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Army Secretary Christine Wormuth is greeted at the Chicago Military Academy as she heads into meetings with young members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps in Chicago, on Feb. 15, 2023. Army recruiters are struggling to meet enlistment goals, and they say one of their biggest hurdles is getting back into high schools so they can meet students one on one. During three days of back-to-back meetings across Chicago last month, Wormuth met with students, school leaders, college heads, recruiters and an array of young people involved in ROTC or JROTC programs. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)

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Army boss' mission: Persuade schools to welcome recruiters
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Sun,03/05/23-6:35AM , 778 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — Army recruiters struggling to meet enlistment goals say one of their biggest hurdles is getting into high schools, where they can meet students one on one.
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Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Tank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Thu,02/16/23-11:45PM , 529 Reads
LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role in the effort to arm Ukraine as it fends off the Russian invasion.
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Military recruits are sworn in during halftime on Salute to Service military appreciation day at an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders, Nov. 6, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Army is trying to recover from its worst recruiting year in decades, and officials say those recruiting woes are the result of traditional hurdles. Young people don’t want to die or get injured, they don't want to deal with the stress of Army life and they don't want to put their lives on hold. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

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Army sees safety, not 'wokeness,' as top recruiting obstacle
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Sun,02/12/23-6:48AM , 417 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — While some Republicans blame the COVID-19 vaccine or “wokeness” for the
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Ukrainian soldiers prepare a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer to fire at Russian positions in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023. A rapidly expanding group of U.S. and allied troops and contractors are using phones and tablets to communicate in encrypted chat rooms to provide real-time maintenance advice to Ukrainian troops on the battlefield. As the U.S. and other allies provide a growing number of increasingly complex and high-tech weapons, the maintenance demands are expanding. (AP Photo/Libkos, File)

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How to fix a howitzer: US offers help line to Ukraine troops
By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Fri,01/27/23-11:38PM , 523 Reads
A MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (AP) — On the front lines in Ukraine, a soldier was having trouble firing his 155 mm howitzer gun. So, he turned to a team of Americans on the other end of his phone line for help.
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