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More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle – understanding why can help with prevention

Active duty service members and veterans experience unique stresses that can lead to suicide. MivPiv/iStock via Getty Images Plus by April Smith, Auburn University Although service...

Military finds multiple failures led to deadly Niger ambush

WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple failures led up to the deadly Niger attack last October, but top military leaders said Thursday that none directly caused...

Slain Virginia officer lauded for bravery, intelligence

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — On her first day on the job, Officer Ashley Guindon responded to a call that could have become routine, had...

Suicide attempts most common in newer soldiers, study found

CHICAGO (AP) _ War-time suicide attempts in the Army are most common in newer enlisted soldiers who have not been deployed, while officers are...

Obama: Congress consulted on prisoner exchange

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his decision to release five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for an...

Obama offers solace to nation at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama returned to the grieving Army post Wednesday where he first took on the job as the...

Army study gives women taste of combat tasks

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — Standing just over 5 feet, Army Spc. Karen Arvizu is barely a foot taller than the anti-tank missile she...

Florida man shocked to learn of Medal of Honor

MIAMI (AP) — Melvin Morris was commanding a strike force on a mission near Chi Lang, South Vietnam, when his special forces group came...

Aid trickling into hard-hit areas in Philippines

A child waits with fellow typhoon survivors as they line up in the hopes of boarding an evacuation flight on a C-130 military...

Manning wants to live as a woman named Chelsea

In this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted to a security vehicle outside a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., after a hearing in his court martial. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File) by David Dishneau and Pauline Jelinek FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Bradley Manning wants to live as a woman named Chelsea and begin hormone treatment as soon as possible, the soldier said a day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison for giving government secrets to WikiLeaks. Manning announced the decision Thursday in a statement provided to NBC's "Today" show.

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