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Middle East Tops Joint Chiefs’ List of Concerns, Mullen Says

Instability in the Middle East is front and center on the list of concerns the Joint Chiefs of Staff confronts, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said. Story

U.S. Marines to Transfer from Okinawa
To Guam, Despite Budget Constraints

Both the United States and Japan remain committed to moving about 8,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, but budget constraints could cause the process to take longer and cost more, the senior U.S. commander in the Pacific reported. Story

Pacific Commander: Threats to
Embassies Have 'Modest Credibility'

Threats of retaliation against Indonesian President Bambang Yudhoyono and the U.S. and Australian embassies in Indonesia after three terrorist bombers are executed have “modest credibility,” the top U.S. commander in the Pacific said. Story | Video

• Bush Urges Smooth Transition to Foil Terrorists

• 'Screaming Eagles' to Go Home Early

VETERANS DAY

Bush Salutes Troops' Sacrifice, Service

President Bush issued a proclamation to honor all who are serving or have served in the U.S. armed forces. Story

Gates' Message Emphasizes Warrior Care

In his 2008 Veterans Day message, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates underscores the Defense Department’s commitment to the nation’s wounded warriors and their families. Story

Mullen Cites History in Message to Vets

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has issued a Veterans Day message to those who now serve or have served in the armed forces. Story

• Commentary: Be Proud of Past, Present Heroes

MILITARY NEWS

Gates Welcomes Top Teachers

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomed 15 Department of Defense Education Activity district teachers of the year to the Pentagon. Story

• Defense Media Activity Breaks Barriers

IRAQ NEWS

U.S. Troops in Iraq Enjoy ‘Green Beans’

For soldiers deployed to Iraq, Green Beans Coffeehouse keeps them grounded in the tastes and atmosphere of home. Story

Iraqis Celebrate New Water System

Local sheiks and Iraqi coalition soldiers feasted in celebration of a water distribution system now complete in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad. Story

• Forces Round Up Two Dozen Terror Suspects

AFGHANISTAN NEWS

Mapping Method Aids Reconstruction

Using a method called “district mapping,” the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province helps to make the decisions on how to spend $57 billion allocated for construction and infrastructure improvements. Story

• Troops Disrupt Terrorist Networks

• Reports of Civilian Casualties Investigated

LATEST PHOTOS

STAYING POWER - Soldiers, sailors airmen and Marines are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, some with wounds so serious that they would not have survived in wars past. Remarkably modern medicine, changing policies and pure grit have combined to allow many of these severely wounded to recover and return to active duty. Follow their journeys in the American Forces Press Service’s new special report "Staying Power."DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

Hi-Res | Special Report: Staying Power | Lead Photo Archive

WARRIOR CARE

Air Force Teams With Texas Hospital to Study Effects of Hyperbaric Therapy on Brain Injuries

The San Antonio Military Medical Center Hyperbaric Center and the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine received funding to study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries. Story

Defense, Veterans Affairs Depts. Collaborate on Expanding Disability Evaluation Pilot Program

The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are collaborating on a pilot disability evaluation system that’s set to expand next year, compensation officials said. Story

Wounded Soldier Defies Death Three Times

The detonation of a large roadside bomb near Baghdad on May 3, 2005, caused enough damage to Army Sgt. Robert Bartlett’s body to cost him his life -- and it did, at least temporarily. Story

• Warrior Overcomes Loss With Determination

• Treatments Sought for Warriors’ Psychological Care

AROUND THE SERVICES

• Army Chief of Staff Visits Fort Monmouth, N.J.

• Marine Aircraft Group 31 Celebrates 65 Years

• Commander of 6th Fleet Visits Ukrainian Counterpart

• McChord Airmen Help Seattle Airport's Traffic Controllers

PENTAGON CHANNEL LIVE

FACE OF DEFENSE

Airman Volunteers as Boy's "Instructor Pilot"

Lt. Col. Scott Reinhold and his fellow airmen at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing are giving special attention to one new "recruit" -- a six-year-old battling leukemia who dreams of being an F-16 pilot. Story

Uzbekistan Native Serves U.S. in Central Asia

A deployment to Kyrgyzstan has brought Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kelman Khersonsky full circle back to within 200 miles of his childhood home of Uzbekistan. Story

NATIONAL GUARD

South Dakota Guard Gears for Blizzard Response

Leaders of the South Dakota National Guard began preparing personnel and equipment last night to support the state's emergency response in the wake of a fall blizzard that began two days ago in the western part of the state. Story

Maryland Guard to Provide Medical Aid in Africa

The Maryland Army National Guard will send soldiers to Africa to provide medical, dental and ophthalmology services to people in the St. Louis region of northwestern Senegal. Story

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