Read more House Armed Services Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18770/house-armed-services-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:03:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70630/us-speeds-up-iraq-withdrawal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, sending 4,000 more troops home next month, top commander Ray Odierno will announce today. That'll bring the total number of troops in the country down to 120,000 by the end of October. "We have already begun deliberately...http://www.newser.com/story/70630/us-speeds-up-iraq-withdrawal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 7:10:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60782/obama-to-name-ny-republican-army-secretary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama will nominate yet another Republican to an administration post today, tapping New York Rep. John McHugh as Army secretary, the New York Times reports. McHugh is the ranking Republican on the House armed services committee, and serves on West Point’s Board of Visitors.http://www.newser.com/story/60782/obama-to-name-ny-republican-army-secretary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 10:51:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33265/anti-gay-rant-makes-hill-wish-it-hadnt-asked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon’t ask Elaine Donnelly what she thinks of gays in the military—she’ll tell you. Congress made that mistake yesterday, and the anti-gay activist let out what Dana Milbank of the Washington Post calls an “extraordinary exhibition of rage.” Donnelly warned the panel of the “HIV positivity,” “forcible sodomy,” and...http://www.newser.com/story/33265/anti-gay-rant-makes-hill-wish-it-hadnt-asked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jul 2008 11:54:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23976/petraeus-sees-no-new-troop-buildup-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with American and...http://www.newser.com/story/23976/petraeus-sees-no-new-troop-buildup-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 20:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS troops are increasingly augmenting their military-issue gear with higher-end commercial products to gain an extra edge—and look sharp, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The military has encouraged the trend, perhaps in response to the equipment shortages that have dogged the Iraq and Afghanistan war efforts, loosening procurement rules...http://www.newser.com/story/20895/more-us-troops-outfitting-themselves-for-combat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Mar 2008 13:39:04 CST