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''Army Times'' (ISSN 0004-2595) is a weekly newspaper serving active, reserve, national guard and retired United States Army personnel and their families, providing news, information and analysis as well as community and lifestyle features, educational supplements, and resource guides. ''Army Times'' is published by the Gannett Government Media Corporation, which is a part of Gannett Company (NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, formerly known as Army Times Publishing Company, was purchased by Gannett in 1997 from the Times Journal Company.〔(GANNETT CO INC /DE/ - GCI Annual Report (10-K) REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS )〕 ''Military Times'' newspapers are the most purchased publications in Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) shops and defense commissaries, beating such national bestsellers as ''People'' and ''Time''. ==History== ''Army Times'' founder Mel Ryder, began his newspaper career on the staff of ''Stars and Stripes'' selling and delivering papers to the troops on the front lines during World War I. In 1921 he joined Willard Kiplinger in forming the newsletter service, the Kiplinger Agency. He sold his interest in the agency in 1933 and began publishing ''Happy Days'', a paper written for members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. His first order was for 400 copies and the first advertiser was GEICO. Next, Ryder started the publication of ''Army Times''. The first issue was published in 1940 and the company was incorporated the same year. In 2006, the publication published an editorial calling for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld.〔http://www.armytimes.com/legacy/new/1-292925-2333360.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Army Times」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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