Afghanistan

Arlington at 150 — Celebrating America's Heroes

By John Bretschneider on May 23, 2014 Afghanistan, Iraq

Since the first military burial on May 13, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery has become the final resting place for more than 400,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and their families. Those who on Sept. 11, 2001, died only a few hundred yards away at the Pentagon are buried here, as are the Challenger astronauts. Fifteen thousand soldiers from the Civil War — Union and Confederate — rest in Section 27 and Section 13, known as the Field of the Dead. Four thousand freed slaves, many identified only as “Citizen,” and two presidents also are buried at Arlington. Section 60 is the…

VIDEO: Watch Staff Sgt. Mills, a quadruple amputee, jump with the Golden Knights

By Tony Lombardo on March 3, 2014 Afghanistan, Army, Outside the wire, Veteran issues

[HTML1] Retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is a quadruple amputee who was critically injured by an IED while out on patrol during his third tour in Afghanistan. On Friday, he jumped out of a freakin’ airplane at 13,000 freakin’ feet while attached to a member of the Golden Knights parachute team. The Army documented the entire event in the skies above Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., and Mills is just fun to watch. When the plane is climbing to 6,000 feet, the cameraman inquires how Mills is feeling. Mills, with a huge grin on his face, says he’s ready to…

Photo: On patrol in Afghanistan

By Toni Rico on October 25, 2013 Afghanistan, Outside the wire

More jobs open to women in combat battalions and a 'smart' scope that can make you as deadly as a sniper; see the stories in the Army Times print edition

By Toni Rico on September 23, 2013 Afghanistan, Army, Gear, Outside the wire

New job openings for junior enlisted women are putting them in battalion- and company-level roles in brigade combat teams and special ops aviation units, the latest phase of the ongoing effort to open combat-related jobs to women. See this week’s issue for the full list of brigades and MOSs now open. We put to the test a new precision scope and shooting system that can turn an average shooter into a competent sniper with the push of a button. Find out how experienced shooters — and an inexperienced one — fared with the new “smart” scope. The Army’s next Medal of Honor…

The Army as of Sept. 19

By Toni Rico on September 23, 2013 Afghanistan, Army, Outside the wire

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Spotted: SSG Ty Carter

By Michelle Tan on September 16, 2013 Afghanistan, Army, West Point

Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, who received the Medal of Honor last month for his actions at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, continues to make the rounds. The soldier appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, visited West Point and threw the ceremonial first pitch at the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants game. On Sunday night, Carter and his wife, Shannon, were seated in the front row at the Miss America competition in Atlantic City, N.J. During the ceremony, Carter was recognized with a standing ovation, and he was able to cheer on fellow soldier Theresa Vail, a Kansas National Guard sergeant…

See our list of this generation's most highly decorated war heroes, the top story in this week's Army Times

By Toni Rico on September 9, 2013 Afghanistan, Army, Congress, Outside the wire

Our top story today finds out who are the most decorated combat heroes from the post 9/11 era. Army, Navy and Air Force service members make our list of the top 10, but not Marines. Experts say that is because the Marines have tougher standards for awarding combat valor medals than other services. Find out more about this new generation of combat heroes in the Sept. 16 issue of the Army Times and leave your thoughts and comments below. In tough news for service members, President Obama is asking for a 1 percent pay raise for service members on…

The Army as of Aug. 8

By Toni Rico on August 12, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of Aug. 1

By Meghann Myers on August 5, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The best and brightest from this week's Army Times

By Meghann Myers on July 30, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

On this week’s cover, an investigation by Army Times managing editor Richard Sandza found 30,000 cases of child abuse, including 118 deaths, in recent years. Additionally, the rates of abuse increased by nearly 30 percent between 2008 and 2011. How has this been allowed to continue? How have so many abusers ended up in the military? See what experts and leaders had to say about the shocking epidemic. If you’re a sergeant first class angling for a promotion, you could be subject to the Army’s most extensive Qualitative Service Program screening yet at this October’s promotion boards. Soldiers already in…

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