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This image reviewed by the US military shows the guard tower at the front gate of "Camp Five" and "Camp Six" detention facility of the Joint Detention Group at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Jan. 19, 2012. (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Guard Shoots Gitmo Detainee With ‘Rubber Bullet’ To Quell Disturbance

The Pentagon admits that a Guantanamo Bay detainee was struck by a “rubber bullet” in an effort to quell a disturbance at the prison.

2013/03/08

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno speaks at the Brookings Institution on Feb. 15, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Gen. Odierno: Army Experiencing $18 Billion Shortfall

The Army chief of staff said Friday that the protracted fight over the budget is having a severe impact on Army training.

2013/03/01

File photo of soldiers saluting a flag. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images,)

Study: 22 Military Veterans Commit Suicide Every Day

The results of a new study indicate that suicide rates among veterans in the United States are increasing.

2013/02/01

Suicides continue to increase in the military, as they outnumber combat-related deaths in Afghanistan. (Photo by John Cantlie/Getty Images)

US Soldier Suicides Outnumber Combat Deaths In 2012

American soldier suicides continue to outnumber combat-related deaths in 2012, and the trajectory for soldier suicides continues to get worse.

2012/12/28

File photo of a solider engaging in canine training. (credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images)

Activists Seek Probe Of Army Contractor’s Use Of Animals For Combat Training

A research reform advocacy group is asking the Pentagon to investigate an Army contractor that uses animals for combat casualty training.

2012/12/13

Army vs. Navy: Honor and Purity in a Cesspool of Sports

The Army and Navy players also represent rare purity in the cesspool that big-time college athletics has become with schools switching conferences willy-nilly in order to maximize revenue from the almighty television networks.

2012/12/07

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets an honor guard who was greeting an 'Honor Flight' of WWII and Korean War veterans returning from a visit to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26, 2012 shortly before departing Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: 66 Percent Of Military Members Support Romney

A recent military poll finds that active and reserve troops overwhelmingly support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama leading up to next month’s election.

2012/10/08

U.S. Army mortar men from the 2-27th Infantry Regiment fire mortars at a Taliban position (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed

With the situation getting worse on the ground Obama has ended the surge just in time for the election in November. Taliban and related attacks against NATO powers were approximately 2,700 in August of 2009 when Obama made his contrary-to-campaign promised-move to step up the nation’s military assistance in Afghanistan. Three years later, in August of 2012, there were more attacks – nearly 3,000.

2012/09/29

Army Not Changing Physical Fitness Test, For Now

The Army will stick to its tried-and-true physical fitness test for now while it orders more reviews of a new assessment meant to more accurately gauge combat readiness.

2012/08/31