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Should PTSD Victims Earn Purple Heart?
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

House Panel Backs 3.9% Pay Raise
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

Thousands of 'Unfit' Troops Have Deployed
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

Contractor in Iraq Faces Court-Martial
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

HASC Proposes Additional C-17s, FCS Cuts
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

Combat Vets Face Hurdles as Students
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

Lockheed Formally Protests UAV Contract
Lockheed Martin is protesting the U.S. Navy's decision to award a $1.16 billion contract to Northrop Grumman to design and build its new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial vehicles.
2008-05-07

Army May Have to Borrow to Meet Payroll
Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Tuesday that if Congress does not pass the $1.8 billion Global War on Terror (GWOT) supplemental, the U.S. Army will be unable to pay troops in mid-June and may be forced to make a reprogramming request that would borrow from Navy and Air Force payroll funds.
2008-05-07