/tags/army Army en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-08-24/army-picked-austin-for-new-futures-command-because-of-culture-of-innovation-adler-says A ceremony today will formally “activate� the U.S Army’s new Futures Command in Austin. The installation is intended to modernize the Army by developing� Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-08-24/army-picked-austin-for-new-futures-command-because-of-culture-of-innovation-adler-says KUT Staff /texas/2017-10-17/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-could-face-life-in-prison From Texas Standard.In 2014, the Obama administration secured the release of Bowe Bergdahl from captivity in Afghanistan by agreeing to release five� Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:57:39 GMT /texas/2017-10-17/army-sgt-bowe-bergdahl-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-could-face-life-in-prison Rhonda Fanning, Jill Ament /2013-03-25/as-qualified-men-dwindle-military-looks-for-a-few-good-women Pentagon officials say they're opening ground combat jobs to women as a matter of equality. But the military also needs them because the number of military-age men who qualify for service is declining. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:02:00 GMT /2013-03-25/as-qualified-men-dwindle-military-looks-for-a-few-good-women Tom Bowman /special-coverage/2013-01-23/panetta-is-lifting-ban-on-women-in-combat-roles The groundbreaking move overturns a 1994 rule and opens up thousands of front-line positions for women. Panetta is expected to announce the decision along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tomorrow. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:17:00 GMT /special-coverage/2013-01-23/panetta-is-lifting-ban-on-women-in-combat-roles Eyder Peralta /health/2013-01-14/u-s-militarys-suicide-rate-surpassed-combat-deaths-in-2012 The number of deaths by suicide in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year � more than the 295 Americans who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2012. The numbers were first reported by the AP; NPR has confirmed them. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:38:00 GMT /health/2013-01-14/u-s-militarys-suicide-rate-surpassed-combat-deaths-in-2012 Bill Chappell /politics/2012-11-13/petraeus-affair-widens-whos-who-whats-what-heres-a-guide The investigation into the former CIA director's extramarital affair has now ensnared the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. Investigators found thousands of communications between Gen. John Allen and a Tampa woman. He says they were not inappropriate. The sordid story is getting confusing. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:01:00 GMT /politics/2012-11-13/petraeus-affair-widens-whos-who-whats-what-heres-a-guide Mark Memmott /special-coverage/2012-11-11/petraeus-fall-as-stunning-as-the-career-before-it The retired four-star general was on a fast track from an early age. David Petraeus was a West Point graduate with a doctoral degree from Princeton, who made a national name for himself by helping the Army rethink how it fights wars. Petraeus resigned as CIA director Friday, citing an extramarital affair. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 06:32:00 GMT /special-coverage/2012-11-11/petraeus-fall-as-stunning-as-the-career-before-it Rachel Martin /politics/2012-11-09/cia-director-petraeus-resigns-citing-extramarital-affair Petraeus has been married for 37 years and said "such behavior is unacceptable." Petraeus retired from the Army as a four-star general to become the CIA chief in September of 2011. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:03:00 GMT /politics/2012-11-09/cia-director-petraeus-resigns-citing-extramarital-affair Eyder Peralta /austin/2012-07-18/austin-soldier-laid-to-rest-today The small home on Rundberg Lane where Juan Pantoja Navarro grew up smells of flowers. Red roses, purple azaleas and yellow daisies are piled on the floor� Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:08:39 GMT /austin/2012-07-18/austin-soldier-laid-to-rest-today Joy Diaz /texas/2012-01-03/in-court-midland-soldier-accused-of-packing-c-4-in-luggage A Green Beret trained in demolitions is scheduled to appear in a federal court in Midland today to face charges that he tried to smuggle more than two� Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:41:24 GMT /texas/2012-01-03/in-court-midland-soldier-accused-of-packing-c-4-in-luggage Nathan Bernier