Articles tagged with army

Sun, May 20, 2012

U.S. trainer shot in Yemen, army advances on militants

By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Islamist militants shot and seriously wounded a U.S. military instructor in Yemen on Sunday ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Ex-U.S. Army Corps manager and son plead guilty to bribery scheme

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and his son pleaded guilty on Thursday ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

U.S. may send women to elite Ranger school: top Army chief

By Lily Kuo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is considering putting female soldiers through Ranger School, an intense weeks-long combat boot camp that ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Syria forces kill two in Damascus as thousands rally

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot two protesters in the capital Damascus on Friday and fired in ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Soldier who died during Skype chat was not shot: Army

(Reuters) - An Army captain who collapsed and died in Afghanistan while communicating with his wife over Skype was not shot and his body showed ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Egypt clashes over army rule leave up to 11 dead

By Tamim Elyan and Sherine El Madany

CAIRO (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in Cairo on Wednesday, medics said, when armed men attacked protesters ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Exclusive: Bo's wife dressed as Chinese army general after Heywood death: source

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - A woman at the center of China's biggest political scandal in two decades, wife of deposed political leader ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Army beefs up leadership at troubled Lewis-McChord base

By Bill Rigby

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army announced a new layer of command at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday as it looks ...

Sat, April 21, 2012

Army dumps Nugent from concert after Obama remarks

(Reuters) - The U.S. Army cut rock musician and gun-rights advocate Ted Nugent from a summer concert program at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on the ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Army kills three on second day of Syria truce

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least three protesters were shot dead by Syrian security forces on Friday on the second day of a nationwide ceasefire meant ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

U.S. says no evidence so far of Syrian army pullback

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday there was no evidence so far of a promised Syrian army pullback and ...

Sat, April 07, 2012

Pakistan army hopes miracle will save avalanche victims

By Mahawish Rezvi

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military hoped for a miracle on Sunday as rescue teams searched for 124 soldiers and 11 civilians ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Syrian violence claims 27 dead in run-up to truce

By Mariam Karouny and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 27 Syrian soldiers, rebels and civilians were killed in violence on Friday, opposition activists ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

U.S. generals, Pakistan army chief meet on NATO skirmish

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The head of U.S. Central Command and the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan met Pakistan's army chief on Wednesday ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Soldier expected to be charged Friday in Afghan killings

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army staff sergeant is expected to be formally charged on Friday with 17 counts of murder ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the "unacceptable ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Colonel from troubled U.S. Army base charged with making threats

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army officer from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the home installation of the soldier suspected of massacring ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Four more generals defect from Syrian army: rebels

By Erika Solomon and John Irish

BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Four more high-ranking officers have defected from the Syrian armed forces and joined the year-old ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Powers urge Iran to open army site to IAEA inspectors

By Fredrik Dahl

VIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers demanded Iran keep its promise to let international inspectors visit a military installation where the U ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Four dead in south Yemen blasts, al Qaeda blamed

SANAA (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers drove a car packed with explosives into a Yemeni army base in the southern province of al-Bayda on Saturday ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Syrian army attacks rebel stronghold in Homs

AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday near the main rebel stronghold of Baba Amro in the city of Homs as Syrian troops ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Ex-Army Corps manager pleads guilty to bribery ploy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pleaded guilty on Monday to charges he participated in an ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

U.S. Army in Europe eyes greater partner training

By Alexandra Hudson

MUNICH (Reuters) - The U.S. military, which is cutting its presence in Europe, plans to expand its training of European partners ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Army drops charges against last soldier in Afghan murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy

By Shaimaa Fayed and Tom Perry

CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptians incensed by the deaths of 74 people in soccer violence clashed with security forces ...

Sat, January 28, 2012

Nigeria army says kills 11 Boko Haram insurgents

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's army killed 11 suspected Boko Haram insurgents during a gun battle at a checkpoint in the Islamist sect's ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Army sergeant charged with slaying female soldier at Colorado

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - An Army sergeant has been charged with premeditated murder over the death of a fellow soldier found dead in ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Top Army general backs plan to cut 80,000 troops

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army's top general on Friday endorsed plans to reduce the size of his force by 80,000 ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

U.S. Army chief at ease with smaller force, eyes Asia

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army chief told Reuters on the eve of a major Pentagon budget announcement that he's ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Former Army soldier sentenced for killing wife, baby

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A former Army soldier who was convicted of killing his wife and baby daughter shortly after returning from combat ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Violent sex crimes by U.S. Army soldiers rise: report

By Mary Slosson

(Reuters) - Violent sex crimes committed by active U.S. Army soldiers have almost doubled over the past five years, due in ...

Sat, January 14, 2012

Pakistan's army chief calls PM's criticisms "divisive"

By Qasim Nauman and Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief is furious with the prime minister for statements criticising the army and ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Army lifts lockdown at Washington state base over missing gear

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Army officials on Tuesday lifted lockdown restrictions on 100 soldiers at Washington state's Joint Base Lewis-McChord while ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Army treating soldier's death as homicide in Colorado

DENVER (Reuters) - The U.S. Army was investigating as a homicide the death of a 28-year-old soldier found dead in her barracks at a ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Ex-U.S. Army soldier arrested over aid to Somali militants

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. Army soldier trained in intelligence and cryptology has been arrested and charged for trying to help the Somali ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

U.S. soldiers confined to base over missing equipment

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - About 100 U.S. soldiers have been confined to their barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Police suspect former soldier in Utah police shooting

By James Nelson

OGDEN, Utah (Reuters) - Six police officers were shot, one fatally, when a gunman identified as a former U.S. soldier opened ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Analysis: Doubts over Syria rebel army after escalation threat

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Threats by Syrian armed insurgents to step up attacks on security forces, just days after their leader announced a ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Army expert forgot about C-4 in bag: court papers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army special forces engineer arrested for trying to take explosives aboard a U.S. commercial airliner in Texas told ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortars hit an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq just days after Baghdad extended a year-end deadline for the camp to be ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks

By Dominic Evans and Erika Solomon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

Pakistan army chief says coup fears "speculation"

By Faisal Aziz and Sheree Sardar

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful military pledged on Friday to continue supporting democracy, reiterating it was not planning ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Cash Donations Down for Salvation Army

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo Salvation Army has received a flood of toys this Christmas season but local residents haven’t been nearly as generous ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Exclusive: Pakistan army wants Zardari out but not a coup

By Michael Georgy

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army is fed up with unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari and wants him out of office ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

VIDEO: Salvation Army provides toys to Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- With Christmas only four days away a special store opened this week just in time to help families in need provide presents ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Hearing for accused U.S. Army leaker nears end

By Lily Kuo

FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning's unit in Iraq was characterized by weak oversight, and ...

Sun, December 18, 2011

Diamond ring dropped in Salvation Army kettle in Florida

(Reuters) - Talk about ringing in the holidays.

An anonymous donor dropped a diamond-and-sapphire ring worth $2,000 into a Salvation Army kettle in suburban ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Prosecutors link Manning to WikiLeaks' Assange

By Alina Selyukh

FORT MEADE, MD (Reuters) - Military prosecutors sought to link U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning directly to WikiLeaks founder Julian ...

Thu, December 15, 2011

Special Report: Tea Party grassroots army readies for battle

By Nick Carey

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - For insight into the conservative Tea Party movement's battle plan in 2012, check out Joe ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Donations to the Salvation Army Slow

DETROIT (WKZO) -- Donations to the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign are lagging behind expectations so far this holiday season.  The group says collections are ...

Wed, December 14, 2011

Army storms Syria's Hama, 10 killed: activists

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by tanks killed at least 10 people when they stormed the city of Hama on Wednesday after a three-day ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Two Army helicopters crash in Washington state, 4 dead

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed on Monday during training exercises at a Washington state military base, killing four aviators on board ...

Mon, December 12, 2011

Iran army declines comment on MP's Hormuz exercise remarks

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A member of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee said on Monday that the military was set to practice its ability ...

Sat, December 10, 2011

Obama, at Army-Navy football game, praises troops

By Alister Bull

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, attending his first Army-Navy football game as commander in chief on Saturday, praised the dedication ...

Sat, December 10, 2011

Peru's Humala picks ex-army officer to lead Cabinet

By Patricia Velez and Terry Wade

LIMA (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala replaced his prime minister on Saturday with a former army officer who was ...

Sat, December 10, 2011

Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria's crackdown on protests to the U.N. Security Council ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Jewel of a gift lands in Kansas City area Salvation Army kettle

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Tossing a stone into a Salvation Army kettle at Christmas wouldn't be a nice thing to do. Unless it ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike killing 24 Pakistani troops on the Afghan border last ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Egypt's Islamists claim most seats in run-off vote

By Marwa Awad and Tom Pfeiffer

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it won most seats in a first-round parliamentary vote ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Syria army defectors target Assad's military

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army defectors are targeting military convoys sent to reinforce President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on popular unrest ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

U.S. denies NATO attack on Pakistani troops deliberate

By Phil Stewart, Augustine Anthony and Rebecca Conway

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday denied allegations by a senior ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

Egypt army sees vote turnout exceeding 70 percent

CAIRO (Reuters) - A member of Egypt's ruling military council said on Tuesday that he expected turnout in the first stage of a parliamentary ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Oldest living 4-star Army general Ralph Haines dies

(Reuters) - The U.S. Army's oldest living four-star general, Ralph Haines Jr., died of natural causes at San Antonio Military Medical Center on ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Oldest living 4-star Army general Ralph Haines dies

(Reuters) - The U.S. Army's oldest living four-star general, Ralph Haines Jr., died of natural causes at San Antonio Military Medical Center on ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Egypt army to speed up power handover: politicians

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling military council has agreed to form a new government that will run a presidential election to be held before ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election

By Alistair Lyon and Tom Perry

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters rallied again in Cairo on Sunday to try to evict Egypt's ruling generals, in ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Army sergeant gets five years in Afghan misconduct probe

By Elaine Porterfield

TACOMA, Wash (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for crimes that included ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Harrelson letter prompts U.S. Army to end monkey experiments

The actor took aim at the Army in a bid to stop officials using live monkeys in chemical attack training exercises at the Aberdeen ...

Sun, October 16, 2011

Harrelson letter prompts U.S. Army to end monkey experiments

The actor took aim at the Army in a bid to stop officials using live monkeys in chemical attack training exercises at the Aberdeen ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Harrelson letter prompts U.S. Army to end monkey experiments

The actor took aim at the Army in a bid to stop officials using live monkeys in chemical attack training exercises at the Aberdeen ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Harrelson tackles Army's monkey tests

The actor, who landed an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an Army captain in The Messenger, has written a letter to new Army ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

Yemeni army "liberates" southern city from al-Qaeda

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's army has recaptured a southern provincial capital held by Islamist militants since May, the state news agency said Saturday, citing ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Army fears further troop cuts in budget fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Army doesn't want the number of U.S. soldiers to fall below the already reduced level of ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Soulja Boy apologizes for slamming U.S. Army

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Soulja Boy apologized on Tuesday for lyrics that offended some U.S. Army soldiers, but media outlets reported that stores ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria

By Joseph Logan and Sherine El Madany

SIRTE (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Syrian forces storm northern town, fight defectors: residents

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces stormed a town on the main road leading to Turkey Sunday after troops loyal to President ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Tunisian army clashes with armed Libyan infiltrators

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's armed forces fought through the night against a group of armed Libyans who had infiltrated into Tunisia, Tunisian security sources ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Army says improperly tested $2.5 billion body armor is safe

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Body armor worth $2.5 billion that the Department of Defense's Inspector General found had been improperly ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Army sergeant gets life sentence for killing fellow soldiers

ATLANTA (Reuters) - An Army sergeant was sentenced on Wednesday to life without parole for the 2008 murders of two fellow soldiers in Iraq.

A ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Judge refers Army soldier to grand jury

By Sandra Sanchez

WACO, Texas (Reuters) - A judge weighing the case against an Army soldier accused of a terror plot to bomb soldiers from ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Mustard gas vapors detected at Army weapons depot

DENVER (Reuters) - Mustard gas vapors were detected seeping from a chemical weapons depot in southern Colorado on Tuesday, but no one was sickened or ...

Sun, July 31, 2011

Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

Rebels in captured town plan push towards Tripoli

By Michael Georgy

BIR AL-GHANAM, Libya, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who seized this town 80 km (50 miles) south of Tripoli said on ...

Sun, July 24, 2011

Historic Walter Reed Army hospital prepares for move

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center will retire its ceremonial flags on Wednesday, as it prepares to close its doors after ...

Sun, July 17, 2011

Yemen army, tribes in offensive on militants in south

By Mohammed Mukhashaf

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni forces backed by armed tribesmen launched an offensive to retake Zinjibar, capital of southern Abyan province, officials said ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

Army shooting suspect to appear in court July 20

By Chris Baltimore

HOUSTON (Reuters) - An Army psychiatrist charged in a 2009 killing rampage at a Texas military base will appear in court on ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Army Ranger receives Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday afternoon to Army Ranger Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Petry, the second living ...

Sat, July 09, 2011

Pakistan army says New York Times report is a "direct attack"

By Sheree Sardar

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Reports in the New York Times criticizing the Pakistan army and the powerful intelligence agency is a "direct ...

Sat, July 09, 2011

Army sergeant guilty in beating of fellow soldier

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A five-member military jury found a U.S. Army sergeant guilty on Friday of beating up a fellow ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Army sergeant pleads not guilty to assault in Afghanistan

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant charged with beating up a fellow soldier and shooting at an unarmed civilian ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

California man pleads guilty to creating fake Army unit

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who conned Chinese immigrants into joining his fake U.S. Army unit was sentenced on Wednesday to three ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

China's army develops online game to train soldiers: report

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's People's Liberation Army has developed its first online military game, called "The Glorious Mission," to train soldiers in combat ...

Sat, May 28, 2011

Egypt army rulers: no change to election dates

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces ruled out any change to election dates, saying the military council wanted to hand power back to civilians ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

U.S. Army private admits murdering Taliban detainee

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A U.S. Army private deemed mentally ill by psychiatrists was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Army Corp warns of record rise on Missouri River

By David Hendee

OMAHA (Reuters) - The Army Corps of Engineers is warning Missouri River states to brace for possible summer flooding, as it prepares ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Anti-Americanism rife in Pakistan army institution: Wikileaks

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to Wikileaks, underscoring concern ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Army chief faults unfit recruits for injuries

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army recruits have had poorer diets and are less fit than past generations, making them more prone ...

Thu, May 12, 2011

Taming floods a familiar, contentious job for Army Corps

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - As floodwaters have surged across the central United States over the past month, the names of the towns ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Pakistan army says to review U.S. cooperation if more raids

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army threatened on Thursday to review cooperation with the United States if it conducted more raids like the one that ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Levin has Questions for Pakistan Army, Intel

WASHINGTON -- Congress has questions for Pakistan's army and intelligence service after the death of Osama bin Laden.  Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Carl ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

William to wear army uniform for royal wedding

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William will wear the red uniform of Colonel of the Irish Guards when he marries girlfriend Kate Middleton on Friday, royal ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Libya army may quit Misrata fight due to airstrikes

By Lin Noueihed

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's deputy foreign minister said on Friday Muammar Gaddafi's army may quit fighting in Misrata because of ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Egypt's Mubarak detained, army wins protest respite

By Marwa Awad and Sarah Mikhail

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt ordered ousted President Hosni Mubarak detained for 15 days on Wednesday for questioning into accusations ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Chinese man arrested for creating fake Army unit in scam

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chinese man was arrested on Tuesday for creating a fake U.S. Army unit and selling immigrants on the idea ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Suicide attack hits Afghan army bus in Kabul: police

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army bus on the outskirts of Kabul on Saturday, wounding up to 10 soldiers and civilians ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

More than 1,000 defy Egypt army order to quit square

By Patrick Werr

CAIRO (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesters ignored an army order to leave Cairo's main square on Sunday, extending into ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Army says Mubarak, family forced to stay in Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family are not allowed to leave the country, the military council to which he handed ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Yemen transfer talks stall as army, militants clash

By Cynthia Johnston and Mohamed Sudam

SANAA (Reuters) - Talks to end a standoff over Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule have stopped without ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

U.S. experts: Army researcher was anthrax attacker

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of experts that reviewed the psychiatric records of Army researcher Bruce Ivins said it agreed with the ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

U.S. army apologizes over "repugnant" Afghan photos

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Der Spiegel magazine published pictures Monday of American troops posing over the bloodied body of a man it said had ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Cannon explosion at North Carolina Army base injures 10

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Military officials on Tuesday were investigating an artillery explosion that injured 10 troops during a training exercise at the Fort ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Buckley's best friend dies in army accident

Rifleman Craig Johnson died instantly after he was struck by a Land Rover that skidded off an icy road last month (Feb11).

The 24 ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Two Unclaimed Army Veterans Get Dignified Burial

(Detroit, MI)  --  Two U.S. Army Veterans whose bodies were being held in the Wayne County morgue because no one claimed them, were given ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Gates says U.S. Army must become more nimble

By David Alexander

WEST POINT, New York (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in a farewell address to cadets at the U.S. military academy ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Report: Army Deploys Psyops on Carl Levin, U.S. Lawmakers

(Washington, DC)  --  "Rolling Stone" magazine says the Army deployed a psychological operations team to pressure U.S. lawmakers to boost funding and troops in ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Egypt army opens hospitals as Libyans quit border

CAIRO (Reuters) - Libyan guards have withdrawn from their side of the border with Egypt after anti-government protests, Egypt's army said on its Facebook ...

Sat, February 19, 2011

Mexican army to increase border presence: president

REYNOSA, Mexico (Reuters) - The Mexican army will strengthen its presence on the northern border used by drug smugglers, President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

Egypt's army turns to the Web after protests

By Edmund Blair

CAIRO (Reuters) - The army, thrust to the forefront of Egyptian politics with Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, has turned to the Web ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

U.S. asks: How big an Afghan army can we afford?

By Phil Stewart and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's government is unsure whether the United States can afford a further buildup ...

Thu, February 17, 2011

Film casts new light on Germany's Red Army Fraction

BERLIN (Reuters) - "If Not Us, Who," a nuanced portrayal of the birth of the guerrilla Red Army Faction, sheds new light on a troubled ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Iowa Medal of Honor recipient to leave Army in June

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The first living Medal of Honor recipient in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will leave the U.S. Army in mid-June to ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

U.S. risks wasting $12 billion in Afghan army aid: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks squandering more than $11 billion if it does not come up with adequate plans for building and maintaining ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Trial set for ringleader of rogue Afghanistan Army unit

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A court-martial date of April 4 was set on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader of a U ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Exercise prevents knee injuries in army recruits

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stretching and strengthening exercises help new military recruits avoid knee pain from hard training, UK researchers have found.

Nearly a ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Salvation Army In Wayne To Sell Rich Rodriguez's Michigan Donations

(Wayne, MI)  --  If you want to own a piece of University of Michigan football history and don't want to spend a lot of ...

Fri, December 10, 2010

Salvation Army bell-ringer strikes gold

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Sometimes a lot more than nickels and dimes land in the red kettles of Salvation Army bell-ringers during the holiday ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Report: Salvation Army Kettles Not As Full This Year

UNDATED -- Donations to the Salvation Army's red kettles are down from last year.  "USA Today" reports officials from the organization say most regions ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Oshkosh Defense Unveils 2 New Army Vehicles

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Defense is rolling out two new vehicles to be used by the U.S. Army, the Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

Army captures U.S. teen drug hitman in central Mexico

CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Soldiers captured a 14-year-old U.S. citizen suspected of being a drug gang hitman as he attempted to travel to the ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Oshkosh Defense Lands $11M Army Contract

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Defense has received another Army contract...this time for $11 million to refurbish war damaged vehicles. 

The company announced the ...

Thu, November 25, 2010

Canadians see Afghan army progress, support needed

By Ian Simpson

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan troops battling in the Taliban heartland are improving but are not "impressive" and still need logistical support ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Oshkosh Corp. Lands $797M Army Contract

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Corporation has agreed to a new deal to build thousands of additional trucks and trailers for the U.S. Army ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Army court stays murder prosecution of soldier

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military appeals court has ordered Army prosecutors to halt proceedings against one of five U.S. soldiers ...

Fri, November 19, 2010

Madagascar army assault ends officer mutiny

By Siphiwe Sibeko and Alain Iloniaina

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar's army stormed a barracks housing dissident officers on Saturday and ended a four-day mutiny ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

U.S. Army court asked to unseal photos in murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Lawyers for one of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians for sport petitioned a ...

Sat, November 06, 2010

Myanmar army-backed party sweeps election

By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's biggest military-backed party won the country's first election in 20 years by a landslide on ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

Army vows to change way it buys weapons

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army needs to dramatically improve the way it buys weapons to ensure that equipment for soldiers ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

U.S. Army sees video to troop cell phones in 2 years

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army could be streaming surveillance video images from unmanned planes to solders' cellphones in about two ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Army focused on cutting costs, not troops

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Army officials on Monday said they had met Pentagon cost-cutting targets that should allow them to avoid cuts ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Army sees new rules for combat vehicles soon

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans to release new rules soon for a more affordable ground combat vehicle after abruptly ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

U.S. to cut aid to Pakistani army units over abuse: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States intends to cut off aid to about a half-dozen Pakistani army units believed to have killed civilians and unarmed ...

Thu, October 21, 2010

Informant in rogue U.S. Army unit stays mum

By Laura Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army private identified as a whistleblower in the investigation of rogue infantrymen accused of terrorizing ...

Wed, October 20, 2010

Britain's army boss calls for Prince Harry film to be scrapped

The 26-year-old British royal spent 10 weeks in the country in 2007 on a tour of duty with the army, but he was forced ...

Wed, October 13, 2010

Afghan plane crash killed 8 crew members: army

By Hamid Shalizi

PULE CHARKHI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Six Filipinos, one Indian national and a Kenyan were killed on Tuesday when a cargo plane crashed ...

Mon, October 11, 2010

Army tribunal to consider trial in Fort Hood mass killing

By Chris Baltimore

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. military tribunal meets on Tuesday to decide if a Muslim Army major will stand trial for ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

Sahara army chiefs meet to draft anti-Qaeda plan

By Lamine Chikhi

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Military chiefs from four Saharan countries met on Sunday to set out a joint strategy for fighting al Qaeda ...

Fri, September 10, 2010

U.S. Army Strong Player of the Week: Evan Stoddard

Each week WIN 98.5 and the United States Army ask you to select the U.S. Army Strong High School Football player of ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

Twelve killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base

By Muhanad Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday ...

Thu, September 02, 2010

Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Pakistan army cancels U.S. talks over security checks

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army said on Wednesday it scrapped talks with U.S. military officials after a military delegation sent ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Judges targeted as bomber kills 57 Iraq army recruits

By Waleed Ibrahim and Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 57 recruits and soldiers were killed and 123 wounded when a suicide bomber blew ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Lebanon says aid to army must be unconditional

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon criticized on Wednesday moves by U.S. lawmakers to block aid for the military over concerns it was working closely with ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Iran plans help to Lebanon army as U.S. locks aid

By Yara Bayoumy

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran has offered support to Lebanon's army, a week after a deadly cross-border clash between Lebanon and Israel ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup

By Alberto Fajardo

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President ...

Sat, July 17, 2010

Sudan army: 300 rebels, 75 troops killed in Darfur

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said it has killed more than 300 fighters from Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in recent ...

Wed, June 30, 2010

Oshkosh Defense Gets 2 Army Contracts

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Defense lands 2 U.S. Army contracts worth nearly $600 million dollars. 

The order will extend production for about 1 ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

General McChrystal to retire from U.S. Army: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Stanley McChrystal, who President Barack Obama fired last week as the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, has informed ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Salvation Army Seeks Weekend Volunteers to Feed Haiti

KALAMAZOO -- Haiti may have fallen out of the headlines, but the crisis there is still real and there's an opportunity to help this ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Chinese "volunteer army" arrive to back North Korea

By Kate Holton

PRETORIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Chinese soccer fans, including artists and well known singers, have arrived in South Africa to lend their ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Oshkosh Defense Lands $173M Army Contracts

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Defense has landed 2 U.S. Army contracts worth $173 million. The order is for over 600 Heavy Expanded Mobile ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

U.S.-born "Barbie" drug lord takes on Mexican army

By Anahi Rama

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S.-born drug lord nicknamed "La Barbie" for his blond hair and blue eyes is battling ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Oshkosh Corp. Lands 4 More U.S. Army Contracts

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Corporation announced 4 more contracts with the U.S. Army Friday. The company will get almost $235 million to make ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Israeli army kills 2 armed Palestinians from Gaza

NIRIM, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two armed Palestinians who crossed into Israel on Friday from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Indian company trains small army to meet 3D surge

By Mike Collett-White

CANNES (Reuters) - India's Reliance MediaWorks, part of the Reliance ADA group, is training a small army of artists to meet ...

Sat, May 15, 2010

Sudan army says killed 108 Darfur rebels

By Andrew Heavens

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said it seized a key rebel stronghold in Darfur and killed 108 insurgents late on Friday ...

Tue, May 11, 2010

Wall Street hires army of Washington insiders

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street banks and allied interest groups have spent $600 million and hired 243 political insiders to represent their interests before Congress ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Two injured in U.S. army arsenal blast die in hospital

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Two workers who were injured in an explosion at a U.S. Army arsenal and missile test center in Alabama have ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Army to end Raytheon-Lockheed $1 billion-plus arms program

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has recommended ending a joint Raytheon Co -- Lockheed Martin Corp precision-attack missile program that has ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Not just TV, "Army Wives" eases stress on spouses

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When "Army Wives" begins a new season on TV this weekend, it will offer fans not only good ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

U.S. Army backtracks on gay discharges, no moratorium

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The secretary of the U.S. Army publicly corrected himself on Thursday about his assertion that there was a ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Army chief sees defacto moratorium on gay discharges

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army secretary said on Wednesday he would not discharge gay personnel who admitted their sexual orientation to him ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Army dominates Pakistan agenda for U.S. talks

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army is likely to dominate key security issues for the country as senior government and military ...

Sun, March 07, 2010

Obama to nominate retired Army general for TSA: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate retired Army Major Gen. Robert Harding to head the Transportation Security Administration after his first pick ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

U.S. lawmakers challenge Army decisions on KBR

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Wednesday questioned the Army's continued use of ...

Tue, February 23, 2010

UPDATE: Oshkosh Corp. Lands 2 Army Contracts

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - A division of Oshkosh Corporation is awarded another big military contract. The company says Oshkosh Defense got a contract worth $13 ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Army, Pentagon at odds over new vehicle program

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon officials have raised questions about the U.S. Army's plan for a new ground combat vehicle, delaying ...

Wed, February 17, 2010

Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military confirmed on Wednesday that the Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.

"At the ...

Fri, February 12, 2010

US Army clears Oshkosh to resume work on $3 bln deal

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Friday cleared Oshkosh Corp Friday to resume work on a $3 billion medium truck ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

U.S. army says 3 dead in Black Hawk crash in Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - Three crew members were killed when a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter crashed in a wooded area near a highway in ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

Mexico army hands control to police in drug war city

By Julian Cardona

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's army, facing accusations of rights abuses, will give federal police control of security in the ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

U.S. sending up to 3,500 Army troops to Haiti

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send up to 3,500 soldiers to Haiti from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division to ...

Tue, January 05, 2010

Oshkosh Corp. Lands Another Army Contract

OSHKOSH, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - The Oshkosh Corporation has received another big contract from the Army, this time to build a new type of delivery ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

U.S. pledges $16 billion to train, equip Afghan army: Kabul

By Sayed Salahuddin

KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has pledged $16 billion to spend on training and equipping Afghanistan's army and air force ...

Thu, December 17, 2009

Army Places $63M Trailer Order With Oshkosh Corp.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Defense gets another multi-million dollar order from the U.S. Army. This one goes for $63 million for 1,150 ...

Thu, December 10, 2009

French army sides with Mozilla in Microsoft email war

By Marie Mawad and David Lawsky

PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new email client unveiled by Mozilla this week contains code from an unusual ...

Sat, November 21, 2009

NATO takes command of Afghan army, police training

By Jonathon Burch

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

WATCH: Salvation Army Red Kettle Kick Off for 2009

KALAMAZOO--Salvation Army Red Kettle Kick Off for 2009.

Tue, November 17, 2009

Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Kuwaiti firm accused of overcharging U.S. Army

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury indicted a Kuwaiti company on Monday on charges of fraud and conspiracy alleging that ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Future Army Contract At Oshkosh Corp. Held Up

OSHKOSH (WRN) - A future contract is being held up to build Army vehicles at the Oshkosh Corporation. It involves the Family of Medium Tactical ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead at least 12 men in a pre-dawn attack in a village near Baghdad on Monday, villagers ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Army probes burial mix-ups at Arlington cemetery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Friday ordered an investigation into burial and record-keeping mix-ups at the nation's most venerated war cemetery ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Afghan war taking psychological toll on troops: Army

By Adam Entous

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fierce combat and multiple deployments are taking a heavy psychological toll on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, where one ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder-Army

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at Fort ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

Oshkosh Corp. Lands Another Army Contract

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Seems like another day, another big deal for Oshkosh Corporation. The company has received another $438 million award from the U ...

Sun, November 08, 2009

Army chief fears backlash for Muslim U.S. soldiers

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army's top general expressed concern on Sunday that last week's mass shooting at Fort ...

Sat, November 07, 2009

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible": grandfather

AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Fort Hood shooting suspect still alive, Army says

KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - The suspect in a shooting rampage at Ford Hood Army post on Thursday in which 12 people were killed and 31 ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Gunman in Fort Hood shooting still alive, Army says

UNDATED (WSAU-Reuters) The Army confirmed late Thursday that the man accused of opening fire, killing 12 and wounding 31 people at a military base ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

Obama calls mass shooting at Texas army base horrific

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday called a mass shooting at Fort Hood military base in which at least 12 people were killed ...

Tue, November 03, 2009

WATCH: Salvation Army in desperate need of winter coats

KALAMAZOO--The Salvation Army needs 1500 winter coats - so far has collected only 119. Major Don Tekautz tals about the need.

Tue, October 13, 2009

Salvation Army Prepares Red Kettle Campaign

KALAMAZOO -- The Salvation Army is preparing their Red Kettle campaign for the holiday season.  The bell ringers will be out soon, and the Salvation ...

Sat, October 10, 2009

Two gunmen on the loose after Pakistan attack: army