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House panel to probe Army’s IED software report

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Thai bomb squad members examine the site of a bomb blast near a bus stop in downtown Bangkok on July 25, 2010. The bombing wounded nine people shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital. (Associated Press)

Thai security forces spend $30 million on fake ‘bomb detectors’

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai security forces spend millions on fake ‘bomb detectors’

By Richard S. Ehrlich special to the washington times - The Washington Times

A U.S. Army recruit negotiates the confidence course during the white phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on June 14, 2006. The training lasts nine weeks and is divided into red, white and blue phases. Soldiers in the white phase are in their final three weeks. (Department of Defense/Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force)

Army may train women for rigor of front lines

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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Army campaigns to defend current detector of bombs

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Probe sought of military software scandal

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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

Soldier battling bombs irked by software switch

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2012, Ryan Newman drives his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla. The U.S. Army will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, citing a reallocation of its marketing budget that does not include a presence in NASCAR. SHR said Tuesday, July 10, 2012, it is pursuing a new sponsor. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, File)

NFL, NBA and NASCAR fight for federal dollars

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration Obama's leaky White House by John Camejo for The Washington Times

ALLARD: Spies, lies and the New York Times

By Col. Ken Allard

Afghan police officers inspect the site of a blast in the central province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 18, 2011. Two roadside bomb attacks on Saturday killed four private security guards escorting supply convoys for a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, a police chief said. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)

Military has to fight to purchase lauded IED buster

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Earnhardt upbeat about National Guard sponsorship

By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press

Yemeni soldiers stand guard July 11, 2012, at the site of a suicide bomb attack at a police academy in Sanaa, Yemen. The bomber threw himself into a crowd of Yemeni police cadets leaving the academy and detonated his explosives, killing several people, a security official said. (Associated Press)

Suicide attack on Yemen police cadets kills 10

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

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NASCAR said it is willing to consider other foreign automakers five years after welcoming Toyota.

EDITORIAL: NASCAR wars

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Army pulling out of NASCAR at end of season

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Golf helps military vets, dad get past tough times

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Army Capt. Aston Armstrong is posted in a clearing to help guard a perimeter as the platoon breaks for a meal during a training mission. The Massachusetts native graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2008 and sought to earn a coveted sapper badge. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Making a tough ‘go’ as sappers

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Sapper candidate Army Capt. Stephanie Godman takes her turn at lunch as she eats a military Meal Ready to Eat while her "battle buddy" and fellow sapper candidate National Guard Staff Sgt. Anthony Hughes is posted up in a clearing to help form a perimeter to keep watch. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Women tough it out as sappers

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Soldiers from the M23 rebel group show off July 7, 2012, in Bunagana, Congo, weapons captured from government troops, who fled to neighboring Uganda a day earlier as the rebel group took control of the border town. (Associated Press)

Congo rebels seize eastern town after army flees

By Saleh Mwanamilongo - Associated Press

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman works through a combat scenario at Fort Eustis in Virginia. Staff Sgt. Heilman on Friday was named Army's Drill Sergeant of the Year after being evaluated by the Army's Training and Doctrine Command. (Associated Press)

Army’s mild-mannered drill sergeants combat old stereotypes

By Brock Vergakis - Associated Press

Cicely Verstein is sworn into the Army at the Beckley Military Entrance Processing Station, Beckley, W. Va., by the station commander, Maj. Adam Clark, on Friday June 29. Verstein is the first woman to enlist in a combat arms support MOS since enlistment rules were changed in May.

First woman to take Army combat support job

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times