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Battleland Diary, Feb. 18-24
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.
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PTSD…And Cash
The Army removed Colonel Dallas Homas, commander of Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington state, on Tuesday from his post because of an investigation into whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses were reversed …
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Battleland Diary, Feb. 11-17
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.
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A Long Time Coming — And Still A Long Way To Go
I just found out that President Obama has nominated Air Force Lieut. General Janet Wolfenbarger for her fourth star, making her the first woman in the Air Force to earn that rank, and only the second woman in the history of the …
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A Daughter’s Plea: “Daddy, Please Don’t Leave…”
The other day I was sitting in my office when my 3-year-old daughter came running in. She was sobbing, unable to catch her breath or tell me what was wrong. Her face flush, with red circles emanating from her swollen eyes, she was inconsolable. In tow came my wife, somber-faced and also on the verge of tears. “What’s wrong?” …
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Battleland Diary, Jan. 28-Feb. 03
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.
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Battleland Diary, Jan. 21-27
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.
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A Heroine…Of a Different Kind
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“We are sad to report that Lt. Cmdr. Regina Mills, Nimitz‘ Handler, died Jan. 23 following a multi-vehicle accident on State Route 16 in Kitsap County, Wash….Regina was a great leader and officer. She was a leader and mentor not only to the Sailors and officers in the Air …
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Battleland Diary, Jan. 7-13
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.
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Women in Combat: Opening Up a Legal Front
It appears the lawyers are finally getting into the game. In November, a student team led by Professor Anne Coughlin of the University of Virginia Law School announced that they are going to challenge the combat exclusion …
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Sexual Assault in the Military…Again and Again and Again
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape are problems that undermine military readiness, reduce morale, harm retention and destroy lives, yet they persist. The issue has been studied ad nauseum with scant progress. Recently, a small group of former service men and women decided to take the fight to the courts. This brave group is …
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Winding Down the War: A Cynical Look Ahead
It appears that we are finally withdrawing from Iraq after eight years there. It is about time. We went in with the stated objective of finding and destroying nuclear weapons and Iraq’s other weapons of mass destruction. We also decided to topple the Saddam Hussein regime with the stated objective of bringing democracy (and …