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President Donald Trump is expected to be on-site to herald the revival of the Lima Army Tank Plant at 2:50 p.m. Eastern Wednesday.

The Pentagon Inspector General is investigating allegations that a two-star Army general is retaliating against active-duty Green Beret instructors under his command who have voiced concerns over his lowering of standards for Green Beret candidates, three sources familiar with the matter told Breitbart News.

Two Green Berets are fighting for their careers after being associated with an anonymous email that accused commanders of lowering standards.

One in five British Army personnel are not fit to or otherwise cannot be deployed overseas, while the force is still 5,000 recruits short of its “tiny” 82,000-man target.

Army Ranger Sgt. Leandro Jasso was likely killed by friendly fire from partner Afghan forces, the U.S. military announced Tuesday morning.

Army Ranger Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, 25, was killed in Afghanistan early Saturday, bringing the number of American troops killed in action in the Afghanistan War up to nine this year.

A U.S. Army command undercut a Monday report by Politico suggesting that the military would start sending border troops home next week — just as migrants gather at the border — and that all troops would be home by Christmas.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday dismissed rampant media speculation of his leaving the administration, after President Trump was asked about the topic on a recent 60 Minutes interview.

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday to Army medic Ronald J. Shurer II for his heroic actions in Afghanistan.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday called it a “sad state of affairs” when most of America’s young males cannot qualify for military service due to obesity or drug use. 

Brandon Ray Seabolt, 53, said as soon as the team of U.S. and Afghan commandos stepped into the courtyard of a compound that December 17, 2015 night in Helmand, Afghanistan, he knew something was wrong.

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the four-star general with responsibility over the Middle East and South Asia, told reporters on Thursday that the administration is reviewing the Afghanistan war strategy, but that no big changes are expected.

The U.S. Army is standing up the Army Futures Command in Austin, the capital Texas, in its first major reorganization in more than forty years, Army leaders announced on Friday.

Army Cpl. Joseph Maciel from South Gate, California, was killed over the weekend in southern Afghanistan by an Afghan soldier in an apparent “green-on-blue” attack as he was protecting his fellow soldiers. 

The Pentagon said Friday that contrary to what an Associated Press report has suggested, there are no new changes to a program for immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship through military service.

President Donald Trump honored each branch of the United States military at a White House Fourth of July Independence Day picnic, specifically praising one member representing each branch – even making mention of the proposed “Space Force.”

Spenser Rapone — the Army soldier who became notorious after a picture of him in his West Point uniform holding a “Communism Will Win” sign circulated the web — was discharged from the Army this month, according to social media postings.

Administrators told Central Valley high school senior Toni Kress that she would not be allowed to wear her Army sash at graduation because it does not match school colors.

“All ages, all races — the only requirement to be in this group is you have to have served or still serve as an active duty Special Forces soldier. If you haven’t done that, then you can’t do this. You can’t be in this club,” he said.

President Trump presented the West Point Black Knights earlier this week with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy at a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.

The United States Army is developing compact weapons platforms “optimized for fighting in dense urban terrain.”

The Pentagon is requesting $686.1 billion for fiscal year 2019 — $597.1 billion for its base budget, and $89 billion for its war-funding budget some of which will pay for base budget requirements.

The logistical arm of the Department of Defense (DOD) has improperly documented hundreds of millions in spending on everything from construction projects to computers.

The British Army has been slammed for bowing to “political correctness” after spending £1.6 million on a campaign engaging with gender and racial identity politics and encouraging troops to be more emotional.

TEL AVIV – Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Monday requested that NGOs in support of anti-Israel boycotts no longer receive eligibility for volunteers from Israel’s national service program.

“Everyone is talking about the progress you’ve made,” Trump said in a video conference call from his Mar-a-lago club in Florida, noting their excellent progress in just three to four months.

TEL AVIV – The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group on Tuesday released a video threatening Israel and the IDF with destruction, saying that the only way forward is through “armed resistance.”

A Boston high school gave a deceased homeless veteran a military-style send-off after students learned the man died in the streets with no living family members or friends.

The Army is allowing people with a history of mental health conditions to enlist, in order to meet recruiting goals, according to a report.

“This has nothing to do with race,” Trump said as reporters pressed him about his remarks.

The United States Army will no longer employ Chinese-made DJI brand drones in any capacity, due to potential security risks.

A U.S. Army veteran and another soldier have been killed in Raqqa while fighting alongside the Syrian Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG).

Following Britain’s threat level being raised from ‘Severe’ to ‘Critical’, 984 military personnel have been deployed to key locations across London including the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, and Buckingham Palace.

TEL AVIV – The IDF shut down three illegal workshops reportedly manufacturing guns near the West Bank town of Hebron Wednesday morning, the army said.

Two House Oversight and Government Reform committee leaders sent letters to the acting secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to remind them that military child care workers are exempt from a federal hiring freeze, and to ask what they are doing to prevent any shutdowns in child care services.

The U.S. military is getting its first Muslim division-level chaplain in history this summer.