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By David Wood - Politics DailyMore than 13,000 active-duty Army soldiers -- the equivalent of four combat brigades -- are sidelined as unfit for war because of injury, illness or mental stress. In an unmistakable sign that the Army is struggling with exhaustion after nine years of fighting, combat commanders whose units are headed to Afghanistan increasingly choose to leave behind soldiers who can no longer perform, putting additional strain on those who still can. The growing pool of "non-deployable'' soldiers make up roughly 10 percent of the 116,423 active-duty soldiers currently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands ...
US Military Issues Alert on 17 Afghan Troops AWOL From Texas Base
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyA nationwide alert has been issued in hopes of locating 17 members of the Afghan military being trained at a Texas Air Force base, all of whom have gone missing over the past few years. All the men had been issued Department of Defense Common Access Cards. That means they can gain entry into any secure U.S. military facility. At the time of their disappearances, the men were learning English as they trained to become pilots. "I can confirm that 17 have gone missing from the Defense Language Institute," Gary Emery, chief of public affairs, 37th Training Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, told ...
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