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Three-year accompanied tours
Policy change will come in phases

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Accompanied Korea tour changes detailed
The Army will phase in a new assignment policy for many of the 19,000 soldiers assigned to South Korea.

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No Purple Hearts for PTSD, Pentagon rules
The Purple Heart will not be awarded to service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the Pentagon confirmed Monday.

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MAJOR COMBAT OPS

FM 7-0 is full spectrum

New manual’s focus: Defensive, offensive and stability operations.

Transformers

Bringing out the big guns

Inside the “the biggest joint military operation movie ever made.”

At the movies

‘Revolutionary Road’

DiCaprio, Winslet give strong performances in this 1950s-era tale.

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“The Army isn’t soft, it’s smart. We are being prepared for a new kind of combat and the Army is adapting to that challenge. Basic was the hardest and most rewarding experience in many [of] our lives so far.” —Ft. Leonard Wood Private

DEBATE: Believe what you hear?

Weapons

M4 review ... again

“How many times and how much money is going to be spent to show that there are better weapons out there than the M4? Just look to our Special Ops. There is no need for five years of testing!” —SFCJTGRIMES

DISCUSS: What's the holdup?
ARTICLE: Options
VISUAL: Compare the carbines

HONOR THE FALLEN

We remember

“The wound of grief will heal in time, but memories and love will live on forever.” — Proud Mom

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OFF DUTY

Now playing: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
Artists of war: Painters leave legacy
Plugged in: Camo guitar winner

Quick question

Voting technology
State and military officials have long discussed the need to use secure Internet technology to make the absentee voting progress faster and less cumbersome for military members abroad. If you had to vote absentee, would you be more likely to vote if you could do it online?