http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS Military Army News Center Friday, 16 May 2008 10:08:19 AM http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/paratroopers-join-afghan-forces.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS 2008-05-15 http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/army-taking-care-of-business.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS 2008-05-15 http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/officers-receive-macarthur-awards.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS 2008-05-15 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167854,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS The veterans group for combat wounded troops whose mission is to preserve the integrity of the Purple Heart has come out against giving the award to troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. 2008-05-14 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167879,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS At the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) in Nevada this past April, run by the Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center, some critical technologies for the Army's Future Combat Systems program were put to the test. 2008-05-14 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167397,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS A House panel Wednesday backed a 3.9% pay raise for all military personnel next year, mirroring Senate plans to give troops a bigger boost than Pentagon officials requested. 2008-05-14 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167456,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan were sent anyway, according to DoD records. The numbers of non-deployable Soldiers are based on health assessment forms filled out by medical personnel. 2008-05-14 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167798,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS A contractor in Iraq accused of aggravated assault will face a U.S. military court-martial, the first such case under an amendment to rules covering civilians with U.S. forces in combat zones, officials said Monday. 2008-05-13 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167415,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leaders are proposing Congress provide an additional $3.9 billion for 15 C-17 airlifters in fiscal 2009 budget-making, as well as $523 million above the Pentagon's request for F-22 advance procurement for 20 aircraft in fiscal 2010. 2008-05-08 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,166742,00.html?ESRC=armynews.RSS As tens of thousands of veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars try to collect their promised college benefits, many find that their combat experience complicates the transition from Soldier to student. 2008-05-07