Pete Geren - Political Scandals

The link between repeated combat tours for US soldiers and a rising number of suicides in the ranks remains unclear, officials and researchers said on Thursday. "It's not true that repeated deployments are the primary factor involved in the suicide issue ...

Virginia memorial to honor 40 soldiers killed in Australia in WWII crash long kept secretA beach vacation in the midst of World War II turned tragic for 40 U.S. soldiers, and the circumstances of their deaths in a plane crash in ...

Plans scrapped to add brigades at posts in Ga., Colo. and TexasThe military has decided to scrap plans to add one combat brigade each to Army posts in Georgia, Colorado and Texas, Army Secretary Pete Geren announced Tuesday.Losing out were Fort ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army hopes to develop a new manned ground vehicle within five to seven years after a decision last month to cancel the $87 billion ground vehicle segment of the Future Combat Systems modernization program, the top Army ...

Wounded soldiers say recovery units emphasize discipline over proper care Within months of the February 2007 disclosure that wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were living in squalid housing and contending on their own with confusing paperwork, the Army announced ...

Soldiers in a recovery unit for wounded troops at Fort Bragg told the Secretary of the Army that they feel forgotten by the military and that combat duty would be better than the treatment they get now, according to a memo obtained ...

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.The army vehemently contested the conclusions of the audit report by the ...

Army orders recall of body armor after audit says plates failed testingArmy Secretary Pete Geren has ordered the recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor following an audit that concluded the bullet-blocking plates in the vests failed testing and ...

Army to dip into emergency funds for retirement payments to veterans of unpaid WWII militiaThe Secretary of the Army has authorized emergency funds to supplement a reduction in retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory ...

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D. C, had a total attendance of 32,697 and featured 324 exhibits by the Army's industry partners and 94 ...

Topic: Pete Geren

Role of combat in US Army suicides unclear: experts

Memorial to honor US troops killed in 1943 crash

Army to drop extra brigades for 3 military posts

U.S. Army eyes new ground vehicle in 5-7 years

Recover! That’s an order

Injured troops prefer combat to recovery at Bragg

US Army recalls 16,000 pieces of body armor

Army orders recall of body armor

Army to provide retirement pay to unpaid militia

America's Army: The Strength of the Nation

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