HEADLINE NEWS
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Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the highest annual award of the Association of the U.S. Army.The nation’s 23rd defense secretary and an Army veteran, Panetta will receive the George Catlett Marshall Medal from AUSA.
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Statement from Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA Ret., President and CEO of the Association of the U.S.
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The commander of the Army’s Warrior Transition Command said he’s committed to treating soldiers and their families “with dignity and respect.”Testifying Feb. 3 before a House subcommittee, Col.
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By Patty Barron, Director, AUSA Family ReadinessThe fiscal year (FY) 2016 defense budget announced Feb. 2 includes modest increases in military basic pay and housing allowances that could leave some military families holding on a little tighter to their wallets.For FY 2016, which begins Oct.
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The Army would get a $7 billion increase in its base budget for 2016 under the Obama administration plan unveiled Monday.The increase primarily goes to operations, maintenance and weapons modernization programs.The administration requests $147 billion for the Army in fiscal 2016, $2 billion less than the current budget in a reduction resulting f
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“We face a very real, near-term threat to our effectiveness as a force; a law called sequestration,” said Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, Jan.
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Statement of Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, U.S. Army retiredAssociation of the U.S. Army President and CEO“AUSA has been briefed on the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission’s final report and recommendations.
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Another round of sequestration would put the Army “on a path of accelerated and much deeper cuts to our forces while debilitating readiness and reducing modernization and manpower,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno warned Jan.
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno issued a stark warning Jan. 22, saying the Army is currently at 33 percent readiness and modernization funding has been reduced by 50 percent. Those already low levels may not be the bottom if sequestration takes effect in 2016, he said.