http://www.military.com/News/Home/0,13324,,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS Military Top Stories Center Monday, 12 May 2008 12:21:25 AM http://www.military.com/news/article/salute-for-military-moms.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS With women now making up 15 percent of the Army, thousands of mothers have been removed from the family dinner table to help with America's twin conflicts in the Middle East. The result can be upheaval at home felt sharply at times like Mother's Day. 2008-05-11 http://www.military.com/news/article/military-adds-armor-to-mraps.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS The military is reinforcing the sides of mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings. Reviews show that bombings involving the deadly penetrating explosives have jumped by about 40 percent in the past three months. 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/news/article/us-denies-report-of-al-qaida-arrest.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/news/article/pentagon-considers-new-cremation-policy.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/news/article/leaders-shift-from-rumsfeld-strategy.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/news/article/soldier-gets-iraqi-girl-new-legs.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/news/article/child-forrest-gump-actor-leaving-army.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-10 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167456,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan were sent anyway, according to DoD records. The numbers of nondeployable soldiers are based on health assessment forms filled out by medical personnel. 2008-05-09 http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,167299,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS For the most part, armed robots are a Western phenomenon, with massive defense budgets and multi-national contractors. While the U.S. remains the definitive leader in unmanned military vehicles, some of the most promising ones are being developed in other countries. 2008-05-07 http://www.military.com/news/article/bush-offers-aid-to-cyclonehit-myanmar.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS 2008-05-07