Feb 21, 2007

Senior defense officials address recently reported issues concerning outpatient housing and bureaucratic hassles some servicemembers have experienced at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Feb 21, 2007

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody, Feb. 20, following a visit to the outpatient section of Walter Reed Army Medical Center with Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey. Both expressed shock and disappointment with living conditions there and promised a speedy correction to the problems.

Feb 21, 2007

GEN Cody visits Soldier in Taji, Iraq; Sandovals celebrate 1st wedding anniversary in Iraq; Army NASCAR finishes 2nd at Daytona, hoping for win next race.

Feb 21, 2007

The Army's Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody and a host of retired general officers visited U.S. Army North Jan. 29 to receive an update on the command and to look at its newest technologies.

Feb 21, 2007

Package about Soldiers training to become Unit Public Affairs Representatives in Korea.

Feb 21, 2007

Speaking to a group of journalists at the Pentagon recently, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center official said hospital personnel continue to make strides in providing care to service members and bettering themselves as administers of healthcare.

Feb 21, 2007

Most musicians would agree the best way to learn music is by listening to music. Local high school and middle school students received that learning opportunity on post Saturday during a free jazz ensemble clinic taught by the U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, a component of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," out of Fort Myer.

Feb 21, 2007

Soldiers from the active, Reserve and National Guard components of the Army joined together to form one of the largest attack aviation task forces to operate in Afghanistan Feb. 17.

Feb 21, 2007

Sgt. Brady Schaures gives Guatemalan children a tour of his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Puerto Quetzal, Feb. 11. Schaures is from 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Battalion, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. His unit is conducting a ship-to-shore logistics exercise and humanitarian operation in the area.

Feb 21, 2007

Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, train at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., in preparation for deployment overseas to fight the war on terror.

Feb 21, 2007

The Fort George G. Meade Museum will be going global when the Discovery Military Channel 13-part series "Weaponology" episode "Tanks" airs April 9.

Feb 21, 2007

When Spc. Michael Benusa needs to do his job, it's usually a bad thing. As a medic for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, the last thing Benusa hopes for is to be needed to treat one of his fellow Soldiers. But, that wasn't the case on a recent trip outside Combat Outpost Callahan, where Benusa's company has set up residence.

Feb 21, 2007

The Washington Capitals hockey team honored servicemembers in the national capital region last night during a "Salute to the Military Night" at the Verizon Center.

Feb 21, 2007

Iraqi and coalition forces rebuild a market that was destroyed by terrorists.

Feb 21, 2007

Iraqi security forces and U.S. Soldiers are taking back the streets of east Baghdad's Adhamiyah District from the terrorists who are bent on doing harm to the Iraqi people.

Feb 21, 2007

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Feb. 14, at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

Feb 20, 2007

Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey and GEN Richard A. Cody, vice chief of staff of the Army, speak with a medical hold Soldier about his living conditions in Building 18 outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In comments to reporters afterward, Secretary Harvey stated that he and GEN Cody visited the building after learning of Soldier complaints. Both Army leaders expressed concern and found the facilities "disappointing," and "unacceptable," Harvey said. "This building has potential and we will get it turned around," GEN Cody added. A plan is already in place to upgrade the building and will be reported on to GEN Cody to ensure Soldiers are being provided a "quality of life equal to the quality of their service," Secretary Harvey concluded.

Feb 20, 2007

According to Central Command Public Affairs, an Army Chinook helicopter carrying 22 people went down in Afghanistan over the weekend. Fourteen of the 22 service members on board survived the crash with serious injuries. MSgt Ron Przysucha has the very latest.

Feb 20, 2007

Soldiers seeking to attend Officer Candidate School now have an alternative to appearing before the board. They can apply for direct OCS selection.

Feb 20, 2007

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 11.

Feb 20, 2007

Spc. Kyle Thomas, from Company E, 27th Base Support Battalion, cuts a notch in a mounting bracket in the motor pool at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq. Thomas, a track vehicle mechanic, is using his welding skills to help design protective cages mounted on engineer vehicles to help keep fellow Soldiers safe on the roads.

Feb 20, 2007

The Defense Department is working to address patient-care problems recently identified at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the department's flagship medical facility, a DoD spokesman said today.

Feb 20, 2007

National Guard helps in New York snow; Small Arms Championship open to all Soldiers.

Feb 20, 2007

Afghan Soldiers and police travel 7,000 miles to undergo Military Transition Team Training with 1st Infantry Division Soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas. SPC Edward Coffey reports.

Feb 20, 2007

Robert Rangel had two choices: show up at the induction ceremony Jan. 10, 1967, or go to jail. He chose the former, raised his right hand and became Pvt. Robert Rangel.

Feb 20, 2007

Myron Bowlin, who submitted the winning bid of $13,600 on eBay and won the Mark Martin Daytona 500 Dream Package that benefited Central Florida's tornado victims, rode a couple of laps around Daytona International Speedway with his favorite driver on the eve of the Great American Race.

Feb 20, 2007

Army NASCAR driver Mark Martin led 26 of the final 27 laps before being overtaken by Kevin Harvick at the finish line at the Feb. 18 Daytona 500 at Daytona Beach, Fla. Harvick's margin of victory was 0.020 seconds.

Feb 20, 2007

Everyone seemed to disappear but Mark Martin as he dominated the Daytona 500 track, maneuvering his 01 Army Chevy so no one could pass him and grab his number-one spot Feb. 18.

Feb 20, 2007

As a member of a military transition team, 1st Sgt. Joseph McFarlane spends the majority of his days training and advising members of the Iraqi Army.

Feb 20, 2007

Iraqi policemen from the Babil and Karbala provinces took a big step on the journey towards Provincial Iraqi Control on Feb. 10. The Iraqi police stations across the Babil and Karbala provinces sent 20 dedicated, experienced officers to the forward operating base to attend the Iraqi police sustainment training program.

Feb 20, 2007

Iraqi and coalition forces captured 61 suspected terrorists, destroyed five improvised explosive devices and seized several weapons caches during operations across Iraq in the past several days.

Feb 20, 2007

Like many race fans on Sunday, U.S. Army Top Fuel driver, Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher, was intently watching an exciting Daytona 500, which is NASCAR's traditional Nextel Cup Series season opener.

Feb 20, 2007

The end-strength increases in the Army and Marine Corps will help reduce strain on the forces and position them for the long war against terrorism, said the leaders of the two services.

Feb 20, 2007

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, in congressional testimony Feb. 15.

Feb 20, 2007

"I just can't tell you how bad I wanted it," said Mark Martin seconds after climbing out of his No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet following Sunday's Daytona 500. "We gave it our best shot aEUR" we were within inches of getting it done."

Feb 16, 2007

MG Joseph Fil speaks with Pentagon reporters via satellite, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.

Feb 16, 2007

Traveling by HMMWV in Iraq has it's inherent dangers. SPC Kirk Bell tells us about a new unit in LSA Anaconda, Iraq that's working together to keep troops safe on the road.

Feb 16, 2007

LTC (Ret) Bruce Crandall to receive Medal of Honor.

Feb 16, 2007

The Defense Department announced Feb. 16 that the 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters, from Fort Stewart, Georgia, will deploy to Iraq beginning in March 2007. This headquarters previously was scheduled to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2007, as announced on November 17, 2006, but will now be accelerated by a little over three months. The unit leadership notified the Soldiers and their families prior to this announcement.

Feb 16, 2007

Pfc. Marcus Handcock, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provides security for his fellow Soldiers who are conducting a house search with Iraqi soldiers in Riyadh on Feb. 8.

Feb 16, 2007

Col. Debra M. Lewis, commander of Gulf Region Division's Central District, Army Corps of Engineers, presents soccer balls to the headmistress of a new girls high school in north Baghdad Feb. 5.

Feb 16, 2007

Soldiers from 502nd Multi-role Bridge Company, 1st Armored Division assemble an assault float bridge on the Tigris River near Taji, Iraq, Feb. 11.

Feb 16, 2007

The goal of coalition forces new security strategy is to clear, control and retain Baghdad's neighborhoods, said the Multi-National Division aEUR" Baghdad commanding general during a press conference here Feb. 16.

Feb 16, 2007

Many women will do just about anything for their family, and most Soldiers will do whatever it takes to make the mission a success. For Soldiers who are wives, commitment is more than a wedding vow; it is a pledge to see a promise through, no matter where it takes them.

Feb 16, 2007

Soldiers take on the roll of the opposition to give troops in Korea a chance to test their training. Specialist Rob Frazier has that story.

Feb 16, 2007

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard A. Cody, took the opportunity to spend some time with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers, Feb. 13.

Feb 16, 2007

Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, Feb. 14, regarding "explosively formed penetrators," saying their export must be made public after diplomatic efforts failed.

Feb 16, 2007

An influx of Iranian weapons and munitions into Iraq amounts to a "major force-protection issue," said Maj. Gen. William Caldwell.

Feb 16, 2007

Capt. Michael Van Hoven was stunned when he saw CNN's Internet coverage of the typhoon that hit the Philippines in late November 2006.

Feb 16, 2007

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and U.S. Army Infantry Center will host the 2007 Army Rifle and Pistol Championships March 2-10 and the U.S. Army Long-Range Championships March 11-13.

Feb 16, 2007

About 100 troops from the New York Army National Guard are assisting in snow removal in upstate New York, where winter storms have left more than 10 feet of snow in some areas over the past two weeks.

Oct 7, 2011

A Korean War veteran was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device Feb. 2, more than 50 years after he risked his own life to save the lives of his fellow Soldiers.

Feb 13, 2012

During the month of February, the U.S. Army honors and pays tribute to the service and contributions of African American Soldiers.

Feb 15, 2007

Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman MG William Caldwell speaks to reporters in Baghdad and provides an operational update.

Feb 15, 2007

Secretary of the Army Dr. Francis Harvey invested five civilian aides in a ceremony held today in the Pentagon. The newest Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army (CASAs) Linda Green, from Callawassie Island, S.C.; Donald McLeese, from Columbia, S.C.; Robert Echols, from Nashville, TN; James Cozine, from Boise, Idaho; and Joseph DeFrancisco, from Springfield, Va., were selected by Harvey to support the Army throughout their state and local communities.

Feb 15, 2007

Army meets January Recruiting and Retention Goal; Armed Service Blood Program has new website.

Feb 15, 2007

US and Iraqi troops head to the rooftops and use snipers to protect troops from insurgent snipers in Muqdadiya, Iraq.

Feb 15, 2007

An officer in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program was selected as the 2006 Amateur Female Triathlete of the Year by "Triathlete" magazine.

Feb 15, 2007

What happens when the Multi-National Division aEUR" Baghdad daily radio show 'Cav Roundup' meets Apple's iTunes' People are able to listen to the most up-to-date information on what's happening on the ground through the eyes of MND-B Soldiers.

Feb 15, 2007

It's been a year since the Army's Human Resources Command launched the Families First Casualty Call Center here to offer additional assistance to families of fallen Soldiers who were lost in combat or by accident.

Feb 15, 2007

After using limited acquisition authority to speed an earlier version to warfighters fighting the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan, U.S. Joint Forces Command continues its role in the development of the Joint Precision Airdrop System with new ways of delivering supplies to ground forces minimizing the level of risk for the warfighter.

Feb 15, 2007

Some 200 Soldier-chefs from Army installations around the world will trade body armor and M-16 rifles for filet knives, spatulas and pastry bags here March 5-16 during the 32nd annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition.

Feb 14, 2007

The 2007 Army Posture Statement reports on key challenges facing our Army and describes ongoing initiatives, programs, accomplishments, and other issues. Click to read or download a copy.

Feb 14, 2007

A California-based home builder has donated a 10-passenger, wheelchair-accessible minibus to the Armed Forces YMCA and the Warrior Foundation to be used to transport wounded servicemembers around San Diego.

Feb 14, 2007

In a country where poverty is endemic and many people are afraid to leave their homes because of terror threats, basic medical care can fall by the wayside.

Feb 14, 2007

The Defense Department announced Feb. 14 the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, located in Italy, will deploy to Afghanistan this Spring. This Army brigade combat team previously was scheduled to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom, but will deploy instead to Afghanistan. The unit and U.S. Army Europe officials notified the Soldiers and their families earlier this week.

Feb 14, 2007

Iraqi security forces take the lead Feb. 6 during a patrol of Riyahd, with Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division providing support.

Feb 14, 2007

Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb, commander, Third Army/U.S. Army Central, Feb. 14, during a naturalization ceremony for 27 servicemembers in Kuwait.

Feb 14, 2007

The U.S. Army announced today, that the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics) has granted the requested waiver to the moratorium on major land acquisition. The Army intends to initiate efforts to potentially acquire up to 418,577 acres for the expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site. This action allows the Army to evaluate the potential acquisition of additional acres to satisfy an identified military-training land shortfall at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site As this process begins, the Army will actively seek public and agency comments and participation to ensure all interests are heard before any decision is made.

Feb 14, 2007

Senate Demo-Day On Capitol Hill, PEO Stri demonstrates the latest devices used to train warfighters. Sergeant Stephen Smith has the story.

Feb 14, 2007

The increasing levels of proficiency Iraqi police demonstrate gives confidence to Soldiers at Patrol Base Olson, who work closely with them to maintain security in Samarra.

Feb 14, 2007

Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are helping to build schools in Yemen.

Feb 14, 2007

Located on the patrol base is a Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU), a machine that stands between Soldiers and a silent enemy in the continual fight against bacteria and disease in order to ensure troops remain capable of performing their jobs. Without it, they would hardly ever have the chance to get clean.

Feb 14, 2007

Military communicators from 22 African and European nations are meeting in Praia, Cape Verde to begin planning for the July Africa Endeavor 2007 workshop scheduled in Ditholo, South Africa.

Feb 14, 2007

A new high school for girls opened in northern Baghdad Feb. 5, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The school is one of many projects focusing on education and reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure.

Feb 14, 2007

Sgt. Jennifer Jones, Sgt. Adrian Tucker and Staff Sgt. David Cox read some Valentine's Day cards hand-made by students in the United States, Feb. 13. Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division received numerous boxes of Valentine's Day cards and treats at Camp Liberty, Iraq.

Feb 13, 2007

Recent media reports and a three-page summary from a classified Defense Department Inspector General report suggest the Army may have difficulty meeting its equipment requirements with regard to the recently announced troop increase in Iraq. These media reports are inaccurate and paint an incomplete picture. The U.S. Army's priority is sending only the best trained and equipped Soldiers into combat operations and that means providing the best force protection equipment for Soldiers. Even as we plus up troops in Operation Iraqi Freedom and beyond, force protection will not be shortchanged. Further, the Army will ensure all these Soldiers continue to have the best and most capable equipment in the world.

Feb 13, 2007

GEN Petraeus takes over MNF-I; NY NG ready to assist in snow covered NY.

Feb 13, 2007

Carol Bartholomew talks with Sgt. 1st Class Devin Worman as Soldiers from the 133rd Engineer Company, Wyoming Army National Guard dig out residents of Rock River, Wyoming, Feb. 9 after recent snowstorms left the town buried under snowdrifts as tall as some houses.

Feb 13, 2007

BG Frank Wiercinski provides and update on the state of Iraqi Army Forces North. Jo Bordeau reports.

Feb 13, 2007

Testing for some of the systems slated for the first "spin out" of the Army's Future Combat Systems program has gone well, except for one minor glitch: the Soldiers testing them don't want to give the prototypes back.

Feb 13, 2007

Testing for some of the systems slated for the first "spin out" of the Army's Future Combat Systems program has gone well, except for one minor glitch: the Soldiers testing them don't want to give the prototypes back.

Feb 13, 2007

Spc. James "Wonger" Nisewonger, from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, scans a rooftop with his M203 grenade launcher while on patrol in Adhamiya, Baghdad Feb 9.

Feb 13, 2007

Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division blockade all roads leaving Sadiyah, Iraq, Jan. 31 in an effort to pin down anti-Iraqi forces.

Feb 13, 2007

The Umm Qasr water treatment plant, one of the six largest infrastructure projects in southern Iraq, provides potable water for Umm Qasr port facilities and the town of Umm Qasr, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Feb 13, 2007

Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division patrol neighborhoods in Baghdad Feb. 6.

Feb 13, 2007

The Umm Qasr water treatment plant, one of the six largest infrastructure projects in southern Iraq, provides potable water for Umm Qasr port facilities and the town of Umm Qasr, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Feb 13, 2007

Sgt. Christian Rohde, from Headquarters Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, tests out his night vision goggles at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 7 prior to conducting a night mission.

Feb 13, 2007

3rd Infantry Division Soldiers practice urban combat techniques in Kuwait.

Feb 13, 2007

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division go on a humanitarian mission Feb. 7 in Kirkush, a town about 70 miles west of Baghdad. But then something happens.

Feb 13, 2007

The active Army exceeded its recruiting goals for January, the Defense Department announced yesterday.

Feb 13, 2007

In the village of Sadr Al-Yusufiyah, Iraq, a mostly Sunni area near the Euphrates River, the Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment "Golden Dragons", 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) who live next to the village at Patrol Base Warrior have strived to help the local residents.

Feb 13, 2007

Gen. David H. Petraeus, upon taking the helm of Multi-National Force-Iraq Feb. 10.

Feb 13, 2007

The U.S. Army launched Feb. 12 the Virtual Army Experience, a high-tech, team-based experience designed to immerse visitors in the operational roles of Soldiers in the U.S. Army. This 10,000 square-foot interactive traveling exhibit brings the Army's exceptionally popular computer game, America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch), to a life-size networked world to provide visitors with a virtual test drive of Soldiering. In the Virtual Army Experience, participants employ teamwork, leadership and high-tech equipment as they take part in a hands-on virtual mission to capture a terrorist leader. The Virtual Army Experience debuts this week at Speedweeks in Daytona. During 2007 the Army will deploy the Virtual Army Experience to 35 events around the nation. The Virtual Army Experience schedule is available at www.americasarmy.com and www.goarmy.com.

Feb 12, 2007

Spc. Allan Kenniston Vogel, Feb. 7, referring to his mother, Donna Mitchell, a prior-service Soldier. Mitchell is now a sergeant, serving with her son in Afghanistan. The two are pictured here.

Feb 12, 2007

GEN Casey confirmed as new CSA; Free career coaching available to military spouses.

Feb 12, 2007

American troops reestablish a presence in Northern Kosovo, near the Serbian boundary.

Feb 12, 2007

Iraqi security forces and Soldiers from the Multi-National Division aEUR" Baghdad uncovered 14 weapons caches and detained 140 insurgent suspects in and around the Iraqi capital during the week of Feb. 3-9.

Feb 12, 2007

New York City is banning trans fatty acids from its restaurants. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wendy's, Chili's and Ruby Tuesday have already eliminated trans fat from their menus.

Feb 12, 2007

Spc. Sergio Alvarez, from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, attached with the Marines in Anbar Province, Iraq, provides security with an M-240G machine gun on the outer perimeter of Camp Hit.