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| KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates offered Afghan President Hamid Karzai condolences and his personal regrets for the recent loss of innocent lives as a result of coalition air strikes. |
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| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 17, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Pakistan to "continue dialogue" with senior Pakistani civilian and military leaders about ongoing operations in the border region with Afghanistan. |
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| CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2008 - NATO’s International Security Assistance Force, U.S. troops and Afghan security forces are in a tough fight in Afghanistan, but Army Gen. David D. McKiernan is convinced the people of the country do not want extremists back in power. |
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| CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2008 - NATO and American officials in Afghanistan believe that one civilian casualty is too many, the NATO International Security Assistance Force commander said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2008 - The U.S. military’s top officer is in Pakistan today to meet with senior government and military leaders there, officials said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2008 - The United States and Pakistan are allies, and news reports saying Pakistani border troops would fire on U.S. forces are in error, a senior Defense Department official said. |
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| CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008 - Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno assumed command of Multinational Force Iraq from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus during a ceremony on Camp Victory, Iraq. |
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| ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 16, 2008 - Wrapping up his first visit to Turkey as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said he and Turkish leaders reaffirmed “a very strong military-to-military relationship.” |
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| BAGHDAD, Sept. 16, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled from Camp Victory to the International Zone on the airport road, an option made possible by improved security conditions. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2008 - The Afghan National Army Air Corps has made big strides, with 27 operational aircraft – three times the number it had a year ago – flying 350 percent more missions in direct support of Afghan security forces, a senior military official reported. |
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| BAGHDAD, Sept. 15, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recognized Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, a military-and-civilian team the secretary said has transformed Iraq. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2008 - The Defense Department announced the deployment of two additional units to Afghanistan, following up on President Bush’s announcement that he will beef up the U.S. presence there while reducing it in Iraq. |
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| BAGHDAD, Sept. 15, 2008 - The Iraqi Defense Ministry held a ceremony to say goodbye to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, as he prepares to turn over command of Multinational Force Iraq to Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno. |
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| CAMP SPEICHER, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008 - The upcoming Multinational Force Iraq change of command signifies a shift in the coalition's mission, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2008 - As people all across the country this week walked for miles, raised American flags or simply stood in silence to honor the victims of 9/11, President Bush reflected on the strength of Americans and the events of nearly seven years ago that shook the nation.
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2008 - The Iraqi people look upon President Bush as a liberator who delivered them from a brutal despot, Iraq’s chief executive told reporters at the White House. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2008 - A broader international and interagency approach is necessary to solve Afghanistan’s problems, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee today.
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told members of Congress that the challenge in Afghanistan is a classic insurgency “fueled by ideology, poppy, poverty, crime and corruption.” |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2008 - The war in Iraq has entered the “endgame” phase and it is important to get it right, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during testimony on Capitol Hill. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has cancelled the competition for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, saying the process cannot be completed by January and the next administration should handle it.
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2008 - President Bush visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center to pay respects to wounded soldiers and their families, and to the medical personnel who care for the injured. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2008 - The Pentagon will send an assessment team to Georgia to determine what role the U.S. should play as the nation’s military rebuilds after clashes with Russia, a Defense Department official said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2008 - The operations director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff who served in Iraq during the troop surge says that push by coalition and Iraqi soldiers was the keystone that has given the Iraqi people “a fighting chance” against extremists. |
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| FORT LESLEY J. MCNAIR, D.C., Sept. 9, 2008 - The United States will continue to reduce its troop strength in Iraq, but will increase its footprint in Afghanistan, President Bush said during remarks at the National Defense University. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008 - President Bush thanked the nearly 61 million volunteers who support America in myriad ways, including members of the U.S. armed forces and groups that channel support to them. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008 - With the recent off-loading of 17 tons of humanitarian supplies from the USS Mount Whitney, the Defense Department’s part in providing relief to Georgia is over. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008 - Incidents of Iraqi-on-Iraqi attacks due to ethno-sectarian strife and other types of violence in Iraq have decreased markedly from a year ago, a senior U.S. officer posted in Iraq said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008 - The U.S. military command responsible for moving troops and materiel across the globe has new leadership. |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008 - Though U.S., coalition and Afghan troops are making steady progress against increasingly active insurgent forces in Afghanistan, it’s time to turn up the heat, a senior U.S. military officer said.
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| POTI, Georgia, Sept. 5, 2008 - USS Mount Whitney pulled into port at Poti, Georgia, transporting humanitarian relief supplies in support of "Operation Assured Delivery." |
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