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Gates names West, Clark to lead Fort Hood review

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is putting former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark in charge of a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings. ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Senate Judiciary Committee,  Eric Holder,  U.S. Department of Justice,  The Pentagon,  Robert Gates

Admiral praises armed action to foil pirates

WASHINGTON - The head of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is praising action by armed guards that foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon

Army suicides on rise, but progress reported

WASHINGTON - Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year’s grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is starting to make progress in stemming them, officials said yesterday. Army Vice Chief of ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  US Marine Corps,  National Guard

Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported

WASHINGTON—Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday. Army Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Denver Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks, officials said Tuesday. ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Chicago Tribune,  US Department of Defense,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  Robert Gates

Review of missed signs will span entire Pentagon

WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will launch a broad investigation in light of the Fort Hood shootings that looks at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks. ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  US Department of Defense,  Robert Gates,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  George Casey

Military planning policy review after shooting

WASHINGTON - The Army is preparing to do an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood rampage, but top Pentagon officials may want a broader review of lessons from the tragedy. ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The Pentagon,  US Department of Defense,  Nidal Malik Hasan,  George Casey,  Robert Gates

Army says morale is down in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON—Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday. It was the first time since 2 ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  The Pentagon

US Army says morale is down in Afghanistan

Morale has fallen among U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday. It was the first time since 2 ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, eTaiwan News,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  The Pentagon

Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan

Soldier suicides in Iraq did not increase for the first time since 2004, according to a new study. Though findings of two new battlefield surveys are similar in several ways to the last ones taken in 2007, they come at a time of intense scrutiny on ...

From PAULINE JELINEK, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

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