Topic: George Casey

The US Senate will not have enough time to vote on lifting a ban on gays serving openly in the military before the end of the year, the Republican opposition leader said Sunday."I don't see how we can possibly finish ...

US commanders at odds over lifting ban on gays

Top US commanders on Friday sharply disagreed over lifting a ban on openly gay troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study.The top US Army and Marine officers warned that repealing the "Don't Ask, Don ...

US tried to stop prisoner abuse: Army general

General George Casey, the Army chief of staff who earlier headed forces in Iraq for nearly three years, said there was "some suggestion in the press reports that we turned a blind eye on Iraqi prisoner abuse."That's just not the ...

Dhimmitude: Are We There Yet?

he?s worried that diversitycould become another victim of Thursday?s mass killing at Ft. Hood. The incident was not the first case of fratricide by a Muslim and whenI asked how the military plans to deal with this potential problem inits ...
US commanders are taking a second look at policies that bar women from ground combat, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrust female soldiers into the thick of the fight.Despite a policy designed to keep women away from units ...
Soldiers are spending more time at home between deployments Soldiers are getting to spend more time at home between combat deployments as the U.S. military draws down in Iraq and the Army grows in size, the service's chief of staff ...
The Army's top commanders said Tuesday the issue of repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' needs more study The Army's top commanders said Tuesday the issue of repealing don't ask, don't tell needs more study, POLITICO reported ...

US Navy lifts ban on women in submarines: officials

The US Navy has decided to allow women to serve on submarines, Pentagon officials said, ending one of the last all-male bastions in the American military.Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, had briefed Gates on ...
The US Army and Air Force chiefs voiced doubts Tuesday about lifting a ban on gays serving openly in the military, saying now was not the time to make the change in the midst of two wars.The comments by the US ...

US Army chief voices 'concerns' over lifting gay ban

The US army's top-ranking officer said on Tuesday he had "US Army chief of staff General George Casey said he supported plans for a year-long review of the issue but stopped short of openly rejecting a repeal of the law, which ...