Army News Service|May 08, 2009
Expressions of ethnic dances, martial arts exhibitions and food samplings of Chinese, Korean and Filipino cuisine were part of the West Point Equal Opportunity Office and Simon Center for Professional Military Ethic's eighth annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month observance.
Associated Press|May 08, 2009
A former Soldier's life will be in the hands of a western Kentucky jury after the panel convicted him of raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl and killing her family in Iraq.
Associated Press|May 08, 2009
Thousands of U.S. troops are being rushed to Afghanistan without the equipment they will need to fight an emboldened Taliban, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and military officials said Thursday.
Army News Service|May 08, 2009
Four Soldiers currently deployed to Iraq will compete in the annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition during their mid-deployment leave.
Army News Service|May 08, 2009
The Army released a new field manual this week providing guidance on training security forces of other nations, FM 3-07.1 "Security Force Assistance."
Stars and Stripes|May 07, 2009
The Army will test lighter body armor next week with plans to field up to 100,000 sets beginning in August, said Lt. Col. Robert W. Myles Jr. of Program Executive Office Soldier.
International Herald Tribune|May 07, 2009
The slayings of Sergeant Davis and a Marine, Capt. Warren Frank, in November were not the only times Iraqis in uniform had attacked American Soldiers. Just on Saturday an Iraqi Soldier killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded three others at a combat outpost south of Mosul.
Philadelphia Daily News|May 07, 2009
A Soldier initially reported as missing following combat actions in Afghanistan has now been declared dead. Military officials confirmed the death of Army Staff Sgt. William D. Vile on Tuesday after his remains were positively identified through DNA tests.
Associated Press|May 07, 2009
The Justice Department is dropping its attempt to retry the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq. Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada contended that the war is illegal and that he would be a party to war crimes if he served in Iraq. His first court-martial ended in a mistrial in February 2007.
Army News Service|May 08, 2009
The new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy, with more troops and nonmilitary resources to flow into Afghanistan to support it, opens a window of opportunity to break a security "stalemate" here, the senior coalition military official in Afghanistan said.
Military.com|May 05, 2009
The Army has issued a recall of more than 30,000 helmets -- not because the helmet shells are flawed, but because it found that four screws that attach the chinstrap and related parts didn't meet Army specs.
Army News Service|May 06, 2009
In the new security environment, Soldiers need to develop skills that will allow them to prevent a war from happening, said one senior DoD official.
Fayetteville Observer|May 06, 2009
Staff Sgt. Zach Collett has a remote control to mute the crippling pain he felt for years in his back and legs, the result of a 2005 injury in Iraq.
Army News Service|May 06, 2009
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., were presented their fourth gold Army Communities of Excellence Award along with a grand prize check for $1 million at a Pentagon ceremony today hosted by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Lt. Gen. Robert Wilson.
Mclatchy -Tribune News Service|May 05, 2009
The U.S. military has confiscated Bibles that Christian U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan had apparently intended to give to local Muslims, a military spokesman has said.
Philadelphia Inquirer|May 05, 2009
A 27-year-old Army sergeant was reported missing in Afghanistan after an insurgent attack killed two other troops in his unit late last week, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash|May 05, 2009
Service members contact Trisha Pearce in need of counseling. Spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, relatives are welcome to get in touch with her, too. They may feel burnt out and worn down by the experience of fighting a war -- or of loving someone who has.
Army News Service|May 04, 2009
Two deafening booms followed bright, orange flashes. The Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle shook violently. Smoke engulfed the vehicle inside and out. The engineers traveling inside the MRAP in western Baghdad, April 25, knew they had just been attacked with two RKG-3 anti-tank grenades, but that wasn't all they knew.
Knight Ridder/Tribune|May 04, 2009
U.S. Soldiers have been encouraged to spread the message of their Christian faith among Afghanistan's predominantly Muslim population, video footage obtained by Al Jazeera appears to show.