Defense
Defense budget cuts compel military transformation
Amidst a protracted guerrilla campaign in Iraq and ballooning budget deficits, it seems that, like it or not, the services are about to see the light of transformation.
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Army chief struggles to transform service during war
Army Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker left a comfortable retirement to take the helm of the service.
Defense
Army learns to live in state of high anxiety
The effort to transform the Army at a time when it is leading operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has resulted in one of the most unsettling periods in the service's long history.
Defense
Army troops, budget stretched to the limit
The U.S. Army is overcommitted, underfunded and being pressured to rapidly change its old ways of warfighting. Will the best Army in the world finally break?
Defense
Cycle of violence
In the search for peace in the Middle East, violence often follows the olive branch like night trailing day.
Defense
Attack always
Army Lt. Gen. William Wallace pursued a strategy of relentless assault during the war in Iraq.
Defense
In Iraq, managing the peace may be more difficult than winning the war
The relatively small number of American ground forces in Iraq is likely to be felt more acutely in the transition and stability phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom than during the war itself.
Defense
March on Baghdad brings mix of power, flexibility
To get to the gates of Baghdad, the Army's V Corps leaders had to seize the strategic Karbala Gap while adjusting to unexpected opposition.
Defense
Army's race to Baghdad exposes risks in battle plan
The audacious, risky thrust into Iraq—a move that throws out traditional Army doctrine—is already sorely testing V Corps' troops, equipment and logistical support.
Defense
Five fights
The commander of the Army's V Corps says the impending war in Iraq will involve fighting five kinds of battles at once.
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