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Troop cuts don't mean Iraq war is being won

The cynical old adage about Vietnam is being played out in Iraq: Pull out the troops and call it victory.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Casey confirmed U.S. Army chief of staff

The United States Senate has confirmed Gen. George Casey to be the next U.S. Army chief of staff by an 83-14 vote. Casey, who led the multinational forces in Iraq since 2004, succeeds retiring Gen. Peter Schoomaker in the Army's top uniformed position. He

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Top U.S. Army officer withholds budget

The U.S. Army's chief of staff has refused to file a budget plan after telling the secretary of Defense that global commitments require billions to maintain.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Equipment concerns limiting National Guard

Debate has begun in Washington, D.C. over the financial budgets of the U.S. Army and the National Guard with both requesting funds for additional equipment. Last week, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker requested $17 billion to update the Army's ou

Top News // 1 decade ago

Army equipment said wearing out

Years of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq have been tough on U.S. military equipment, with trucks, tanks and other items in need of overhauls or replacement.

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U.S troops retraining on data security

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker says U.S. troops in Afghanistan are now being trained in the proper use and protection of computer memory drives. The new measures come in the wake of the thefts of lighter-sized flash memory drives containing U.S

Top News // 1 decade ago

Injured soldier told to pay for body armor

The Pentagon is being challenged for demanding a West Virginia Army officer who was wounded in Iraq pay $700 for his damaged body armor.

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General predicts large U.S. troop return

A senior U.S. general says he is confident Iraq will reach self-sufficiency to allow for a large-scale withdrawal of U.S. troops within the next year.

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Army general relieved during investigation

The U.S. Army announced Tuesday it had relieved the general commanding the Training and Doctrine Command during an ongoing investigation.

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U.S. Army Stryker vehicle full of defects

The new Stryker U.S. troop transport vehicle being used in Iraq is plagued by performance problems, a classified report indicates.

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There's no sense in us submitting a budget that we can't execute, a broken budget
Top U.S. Army officer withholds budget Sep 25, 2006

Peter J. Schoomaker (b. February 12, 1946) is a former four-star general in the United States Army and served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from August 1, 2003 to April 10, 2007. Schoomaker's appointment as Chief of Staff was unique in that he was recalled and came out from retirement to assume the position . Schoomaker voluntarily retired from the Army for the second time in 2007 after completing the full four-year term as Chief of Staff.

Prior to his last assignment, Schoomaker spent over 30 years in a variety of assignments with both conventional and special operations forces – he is the first Special Forces-trained Army Chief of Staff and the second to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Henry H. Shelton was the first, when he served as Chairman).

His brother, Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker, M.D., is the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army.

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