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Army, Marines, Air Force leaders warn of 'disruption' among troops
Dec 3, 2010 11:12 AM CST
Top Service Generals Challenge DADT Repeal
Army, Marines, Air Force leaders warn of 'disruption' among troops
(Newser)
- Top generals of the Army, Marines, and Air Force testified today that a quick repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could cause “stress” and “disruption”—despite a Pentagon study that found a repeal posed little risk, the
Hill
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Your Guide to Wikileaks' Next Bombshell
Docs may touch on secret prisons, IEDS, Iran
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- Army Chief of Staff George Casey doesn't support a congressional moratorium on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" while the Defense Department studies the issue. Casey also told a Senate panel he had "serious concerns" over the effects of allowing gay troops to serve openly while the nation's forces fight...
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Casey: Send More Troops to Afghanistan
Lieberman to probe Fort Hood shootings as 'attack' on US troops
(Newser)
- President Obama would do well to give Stanley McChrystal more troops in Afghanistan, Army chief of staff George Casey said on
Meet the Press
today. "We have already made progress, and I would look for that progress to continue,” Casey said, without saying how many troops he thought...
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Gen. Casey writes apology to 7,000
Jan 7, 2009 7:05 PM CST
Army Sends 'John Doe' Letter to Slain Soldiers' Kin
Gen. Casey writes apology to 7,000
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- The Army had good intentions in mind when it sent a letter to families of soldiers killed in Iraq to inform them of available services. Problem is, the letters to ease the most personal of sacrifices all began the same way: "Dear John Doe." Now Army chief of...
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Bush Pulled Rank on Military Over Surge
Joint Chiefs were pushed aside, new Woodward book says
Sep 8, 2008 3:14 PM CDT
Bush Pulled Rank on Military Over Surge
Joint Chiefs were pushed aside, new Woodward book says
(Newser)
- In the months leading up to the Iraq surge, President Bush faced a revolt by frustrated Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
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The War Within
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US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'
Woodward book reveals finds 'detached' Bush 'often failed to lead' on Iraq
Sep 5, 2008 4:21 AM CDT
US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'
Woodward book reveals finds 'detached' Bush 'often failed to lead' on Iraq
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- The Bush administration conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders even while seeking to win their trust, according to a new book from the
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Combat Tours to Be Cut
Tours of duty to be cut back to 12 months; Congress to hear troop cut proposals
Apr 5, 2008 5:20 AM CDT
Combat Tours to Be Cut
Tours of duty to be cut back to 12 months; Congress to hear troop cut proposals
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- American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are to have their combat tours cut from 15 months to 12 beginning late this summer. The White House plans a formal announcement next week, an insider told the AP. Tours were lengthened last year to boost troop levels in Iraq, and the Army...
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Army to Shorten Combat Tours
Three years between deployments
Feb 27, 2008 7:40 AM CST
Army to Shorten Combat Tours
Three years between deployments
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- The Pentagon aims to trim tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan from 15 months to a year with an eventual three years between deployments, the Army's top general told the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday. The change will be made after the military reduces troop levels this summer,...
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Iraq Tours to Cut by 3 Months This Summer
Top Army general
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yearlong stints
Feb 20, 2008 10:34 AM CST
Iraq Tours to Cut by 3 Months This Summer
Top Army general plans to return to yearlong stints
(Newser)
- American soldiers deployed to Iraq this summer will likely serve shorter tours, the AP reports. Soldiers at war today are serving 15 months and coming home for a year before going back to Iraq for another tour. War tours are expected to be shortened to 12 months for units leaving...
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Army Seeks to Shorten Tours
As security improves, military leaders push
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Army Seeks to Shorten Tours
As security improves, military leaders push to cut 15-month tours to 12 by summer
(Newser)
- With violence slowing in Iraq, many Army leaders want to drop the 15-month tours of duty imposed on soldiers earlier this year to sustain the surge, the AP reports. “We can’t sustain that,” says Army Chief of Staff George Casey, the former top commander in Iraq who...
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