Bigger posts absorb cuts as Army downsizes

Dylan Lovan and Kristin M. Hall Associated Press Comments Two soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division pause during a patrol on Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Khost Province, Afghanistan. (Kristin M. Hall/Associated Press) Louisville, Ky. — In axing a dozen combat brigades in the face of steep spending cuts and the wind-down of two wars, the Army says it is trying to ease the sting by spreading it around. But one post stands out on the list of 10 installations targeted in Tuesday’s announcement of a major restructuring that has been a long time coming: Kentucky’s Fort Knox. In losing the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, the famed post an hour south of...