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American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, Dec. 8, 2021. The U.S. and Germany are sending Ukraine an array of armored vehicles, including 50 tank-killing Bradleys, to expand its ability to move troops to the front lines and beef up its forces against Russia as the war nears its first anniversary. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

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EXPLAINER: How armored vehicles aid Ukraine at critical time
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Fri,01/06/23-4:16PM , 98 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking ahead to a likely spring offensive, the U.S.
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The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators have launched a review saying that some individuals may have been wrongly blamed and punished, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Army probes whether troops wrongly targeted in bonus scandal
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Wed,11/02/22-11:06PM , 114 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Years after about 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal, U.S. Army investigators are reviewing the cases and correcting records because some individuals were wrongly blamed and punished, Army officials said Thursday.
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National Guard members take a staircase toward the U.S. Capitol building before a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 18, 2021. Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments. Officials say the number of soldiers retiring or leaving the Guard each month in the past year has exceeded those coming in, for a total annual loss of about 7,500 service members. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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National Guard struggles as troops leave at faster pace
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Fri,10/07/22-11:25PM , 123 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments.
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This Jan. 4, 2020 file photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy. Panel members on Tuesday rolled out the final list of ships, base roads, nine U.S. Army bases including Fort Bragg, buildings and other items that they said should be renamed. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

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Panel advises removal of Confederate statue at Arlington
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Tue,09/13/22-5:07PM , 120 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy.
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