Photos from U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary Parade
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America’s oldest military branch unveiled the Army Transformation Initiative in what is expected to be its biggest restructuring in at least a generation.
Army officials face questions after allowing partisan merchandise to be sold on a base and soldiers to show political allegiance during President Donald Trump's speech.
As the Army celebrates its 250th birthday, officials say the military’s apolitical nature is at risk
As the US Army prepares for its 250th birthday celebration with a major parade of military hardware in Washington, DC, which just happens to coincide with President Donald’s Trumps birthday, former officials are growing increasingly concerned about how the military is being pulled into the political arena by the Trump administration,
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Army Times on MSNArmy identifies soldier killed in Apache training accidentChief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright died in an AH-64 Apache helicopter training accident at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on June 11.
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The Texas Tribune on MSN“They’re taking Shirly”: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wifeFor tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.
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On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and after 1,300 battles and skirmishes, the Army, led by Gen. George Washington, defeated the British Empire,
In 1775, the Continental Congress established the Army as the first U.S. military service. In 1777, the Stars and Stripes became the national U.S. flag. In 1922, Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to broadcast a message over the radio. The occasion was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key Memorial in Baltimore.
Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.