Author: Kristin M. Hall
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Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what’s already gone on in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The policy change announced earlier this year is being tested at nine brigades, including one at Fort Campbell,…
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Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what’s already gone on in wars in Iraq…
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101st Airborne to Afghanistan
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division is heading to Afghanistan this summer in a critical year to show progress in the face of increased attacks, the division’s commander said. The division wrapped up its flag in a case during a ceremony Wednesday at its Fort Campbell post on the Tennessee-Kentucky state…
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Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army is curtailing plans to cut what it spends on running its bases worldwide after concerns from soldiers and congress that services for military families might suffer. Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Jr. announced the step Friday in a statement. McHugh…
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Training intensifies for 101st Airborne before deployment
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Leaders of the 101st Airborne Division are finishing a two-week training exercise that runs through a wide range of scenarios they will face during their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The computer-based program works like an interactive movie to give commanders a chance to experience real challenges once they arrive in the…
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U.S. troops, relatives face cuts in base services
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Soldiers and their families on Army bases around the country could see cutbacks in trash pickup, lawn-mowing and other services as the military tries to hold down nonwar spending while escalating the fight in Afghanistan. Even as total defense spending rises, the portion of the Army budget dedicated to running its…
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Mullen says troops being sent to blunt insurgency
CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — America’s highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the last three years and he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war. “This is the most dangerous time I’ve seen growing up the…
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Wounded warrior units face downsizing, closures
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Army plans to reduce the size of some of its 36 wounded warrior units by the end of the month and close three by October after tightening standards to stem a flood of patients, a spokesman said Tuesday.The warrior transition units were created in 2007 to address reports of substandard care…