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Army defends decision to have West Point graduation

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

An Army Ranger rappels off a tower during the Day Stakes portion of the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

Army goes high-tech to fight COVID-19

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Meet the combat veteran behind Auburn Tigers’ social media

By JOSHUA MIXON and The Ledger-Enquirer - Associated Press

Army program helps save native 3 Hawaiian plant species

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In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, Henry Johnson, right, puts his arms in a cooler after running a mile in the 105-degree heat index with Staff Sgt. Brandon Howell, center, during a weekly session of the U.S. Army's Future Soldier Training behind the Armed Forces Career Center at Parkland Plaza in Champaign, Ill. Twenty or so future soldiers work out at the recruiting station, getting a taste of what boot camp will be like, preparing for the upcoming physical rigors. (Stephen Haas/The News-Gazette via AP)

Army resumes sending recruits to boot camp after two-week pause

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this March 19, 2020, photo laboratory scientist Andrea Luquette cultures coronavirus to prepare for testing at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., where scientists are working to help develop solutions to prevent, detect and treat the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Army aids push for virus vaccine, cheaper ventilators

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Colorado National Guard medical personnel prepare to perform coronavirus test on a motorist at a drive-thru testing site outside the Denver Coliseum Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Denver. Officials planned to administer 150 tests but the line of vehicles wrapped around three city blocks. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

An air weapons team of two AH-64D Apaches from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, come in for a landing at Camp Taji, Iraq, after completing a reconnaissance mission in the skies over Baghdad Nov. 6, 2007. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Coronavirus cases in Army skyrockets to 288

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This undated file photo shows the classic World War I recruiting poster created by illustrator James Montgomery Flagg. Thursday, April 6, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today, including this iconic image of Uncle Sam pointing, with the message "I WANT YOU for the U.S. ARMY." (AP Photo, File)

Military recruiters explore virtual recruitment due to coronavirus closures

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

ARMY and MARINES - M-109A6 Paladin is an American 155mm self-propelled howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It has been upgraded a number of times, most recently to the M109A7. The M109 family is the most common Western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. The M109 has a crew of six: the section chief, the driver, the gunner, the assistant gunner and two ammunition handlers. The gunner aims the cannon left or right (deflection), the assistant gunner aims the cannon up and down (quadrant). The M109A6 Paladin needs only a crew of four: the commander, driver, gunner and an ammunition loader. The British Army replaced its M109s with the AS-90. Several European armed forces have or are currently replacing older M109s with the German PzH 2000. Upgrades to the M109 were introduced by the U.S. (see variants below) and by Switzerland (KAWEST). With the cancellation of the U.S. Crusader and Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, the Paladin will remain the principal self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. for the foreseeable future. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Stroud, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Army on improved Howitzer’s insane range: ‘We’re making artillery great again’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2017, file photo, New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

All new U.S. Army recruits to be tested for coronavirus

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Gideon Dalzell of Scranton does plate twists during a race as part of future soldier training with the U.S. Army Recruiting Station Scranton in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Army beginning increased virus screening for new recruits

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, accompanied by Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that China remains the Defense Department's "highest priority." (Associated Press)

Mark Esper: China threat Pentagon’s ‘highest priority’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Army: 3 soldiers injured during landing at Georgia airfield

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Ex-Army medic sentenced to 35 years for his wife’s murder

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press

Georgia senators pushing Fort Benning for new Army corps HQ

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Ex-official for notorious Syria rebels got visa to France

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High school military cadet receives Legion of Valor award

By CAROL COMEGNO - Associated Press

Crewmen sit inside Bradley fighting vehicles at a US military base at an undisclosed location in Northeastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops withdrew from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive that began last month. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Army cancels competition to replace the Bradley

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 4, 2011, file photo, U.S Army Capt. Mathew Golsteyn, right, is congratulated by fellow soldiers following the Valor Awards ceremony for 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, N.C. (James Robinson/The Fayetteville Observer via AP) ** FILE **

Trump silent on Maj. Mathew Golsteyn as Army launches review

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times