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Gates names West, Clark to lead in-depth Fort Hood review

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Thursday a 45-day review into whether "lapses" or gaps in military procedures may prompt a failure to identify servicemembers who pose a threat, a bid to prevent future incidents such as the mass ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Robert Gates

Army's record suicide rate ÃÂhorrible,' says Gen. Chiarelli

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli on Tuesday called the Army's record suicide rate this year "horrible" and said the problem of soldiers taking their own lives is the toughest he has faced in his 37 years in service. As of Nov. 1 ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Richard Thomas

U.S. soldiers' morale down in Afghanistan

Morale has fallen sharply among U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, with repeated combat deployments taking a toll on their psychological health and marriages, according to an Army mental health survey released Friday. The percentage of soldiers who rated ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon

Doctor accused in Fort Hood deaths didn’t seek discharge

WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people last week at Fort Hood, Texas, did not formally seek to leave the military as a conscientious objector or for any other reason, an Army official said, despite claims by one of his ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Walter Reed Hospital,  New York Times Company,  Kimberly D Munley,  Mark Todd,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hasan did not formally seek discharge, Army official says

The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people last week at Fort Hood, Tex., did not formally seek to leave the military as a conscientious objector or for any other reason, an Army official said, despite claims by one of his relatives that he had ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Walter Reed Hospital

25 troops injured in search for U.S. paratroopers missing in Afghanistan

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From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  82nd Airborne Division

Strain of deployments hit base

Fort Hood, the Texas military base that was the scene of a mass shooting Thursday, has been hard hit by the growing strain on the Army from multiple combat deployments -- with its personnel suffering the highest number of suicides among Army ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Walter Reed Hospital

1,000 U.S. troops wounded in Afghanistan in past 3 months

More than 1,000 American troops have been wounded in battle over the past three months in Afghanistan , accounting for one-fourth of all those injured in combat since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. The dramatic increase has filled military hospitals ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Taliban,  Robert Gates,  Walter Reed Hospital,  Barack Obama

Insurgents putting up tough fight in Waziristan, report says

Pakistan's offensive in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan has met with significant resistance from insurgents, who have retaken one large town, targeted military vehicles with roadside bombs and held off the army's attack helicopters with ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  American Enterprise Institute,  Baitullah Mehsud

Delay in Iraqi elections may slow pace of U.S. troop pullout

A more protracted drawdown of the 120,000 troops now in Iraq would not prevent President Obama from boosting the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but it could increase stress on American ground forces, Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., director ...

From ANN SCOTT TYSON, The Washington Post,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Ray Odierno,  Nouri al-Maliki

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