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In this Oct. 2, 2007, file photo, Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who serves as the commanding general of Multi-National Corps-Iraq, gives an update on conditions, where he has served in his current leadership capacity since Dec. 2006 during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Odierno, a retired Army general who commanded American and coalition forces in Iraq at the height of the war and capped a 39-year career by serving as the Army's chief of staff, has died, his family said Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. He was 67. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Army general who commanded in Iraq dies of cancer at age 67

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno said that had the U.S. military stayed in Iraq longer, the Islamic State situation might be under more control. (Associated Press)

U.S. troop withdrawal let Islamic State enter Iraq, military leaders say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. Army Lt. Daniel McCord (left), Staff Sgt. Marc Krugh (center) and Sgt. Christopher Torrentes of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment pray before heading out on a patrol at Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Automatic budget cuts will nearly break the Army, generals warn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Sgt. Mary Herrera, tenor Anthony Kearns, and Kirsten Fedewa of Kirsten Fedewa & Associates (from left) pose during the 239th United States Army Birthday Gala in New York on June 12.
(Courtesy of Kirsten Fedewa & Associates LLC/Mikki L. Sprenkle, photographer of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army)

FEDEWA: A salute to Army Gen. Odierno

By Lawrence J. Fedewa

$FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno speaks at the Pentagon. Only a small fraction of Army women say they’d like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do, say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results from a survey of the service’s nearly 170,000 women. The issue is going to be the propensity of women who want to do some of these things,” Odierno said in an interview with The AP. “I don’t think it’s going to be as great as people think.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)$

Army chief still hopes for future U.S.-Russia ties

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army chief of staff, announced sharp reductions in the number of combat brigades and the shifting of thousands of soldiers from bases across the country as part of a long-planned move to cut the size of the service. (Associated Press)

Army lays out plans to remove 80,000 soldiers; base communities brace for impacts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (Associated Press)

Gen. Odierno: Army will lose 100,000 soldiers under defense cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (left) joins Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to tell lawmakers about the potential effects of the looming and “potentially tragic” cuts to the defense budget. (Associated Press)

Military chiefs give warnings on sequestration

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (Associated Press)

Army faces troop reduction amid budget cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

“In the past, we just said, ‘Hey, if you need us, call us and we’ll be there,’ but now it’s much more specific.” — Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army chief of staff (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Army plans to shift troops to U.S. Africa Command

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

NFL teams with US Army for concussion program

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

R.O.T.C students unfurl a large American flag at the start of the Memorial Day Parade on Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C., Monday, May 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

DAVIS: The Flag Still Flies

By Lynda Davis

**FILE** Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (Associated Press)

Army chief says budget cuts would hollow military

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Gen. Raymond Odierno, Army chief of staff, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 27, 2012, to discuss cuts to the Army. (Associated Press)

Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Army Maj. Sequana Robinson models a woman's combat uniform on Saturday, March 31, 2011, at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Associated Press)

Agreement elusive on women in combat

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army,right, and Gen. David M. Rodriguez wait to be introduced during Forces Command Assumption of command ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

Service chiefs warn $1T cut would be ‘catastrophic’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (Associated Press)

Military chiefs warn against bigger defense cuts

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Obama taps Dempsey as Joint Chiefs chair

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rev. Terry Jones at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Jones plans to burn copies of the Koran on church grounds to mark the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States that provoked the Afghan war. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Fla. minister: Koran burn still planned

By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press

Iraqi policemen search a car at a checkpoint in Baghdad Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. While violence in Iraq has subsided significantly since the height of the sectarian bloodshed in 2006 and 2007, militants continue to target members of Iraq's nascent security forces, undermining their ability to defend the country as the U.S. ends combat operations. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

No letup in Iraq for some military forces

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times