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Military personnel carry the remains of Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott Robbins into St. James Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Robbins died in a non-combat incident on June 30 while serving in Afghanistan. (Ben Dorger/Standard-Examiner via AP)

Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan buried in Utah

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In this June 4, 2017, file photo. nNew 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. The Army has missed its recruiting goal for the first time in more than a decade. Army leaders tell The Associated Press they signed up about 70,000 new troops for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Military recruiting woes spur debate over enlistment age

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Funeral planned for Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan

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In this July 8, 2019, photo, acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper waits for the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Pentagon. The Pentagon says that Esper expects to be formally nominated for the top job very soon, setting off a complicated leadership replacement shuffle at top Army, Navy and senior Defense Department levels(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump nominates Esper to be defense chief, succeeding Mattis

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Gen. Mark Milley speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

General: Early Afghanistan troop pullout would be mistake

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Groundbreaking female general in command of US Army North

By SIG CHRISTENSON - Associated Press

Gen. Mark Milley is the nominee for the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. At a hearing, Gen. Milley urged caution in withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and said that international order is facing its biggest challenge since the fall of the Soviet Union.
speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 11, 2019, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Mark Milley urges caution on Afghan pullout in confirmation hearing

By Lauren Toms - 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. The Army has missed its recruiting goal for the first time in more than a decade. Army leaders tell The Associated Press they signed up about 70,000 new troops for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Army misses recruiting goal in booming economy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Korean War veteran living in Texas recalls combat danger

By SIG CHRISTENSON - Associated Press

President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, for conspicuous gallantry while serving in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump awards Medal of Honor to first living veteran of Iraq War

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, right, with first lady Melania Trump, center, greet attendees of the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 21, 2019, in Washington, as a Secret Service Agent watches at left. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump to nominate Esper to lead Pentagon

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In this April 15, 2019, file photo, Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speaks to soldiers and family members in Ft. Bragg, N.C. It’s a difficult time for the Pentagon to be without a permanent U.S. defense secretary. Amid all that, and more, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan stepped down this week and Esper, the man tapped to replace him on an interim basis appears to face legal hurdles that could initially prevent him from serving more than about six more weeks. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) **FILE**

Mark Esper, Secretary of the Army, to be named by Trump to Defense Secretary

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

An armed shooter stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas. The shooter was hit and injured in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers outside the courthouse. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY

Family says Dallas courthouse shooter wanted to die

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks about the situation in the Persian Gulf region during as he waits for the arrival of Portuguese Minister of National Defense Joao Cravinho, at the Pentagon, Friday, June 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Acting Defense boss steps down amid Iran tension

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Secretary of the Army Mark Esper speaks to soldiers and family members in Ft. Bragg, N.C., Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ** FILE **

Mark Esper tapped to replace Patrick Shanahan at Pentagon

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Global jihad’s information warfare campaign

By Joseph Myers

EXCHANGE: Bloomington veteran a hero overseas, at home

By KEVIN BARLOW - Associated Press

Fort Campbell celebrates Army’s 244th birthday

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Cadet to be removed from Army ROTC for ‘pro-Nazism’ tweets

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Army education aid now for Fort Campbell, others in Kentucky

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