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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - A solution for closing down the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that has vexed Defense leaders will remain a challenge during President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - It seems fitting that it was a former Marine who captured the measure of retired Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace in the official portrait that now hangs in the Pentagon with those of others who have served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - Four people nominated to serve in the Defense Department in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration are to appear before the Senate Armed Forces Committee on Jan. 15 for confirmation hearings. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff advocated a “whole-of-government approach” to foreign policy in a speech, urging more funding for nonmilitary departments’ roles overseas. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - Iraqi security forces arrested suspected criminals and, while working with U.S. soldiers, seized multiple weapons in operations in Iraq. |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2009 - Sick and injured Afghans will get treatment faster thanks to a coalition command’s donation of ambulances. |
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| CAMP VICTORY, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2009 - Improved security has enabled an economics team to step up its efforts to help Iraq move forward. |
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| KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2009 - Air Force Maj. Kevin Mantovani has been recognized for his work in building Afghanistan's air force.
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| SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 13, 2009 - More than 750 people from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and private enterprise -- including social workers, chaplains, researchers, and family members – are attending a suicide-prevention conference. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2009 - The largest U.S. Army fife and drum corps ever assembled will take part in President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration Jan. 20. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - December was a recruiting success for all active-duty and reserve-component U.S. military services, which all met or exceeded their goals. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A coalition of federal departments, led by Veterans Affairs, has launched a research and awareness program to curb motor vehicle fatalities among veterans who return from deployments. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - U.S. and Iraqi forces in Iraq’s Diyala province are preparing for rising violence amid upcoming provincial elections. |
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| MONS, Belgium, Jan. 12, 2009 - Teenagers are learning to navigate the road safely thanks to new driver’s education simulators at U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, Belgium, and nine other locations throughout the region. |
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| FORT VALLEY, Ga., Jan. 12, 2009 - Army Reserve soldiers conducted an airborne jump for a group of civilian employers during the first Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Boss-lift” event for the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - Iraqi and U.S. soldiers and Iraqi National Police detained suspected criminals and seized weapons in operations in Baghdad yesterday and Jan. 10, military officials reported. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A project engineer from the Balad Resident Office in Iraq was selected as one of the 2009 “Top Five New Faces in Engineering” for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - Whatever decisions President-elect Barack Obama makes regarding Iraq and Afghanistan, the military is prepared to carry them out, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview on the CBS-TV show “60 Minutes.” |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A former basketball star from Chicago’s inner city who served in the Army and was injured in Iraq has learned that time does really heal wounds. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - U.S. soldiers are seeing positive results from their increased presence at the newly built Combat Outpost Terminator in the Maywand district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - A troop-support group is gearing up for the early part of the new year, collecting Valentine, Easter and St. Patrick Day cards and gifts for servicemembers and the health professionals who take care of them. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - The recent reopening of an Olympic-standard sports complex in an impoverished Baghdad neighborhood is providing more than recreation for residents. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2009 - The military is used to change-of-command ceremonies, but none compare to the ceremonial and security role servicemembers have played in presidential inaugurations dating back to the beginning of the republic.
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - From providing musical performances to acting as key personnel during the swearing-in process, hundreds of servicemembers gathered around the nation’s capital to support the 56th Presidential Inaugural rehearsal. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - Afghan and coalition forces detained eight suspected militants, including two wanted men, during operations in Afghanistan’s Khost and Kandahar provinces Jan. 9, U.S. military officials in Afghanistan reported.
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - Iraqi police, Iraqi army and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers seized multiple weapons and munitions caches in Baghdad Jan. 10, officials in Iraq reported. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - Vice President Richard B. Cheney said Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaida chief who masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is no longer an effective leader. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - President George Bush said that as he prepares to swap a presidency defined by the Sept. 11, attacks for the quiet life in Texas, he’ll miss heading up the military. |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2009 - The United States must remain vigilant to defend against terrorists and other potential threats such as Iran, President-elect Barack Obama said on ABC News’ "This Week.” |
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2009 - Vice President-elect Joe Biden traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, to meet with Afghan and U.S. military leaders and thank deployed U.S. troops serving there for their service. |
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