http://army.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for army en Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:08:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046531 unknown@Netscape.com Overwhelmed by the number of soldiers returning from war with mental problems, the Army is planning to hire at least 25 percent more psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:08:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046531psychiatristsarmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2045124 unknown@Netscape.com A series of Bible study guides were removed from the US Army's Fort Leavenworth web site late Monday following a report by Truthout that disclosed how the materials used by chaplains during Bible sessions for soldiers appeared to be anti-Semitic, and that disseminating it through a web site maintained by the federal government may have violated the Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:34:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045124armychurchteachingsantiSemitismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2012828 unknown@Netscape.com On his 3rd deployment in Iraq, he is no longer a believer in the mission. The pivotal moment came this past February when soldiers killed a man setting a roadside bomb. When they searched the bomber's body, they found ID showing him to be a sergeant in the Iraqi Army. "I thought, 'What are we doing here? Why are we still here?'" Sun, 27 May 2007 22:53:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2012828TroopsiraqiraqiarmydeploymentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010750 unknown@Netscape.com Ryan LeCompte, Sioux, who served two tours in Iraq, was admitted to a VA hospital in May to be treated for PTSD after an ordeal that included allegations of racist slurs and medical neglect by the military. "The fact that people in his chain of command used ethnic and racial slurs, called him 'wagon-burner' and other things, is very disturbing Sat, 26 May 2007 07:09:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010750armyiraqnativeamericanracismPTSDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1960582 unknown@Netscape.com Six men were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they rigged bids on contracts for $79 million in work for the US Army Medical Command at 20 Army hospitals. Of the men indicted Thursday, one was a military contracting officer, three were assigned contractors and one was a prominent Hispanic businessman. The 6th was the officer's son. Sat, 19 May 2007 06:15:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1960582armyriggedcontractbidshospitalsConstructionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1914980 unknown@Netscape.com Soldiers get sprained ankles, torn ligaments and stress fractures just like competitive athletes, so the Army is opening a laboratory that applies the science of sports medicine to the battlefield. Wed, 16 May 2007 05:11:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1914980armyOpensinjurypreventionlabkentuckyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1901307 unknown@Netscape.com Embedded blogger Michael Yon has come out to speak so forcefully about the importance of the advisement Gen. Petraeus issued to all service members stationed in Iraq last week, that Slogger has decided to reprint the text again. Tue, 15 May 2007 03:50:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1901307wariraqsoldierarmyiraqsloggerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1897534 unknown@Netscape.com A string of heavy losses from powerful roadside bombs has raised new questions about the vulnerability of the Stryker, the Army's troop-carrying vehicle hailed by supporters as the key to a leaner, more mobile force. Tue, 15 May 2007 03:49:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1897534armyiraqwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1871515 unknown@Netscape.com "Mr. President, you did not listen," General Batiste says ... "You continue to pursue a failed strategy that is breaking our great Army and Marine Corps. I left the Army in protest in order to speak out. Mr. President, you have placed our nation in peril. Our only hope is that Congress will act now to protect our fighting men and wom Sun, 13 May 2007 03:06:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1871515iraqbushgeneraljohnbatistearmymarineCorpsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1856876 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Jim Cooper, D-TN, has asked for a federal investigation into reports that Army recruiters encouraged applicants to lie so they could be accepted for military service. Stories document Army recruiters at 3 locations in Middle Tennessee urging applicants to lie about their mental health so they could meet official recruiting standards. Sat, 12 May 2007 00:29:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1856876armyrecruitmentliesapplicantscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1854089 unknown@Netscape.com Why can't 18-year-old Marines drink? The Corps-wide drinking age has been lowered from 21 to 18 for Marines on liberty overseas and for leathernecks taking part in official on-base command functions Γ;ΒΆΓΆβ;;Β¬" including the birthday ball. Sat, 12 May 2007 00:16:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1854089armywarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1822505 unknown@Netscape.com No Plans for Further Lawsuits, O'Reilly Pledges to Confront "Liberal Bias" in Media with "An Army of Killer Robots". Thu, 10 May 2007 11:26:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1822505billoReillyparodyhumorarmyofRobotsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1821252 unknown@Netscape.com For reasons of national security -- i.e., to shore up popular support for war policy -- the DoD has long underplayed the tragic consequences of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Returning corpses (soon to number 4,000) are shrouded in secrecy. The suffering of the wounded (more than 26,000) is kept out of the nation's awareness. Wed, 09 May 2007 19:24:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1821252WalterReedarmyHospitalveteransadministrationHidingSufferingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1778421 unknown@Netscape.com So far the design calls for a 450-foot, oceangoing vessel capable of carrying 600 tons of cargo up to 1,200 nautical miles at a speed of 35 knots, the release said. It must also have seats for at least 312 passengers and provide long-term berthing and galley facilities for at least 104 of those passengers, in addition to the vessel's 41 crewmembers Mon, 07 May 2007 09:11:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1778421armyiraqwararmytimesnavyMarinesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1753233 unknown@Netscape.com German Defense Minister Jung has turned down a request from Kabul to send soldiers to the turbulent south of the country amid concerns the deployment would amount to a direct participation in combat operations. Sat, 05 May 2007 19:06:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1753233GermanarmyAfghanistanviolenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1749894 unknown@Netscape.com Only 40 percent of Marines and 55 percent of U.S. Army soldiers deployed in Iraq say they would report a fellow serviceman for killing or injuring an innocent Iraqi, a Pentagon report released on Friday shows. Fri, 04 May 2007 22:51:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1749894iraqwarMarinesarmyussoldiersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1679576 unknown@Netscape.com When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications--typos and all--from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract. The pumps subsequently proved to be defective. Tue, 01 May 2007 01:04:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1679576armyCorpsofengineersneworleansPumpsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1673101 unknown@Netscape.com A department of the Iraqi prime minister's office is playing a leading role in the arrest and removal of senior Iraqi army and national police officers, some of whom had apparently worked too aggressively to combat violent Shiite militias, Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:57:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1673101iraqMalikisectarianismarmyinterferenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1635366 unknown@Netscape.com An active duty U.S. Army officer warns the United States faces the prospect of defeat in Iraq, blaming American generals for failing to prepare their forces for an insurgency and misleading Congress about the situation here. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:50:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1635366usarmyofficeriraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1614015 unknown@Netscape.com NATO forces are putting more trained Afghan troops on the front lines and plan "rolling operations" against Taliban insurgents who are intensifying their attacks but remain unable Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:59:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1614015NATOPushesimproveafghanarmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1545255 unknown@Netscape.com After a log weighing several hundred pounds was dropped on Spc. Paul Thurman's head during during Army Special Forces training, an MRI later showed that he had lesions on the right parietal lobe of his brain, a condition that led to a "don't deploy" order which the Army violated. His leaders have harrassed him and refused him medication. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:32:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1545255armytrainingtraumaticBraininjuryPTSDActivedutyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1491357 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will defer spending and slow repair work on any equipment not needed for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan due to Congress' failure to approve $100 billion in extra war funding. "These actions carry consequential effects, including substantial disruption to installation functions, decreasing efficiency Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:38:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1491357democratscongressarmyiraqdefeatisimNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1481609 unknown@Netscape.com Phil McDowell joined the military because of patriotism he felt after 9/11, reports CNN. He then served a year in Iraq because he thought he was fighting for a just cause. "I did believe it was a just cause at the time," he says. "I thought that was something that, our country was under attack, and [Saddam Hussein] was facilitatin Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:57:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1481609cnnDramaticincreaseinarmydesertionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1461648 unknown@Netscape.com A row of rumbling flatbed trucks and Humvees outfitted with gun turrets lurches toward a mock village of cinderblock buildings where instructors posing as insurgents wait to test the trainees' convoy protection skills. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:42:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1461648airforceFillsOutarmyRanksiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1428716 unknown@Netscape.com The Army Corps of Engineers needs to acknowledge that the world is heating up and seas are rising to better protect the nation from flooding and hurricanes, according to a report by two environmental groups. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:59:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1428716reportarmyCorpsneedsMajorOverhaulNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1403764 unknown@Netscape.com Army SOS Creamed Ground Beef "My aunt used to serve this to her husband, a retired Army colonel, and she said he never got tired of it!" Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:10:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1403764armySOSCreamedgroundbeefNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1386717 unknown@Netscape.com Opponents of the U.S. Army's plan to expand a training site in southeast Colorado are gearing up for another fight at the state Capitol. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:00:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1386717armycoloradoranchersprivatepropertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1394260 unknown@Netscape.com As part of a nearly eight-week-old plan to temper violence in Baghdad, U.S. forces last month set up a permanent base and resumed security sweeps in the enclave for the first time in three years. Sadr's black-clad fighters -- who battled U.S. forces in the past -- have appeared to stand down, even as Sadr publicly condemns the U.S. presence. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:32:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1394260iraqsadrcityMahdiarmymoqtadaAlU.S.militaryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1331273 unknown@Netscape.com Reliable figures are not available for the mental stress put on soldiers in the 11 Army brigades that have served three or more yearlong tours in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. However, according to a Pentagon health study released in January, the rate of binge drinking in the Army ballooned by 30 percent between 2002 and 2005, and the increase i Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:00:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1331273armywariraqsoldiersNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1318751 unknown@Netscape.com Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged Africa on Wednesday to form a unified continental army to defend its interests, and he said former colonial powers should pay compensation for the raw materials they had extracted. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:53:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1318751gaddafiAfricaarmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1311182 unknown@Netscape.com For most Americans, the Iraq war is both distant and never ending. For Private Matthew Zeimer, it was neither. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:31:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1311182armymilitaryTimeMagazinewariraqUnitedstatesamericaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1279725 unknown@Netscape.com The part of San Francisco I lived in was the Presidio, which was then a military base. I was 12, and my father was an Army officer. I remember my family once driving toward the Presidio's Lombard Street gate past tens of thousands of protesters who seemed to think my father was part of a very bad outfit. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:42:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1279725armyegalitarianTherightleftNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1269284 unknown@Netscape.com For just the second time since the war began, the Army is sending large units back to Iraq without giving them at least one year of rest at home between deployments, officials said Monday. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:19:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1269284StretchedarmySendsTroopsbackToiraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1218624 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Actor Alec Baldwin was so moved by the story of an 18-year-old Army soldier who is scheduled to serve in Iraq, he's going to help pay for her college education after she leaves the military. ...He - not his people - tracked down Kane's mother at a discount store where she works to offer his assistance, his spokesman said." Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:49:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1218624AlecBaldwinarmysoldiertuitioniraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1201045 unknown@Netscape.com National Guard Bureau Chief Steven Blum painted a stark picture Tuesday of the readiness of his forces, estimating that the Army Guard in particular has only 40 percent of its equipment on hand. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:19:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1201045armygearshortagesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1190535 unknown@Netscape.com As soon as Abdel Salam Abdel Salam heard about the attack on the World Trade Center, he went to the supermarket in his Brooklyn neighborhood and bought enough cases of water to fill up his van. He then headed to ground zero and gave it out to anyone who needed it. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:34:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1190535muslimusarmyjoinReligionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1178079 unknown@Netscape.com A Tamil Tiger rebel drove an explosive-laden tractor to a military camp in eastern Sri Lanka early Tuesday, drawing fire from guards and triggering a blast at the entrance, military officials said. At least seven people, including the bomber, were killed. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:01:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1178079suicidebomberhitsSriLankanarmycampNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1174581 unknown@Netscape.com With the USO short on big-name acts and the military trying to entertain troops in remote bases, unknown bands are braving battle zones to build their fan base. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:17:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1174581bandsarmywarmilitaryUSOTroopsindierockNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1173960 unknown@Netscape.com Corey Andrew had his profile and resume posted at Careerbuilder.com, and it caught the eye of Army recruiter Marcia Ramode, who contacted him. When Andrew informed Ramode that he is gay, the two engaged in a three-day email exchange that included statements by Ramode, in her official capacity as a recruiter, that boggle the mind. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:47:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1173960armyrecruiterracismbigotrymarciaRamodehateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1159170 unknown@Netscape.com The Army is rethinking the way it evaluates wounded and injured soldiers who are no longer fit for duty because of post-traumatic stress disorder and certain other conditions. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:25:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1159170PoliticsiraqbusharmyinjuredNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1127259 unknown@Netscape.com The European Union should move towards forming a common army, Germany's Angela Merkel said in an interview focusing on the chancellor's vision for the future of the bloc. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:58:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1127259europeanunionarmyAngelamerkelGermanyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1052840 unknown@Netscape.com An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital in disarray just as the number of severely wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan was rising rapidly. Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:52:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1052840WalterReedarmyHospitalsignsofNeglectfraudContractorsprivatizationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/990385 unknown@Netscape.com band called Army Defense has just released an album called "77 World Tour" in which they recorded a song for every country in the world. The album consists of 191 songs(!), all of which are fully produced and realized. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:58:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/990385worldMusicarmydefenseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/966852 unknown@Netscape.com A senior defense official tells ABC News that Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley is out as the surgeon general of the U.S. Army. Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren asked Kiley to submit his retirement papers, which he has done. The move is supported by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:44:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/966852armysurgeongeneralkevinKileyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/967159 unknown@Netscape.com Heat-resistant. Cold-proof. Tireless. Tomorrow's soldiers are just like today's - only better. Inside the Pentagon's human enhancement project. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:58:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/967159glovearmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/958979 unknown@Netscape.com The revelations about malfeasance at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are making Americans angry, and for a number of very good reasons. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:23:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/958979WalterReedresponsibilityarmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/947920 unknown@Netscape.com A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a kickback scheme involving contracts at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Leon Krachyna Jr., 39, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to bribe a public official and defraud the Army, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said. Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:48:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/947920WalterReedarmyHospitalsignsofNeglectfraudContractorKickbacksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/866896 unknown@Netscape.com Another glaring example of the Bush administration's lack of ability to deal with the consequences of its actions. Four years after invading Iraq, we're finding out that many of our returning wounded soldiers are being treated like garbage. The former commander of Walter Reed Medical Center, this Lieutenant General Kevin Kiley - he's now the surgeo Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:16:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/866896caffertyWalterReedarmybushincompetenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/856227 unknown@Netscape.com Of the 3,350 Americans who died in Iraq and Afghanistan through early January, 1,586 of them - 47.3 percent - were married. Those fallen warriors left behind 1,954 children, according to the Pentagon's Manpower Data Center. More recent deaths have pushed that figure past 2,000. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:30:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/856227iraqbushPoliticswararmyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/815661 unknown@Netscape.com Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:44:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/815661armyFrancisharveyWalterReedresignationNews