The policy change is intended to help soldiers who want to start a family, as well as implement some needed administrative changes to facilitate promotions if the Army returns to full-scale combat operations.
With the official withdrawal from the treaty, which allowed the U.S. and Russia overflight rights to inspect military facilities, only one arms-control pact is still in force between the former Cold War foes.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military announced a sudden visit to the Mideast by long-range, nuclear-capable B-52H bombers, underlining America's continuing presence in the region.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Garza was among five soldiers who were killed Nov. 12 in a helicopter crash while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.