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Charles Martland discharge reversed by Army in rape-protection case

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Critics maintain that President Obama seems to care more about leaving behind his social agenda imprint — including climate change — on the U.S. military at the expense of combat readiness. (Associated press)

Obama leaving liberal blueprint on armed forces

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Army 1st. Sgt. Buddy Hartlaub, of the 1st Battalion 320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, aims a sniper rifle on insurgent positions at Combat Outpost Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Manpower-challenged U.S. Army sets new priority: ‘Mitigate climate change’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 24, 2015, file photo, Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr., speaks in Washington. The Pentagon misled Congress with inaccurate information about sexual assault cases that portrayed civilian law enforcement officials as less willing than military commanders to investigate and punish sex offenders, an Associated Press investigation found. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

This screengrab of a video posted on several youtube sites on April 14, 2016 shows a plastic bag held tight over a woman's head by an unidentified federal police officer in an unknown location in Mexico. Two Mexican soldiers face military charges after this video surfaced of them helping a federal police officer torture a female suspect. It's unclear if the police officer faces charges. Mexico's Defense Department says the events occurred Feb. 4, 2015 in a small mountain town in southern Guerrero state. (via AP)

Mexican soldiers face charges for apparent torture of woman

By MARK STEVENSON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO - Associated Press

Caroline Cavazos spends time with her husband, Army Gen. Richard Cavazos (retired), at the Army Residence Community in San Antonio, Texas, on Feb. 2, 2016. (Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Retired general created legacy, made history

By SIG CHRISTENSON - Associated Press

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, applauded the decision by the Army to reverse its discharge of Sgt. First Class Charles Martland, for beating up an Afghan man accused of raping a 12-year-old boy.

Army tells officers to battle Duncan Hunter over battlefield intelligence system

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Simratpl Singh becomes first Sikh-American allowed to serve in Army with beard, turban

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Former Army Spec. Antoinette Scott of the D.C. National Guard on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, receives from the city government certification that she is the first D.C. woman to be awarded the Purple Heart for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. D.C. Council members Anita Bonds (center) and Mary Cheh (right) presented the certification to Ms. Scott at City Hall. Ms. Cheh is holding Ms. Scott's granddaughter. Photo by Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times

First D.C. woman to receive Purple Heart for Iraq war honored at City Hall

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Pakistani police officers stand guard at the site of a bomb blast in a park in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March, 27, 2016. A bomb blast in a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has killed tens of people and wounded scores, a health official said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chuadary)

Pakistan PM vows to fight terror after 70 died in Lahore

By Zarar Khan and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy a F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, after conducting strike missions against Islamic State group targets in Syria. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens)

U.S. military’s ability to fight major overseas war in doubt

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 photo, Shiite fighters clash with the Islamic State group at the frontline in Tikrit, Iraq, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad. Iraq’s Shiite militias, mobilized in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group, are now showing they have no intention to stand down once the fight against the Sunni extremists is over. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Fears in Iraqi government, army over Shiite militias’ power

By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Michael Flynn says Army must ditch war data network DCGS

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This diagram taken from U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service report, is of a drawing by Cpl. Aaron C. Masa during his interrogation showing the floor plan of the home, using X’s and O’s to show where the abuse occurred. A military judge convicted Masa of sexual abuse of a child and production of child pornography, according to court records and other documents detailing the case. Under the terms of a pretrial agreement, he agreed to plead guilty and received 30 years in prison. (U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service via AP)

AP Investigation: Suspected rapist goes AWOL; no Army search

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Retired Lt. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn, the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program founder who enthusiastically pushed the plan when he served as director of the Army National Guard, denies wrongdoing and calls the scandal "overblown." He received a letter of reprimand for failing to "conserve government resources." (Associated Press)

Army top brass skirt punishment in fraud probe as lower ranks take blame

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. Army Soldiers from 6th Battalion, 9th Armored Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division eat their one hot meal for the day at a combat outpost in Shakarat, Iraq, April 25, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall) (Released) ** FILE **

U.S. Army lectured soldiers on dangers of ‘white privilege’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives for a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, to announce that he has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women, and is giving the armed services until Jan. 1 to submit plans to make the historic change. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Military beginning to recruit women for combat jobs

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sgt. Martland case spurs bill to outlaw child rape on U.S. military bases

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S Defense Secretary Ashton Carter delivers a speech during a conference in Paris, Thursday, Jan 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) ** FILE **

Army soldiers can ‘self-identify,’ not face discrimination

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times