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Army vehicles on the ridge, as soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to attack the enemy in the town nearby, during an early morning training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Lolita C. Baldor)

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US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Sat,04/16/22-8:04AM , 101 Reads
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia's war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights against a major adversary such as Russia or China.
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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kaelan Hayes, a clinical nurse assigned to the military medical team deployed to Brockton, Mass., gathers medication as part of the COVID-19 response operations at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, March 15, 2022. (Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt/U.S. Army via AP)

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With COVID mission over, Pentagon plans for next pandemic
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Sun,04/10/22-11:03PM , 106 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly.
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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Report: US military must do more to avoid civilian deaths
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Thu,03/31/22-6:06PM , 91 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military needs to adjust its planning, training, targeting and use of weapons in order to better avoid widespread civilian deaths and damage such as the devastating 2017 battle to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State militants, a new RAND report said Thursday.
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Frida Larios places flowers near of photograph of slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen at the base of a mural of Guillen on 14th Street NW in Washington, July 13, 2020. Guillen was killed by a soldier, who her family says sexually harassed her, and who killed himself as police sought to arrest him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases
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Thu,03/31/22-11:00AM , 102 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military bases with a high risk for sexual assault, harassment and other harmful behaviors often have leaders who don't understand violence prevention, don't make it a priority and focus more on their mission than on their people, a Pentagon review has concluded.
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