The link between repeated combat tours for US soldiers and a rising number of suicides in the ranks remains unclear, according to officials and researchers. "It's not true that repeated deployments are the primary factor involved in the suicide issue," Robert Ursano of the Uniformed Services University in Maryland told reporters. "There's no question that repeated deployments increase ...

A beach vacation in the midst of World War II turned tragic for 40 U.S. soldiers, and the circumstances of their deaths in a plane crash in Australia was long kept a military secret. On Thursday, 66 years later, they were honored and their ...

The military has decided to scrap plans to add one combat brigade each to Army posts in Georgia, Colorado and Texas, Army Secretary Pete Geren announced Tuesday. Losing out were Fort Stewart, Ga., Fort Carson, Colo., and Fort Bliss, Texas. The posts and surrounding communities were ...