court sentenced a Palestinian-American teenager on Wednesday to two weeks in prison for throwing rocks at Israeli forces, the military said, in a case that has drawn attention to Israel's system of military detention of Palestinian minors. Israel's military said a juvenile military court convicted 14-year-old Mohammad ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025590-israel-army-court-sentences-us-palestinian-teen.html 2013-04-17T18:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2021176-hopeful-signs-afghan-army.html CAMP THUNDER, Afghanistan (AP) — Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, commander of Afghanistan's 203rd Thunder Corps, looked happy as he sat down for lunch in his eastern command post near the border with Pakistan. He had every reason to be smiling, as did his U.S. advisers. His troops, he said, had just successfully completed a large-scale operation — code-name... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2021176-hopeful-signs-afghan-army.html 2013-04-15T19:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998936-soldier-charged-with-murder-fort-knox-shooting.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A soldier apprehended Thursday in Tennessee was charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Kentucky's Fort Knox a day earlier. The FBI said in a court filing that Marquinta E. Jacobs fired a .45-caliber handgun at the victim, "striking him several times." Jacobs is charged with murder, according to the crimi... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998936-soldier-charged-with-murder-fort-knox-shooting.html 2013-04-05T01:04:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1999432-officials-general-fired-alcohol-sex-charges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army major general with U.S. Africa Command has been relieved of his post in connection with alcohol and sexual misconduct charges, defense officials said Thursday. Officials said Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, was fired from his command last Thursday and he was fined a portion of his... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:53:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1999432-officials-general-fired-alcohol-sex-charges.html 2013-04-04T23:53:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995498-us-offers-5-bounty-kony.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday offered up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to the capture of Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony, two of his top aides and a Rwandan rebel leader suspected of crimes against humanity. The bounties are being offered by the State Department under a provision in the War Crimes Rewa... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:53:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995498-us-offers-5-bounty-kony.html 2013-04-03T16:53:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986314-40-years-vietnam-memories-strong.html The last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War, many had already seen their involvement in the war finished — and their lives altered — by March 29, 1973... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:26:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986314-40-years-vietnam-memories-strong.html 2013-03-29T15:26:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1983892-ex-cia-chief-aided-wwii-heros-arlington-burial.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When Dr. Rene Joyeuse's request for burial at Arlington National Cemetery was rejected, the family of the decorated Swiss-born World War II spy launched a campaign to get the decision reversed. Months later, Joyeuse is getting his wish, thanks in part to the involvement of the nation's top covert operators, including CIA Director David Petraeus. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1983892-ex-cia-chief-aided-wwii-heros-arlington-burial.html 2013-03-28T06:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977936-iraq-afghan-wars-offers-opportunities.html WIESBADEN, Germany (AP) — The end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will give America's ground forces in Europe a chance to review and refocus training at a time of financial cutbacks throughout the military, the top U.S. soldier in Europe said Monday. Nearly one-third of the U.S. Army units based in Europe fought in the Iraq and Afghan conflicts, and a... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977936-iraq-afghan-wars-offers-opportunities.html 2013-03-25T14:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966692-marines-killed-training-were-young-lives-ahead.html CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Lance Cpl. Mason Vanderwork loved going to the beach and cruising in his Mustang convertible. He and his wife, Taylor, married the day after she graduated high school and hoped to start a family. The 21-year-old loved being a Marine and had a tattoo emblazoned on his chest, she said, that read: "Sacrifice. Without fear there is n... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:32:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966692-marines-killed-training-were-young-lives-ahead.html 2013-03-22T00:32:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html A mortar shell explosion Monday at an Army depot in Hawthorne, Nev., killed seven Marines and injured eight other servicemen. Here are profiles of the victims: AARON RIPPERDA, 26 Ripperda was a football player while he attended high school in Highland, Ill., near St. Louis. He was respectful and hardworking, according to Highland High School Assistant Pri... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:13:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html 2013-03-21T02:13:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials say the 27-year-old university student from China started a relationship with a civilian defense contractor more than twice her age and then found out classified information on U.S. nuclear weaponry, missile defenses and war plans. But is she a spy? It is clear the Justice Department believes the woman's boyfriend broke the ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html 2013-03-20T13:57:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1964644-pentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths.html HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapons until an investigation can determine their safety, officials said Tuesday. The explosion occurred Monday night at the Hawthorne Ar... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:23:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1964644-pentagon-bans-60-mm-mortar-round-deaths.html 2013-03-20T03:23:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1966036-man-accused-espionage-worked-deterrence.html HONOLULU (AP) — A civilian defense contractor accused of giving his Chinese girlfriend military secrets worked on developing military plans to deter potential U.S. enemies when the two began their romance, according to his online professional profile and court documents. The LinkedIn profile of Benjamin Bishop, 59, says he worked as a planner on "extended... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1966036-man-accused-espionage-worked-deterrence.html 2013-03-20T03:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949364-audio-gis-statement-wikileaks-case-released.html HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Some supporters of an Army private charged with aiding the enemy released a leaked audio recording Tuesday of Pfc. Bradley Manning explaining why he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The Freedom of the Press Foundation, a group co-founded by Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsbe... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1949364-audio-gis-statement-wikileaks-case-released.html 2013-03-12T21:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1949236-college-tuition-stipends-us-airmen-suspended.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition assistance that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes. Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Laurel Tingley said airmen were notified by email that new applications for tuition assistance won't be accepted because of the $85 ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:58:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1949236-college-tuition-stipends-us-airmen-suspended.html 2013-03-12T17:58:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1940684-report-details-flaws-armys-handling-ptsd.html SEATTLE (AP) — An Army report released Friday finds the service still has trouble diagnosing and treating soldiers for post-traumatic stress disorder, despite more than doubling its number of military and civilian behavioral health workers over the past five years. Confusing paperwork, inconsistent training and guidelines, and incompatible data systems ha... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:09:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1940684-report-details-flaws-armys-handling-ptsd.html 2013-03-08T22:09:58Z