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Dempsey: Africa Command change not tied to Libya

The top U.S. military officer is denying reports that Army Gen. Carter Ham's planned departure as head of U.S. Africa Command is linked to the Sept. 11 attack in Libya.

Tags: Carter Ham , Martin Dempsey , Joint Chiefs of Staff , Army , DoD , Leon Panetta ,

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Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated

Gen. David Rodriguez, currently head of U.S. Army Forces Command, would be the third Army general to head Africa Command, which was created in 2007.

Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , al-Qaida

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US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments

The Army is slashing the size of the active duty personnel from about 570,000 at the height of the Iraq war to 490,000 by 2017. The cutbacks began last year, and as of the end of March the Army was down to less than 558,000 troops.

Tags: Army , DoD , Richard Mustion , Afghanistan and Iraq , Ray Odierno

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