Patriot Paradox

AFP – The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his troops amid concern over a wider trend across the armed services. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The commander of a US Army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his troops amid concern over a wider trend across the armed services. Read the rest of this entry »

AP – A military helicopter crashed at Wheeler Army Airfield during a test flight Wednesday, killing both soldiers aboard, the U.S. Army said. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Armed raiders using mortars and heavy guns seized a Sudanese army base near the Chad border in Darfur on Sunday, the second to have fallen in just over a week, international peacekeepers said. Read the rest of this entry »

Reuters – Darfur’s rebel Justice and Equality Movement said on Sunday it had seized a Sudanese government military base close to the border with Chad, stoking tensions after a series of clashes in the area. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for a cautious approach in changing the existing US policy on gays serving in the military. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the US Army will effectively end within two years the unpopular practice of forcing soldiers to serve beyond their enlistment date, in a break with the former Bush administration. Read the rest of this entry »

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AFP – Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and record-high suicide rates are haunting American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, amid a taboo over mental distress. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – The US Army announced Thursday it has recalled 16,000 units of body armor after an audit determined they were not tested properly and posed a potential danger to soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »