Topic: George Casey
Top US commanders on Friday sharply disagreed over lifting a ban on openly gay troops serving in the military, drawing different conclusions from a new Pentagon study.The top US Army and Marine officers warned that repealing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" prohibition ...
General George Casey, the Army chief of staff who earlier headed forces in Iraq for nearly three years, said there was "some suggestion in the press reports that we turned a blind eye on Iraqi prisoner abuse."That's just not the case. Our ...
Soldiers are spending more time at home between deployments Soldiers are getting to spend more time at home between combat deployments as the U.S. military draws down in Iraq and the Army grows in size, the service's chief of staff said Friday.Gen. ...
The Army's top commanders said Tuesday the issue of repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' needs more study The Army's top commanders said Tuesday the issue of repealing don't ask, don't tell needs more study, POLITICO reported.Testifying before Michigan Senator Carl Levin's Senate ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military brass raised doubts on Tuesday about lifting restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces, weighing in on a debate in Congress over whether to back President Barack Obama's effort to let gays serve openly.Both Army General George Casey ...
The White House denied President Barack Obama had come to a decision on sending US reinforcements to Afghanistan amid mounting speculation he had made up his mind on a troop buildup. "Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy.General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. ...
The female descendant of a long line of US military officers was promoted to four star general Thursday, the first woman ever to reach the top rung of the US military.Ann Dunwoody accepted the promotion and command of the army's materiel command ...
Gates Threatens Layoffs, Contract Cuts, if Congress Doesn't Pass War FundingDefense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that unless Congress passes funding for the Iraq war within days, he will direct the Army and Marine Corps to begin developing plans to lay off ...
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