The Front Lines

‘A Failure in Generalship’ essay is a hot topic at Fort Leavenworth

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth[(Wall Street Journal, via Crunchy Con blog) Failure of the generals:][1] When Col. Yingling returned to Fort Hood, he says, he found an Army that hadn't really changed. "The thing the Army institutionally is still ...

Burial space running out at Fort Riley cemetery

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(49abcnews.com) Fort Riley cemetery space limited; new burial ground to be built:][1] Fort Riley officials say, for now, there's nothing they can do about it. At the beginning of the month they had 12 ...

Two from Fort Riley killed

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) Fort Riley soldiers killed:][1] Two more soldiers from Fort Riley have been killed in combat, bringing to 114 the number of soldiers from the fort who have been killed while serving in Iraq or ...

Kansas National Guard troops return from Kuwait on Friday

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(Blackanthem Military News) Six insurgents detained in East Baghdad:][1] BAGHDAD, Iraq - Soldiers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division detained six insurgents during Operation ...

Education continues at Fort Leavenworth

Fort Leavenworth[(Leavenworth Times) ROTC commanders training future leaders:][1] Training tomorrow's military leaders with the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps is a natural job for Lt. Col. Robert Gardner. He began his military career in 1984 as a college student and became an active-duty ...

White House now considering shift of terror suspects to Fort Leavenworth

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth[(AP) Kansas prison could house suspected terrorists:][1] The Bush administration is nearing a decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility and move the terror suspects there to military prisons elsewhere, The ...