Mar 30, 2007

President George W. Bush speaks to Soldiers and staff at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Mar 30, 2007

The New Orleans City Park, formerly a jewel in the crown of our nation's urban parks, faces an uphill struggle in its recovery from the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Yet recent successes have transpired through the efforts of volunteers from across the nation. On March 28, members of The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus took time out of a 35-day tour of the southeast to assist in clean-up work.

Mar 30, 2007

Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, participate in a cordon and search operation with Iraqi Soldiers and police in Ghazaliya, March 21 to 31.

Mar 30, 2007

Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline is operational.

Mar 30, 2007

Soldiers conduct a night raid, but find few local nationals willing to help them out from fear of insurgent punishment. Produced by Spc. Samantha Szesciorka.

Mar 30, 2007

The top U.S. Army civilian wants to promote public awareness of the increased hospital and outpatient care that will be made available to all service members and veterans under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure, law which includes a state-of-the-art, joint National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., a newly constructed community hospital at Fort Belvoir and closure of the hospital at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Mar 30, 2007

Soldiers with the 249th Engineer Battalion from Fort Bragg, N.C., handle a very dangerous job repairing the electrical configuration at Logistical Support Area, Anaconda, Iraq.

Mar 30, 2007

Deployments are hard aEUR" for Soldiers, spouses and children, alike. But there is little data to show exactly how children are affected.

Mar 30, 2007

President Bush, March 29, at the U.S. Capitol, honoring the great achievements of the flying Soldiers of World War II, who persevered despite racial discrimination.

Mar 30, 2007

Before a U.S. aircraft broke the sound barrier, the Tuskegee Airmen overcame a daunting social hurdle: breaking the Army Air Corps' color barrier.

Mar 30, 2007

Stories of violence are overshadowing the many successes achieved by U.S., coalition and Iraqi rebuilding efforts in Baghdad and other areas of the country.

Mar 30, 2007

Sgt. Ashley Hort keeps her weapon at the ready as she provides security for her fellow Soldiers during a raid in Al Haswah, Iraq, March 21. Hort is from the 127th Military Police Company.

Mar 30, 2007

Spc. Dean Goble peers through his rifle scope for signs of suspicious activity at an observation point in Diyarah, Iraq, March 19, during a reconnaissance mission. The mission is to prevent the placing of IEDs on Main Supply Route Tampa. Goble is a forward observer with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Mar 30, 2007

No matter how useful it is to hear about the capabilities of new equipment from manufacturers, defense contractors know most honest appraisals come from Soldiers.

Mar 29, 2007

The M4 Carbine is the Army's primary individual combat rifle for Infantry, Ranger, and Special Operations forces. Since its introduction in 1991, the M4 carbine has proven its worth on the battlefield because it is accurate, easy to shoot and maintain. The M4's collapsible stock and shortened barrel make it ideal for Soldiers operating in vehicles or within the confines associated with urban terrain. The M4 has been improved numerous times and employs the most current technology available on any rifle/carbine in general use today.

Mar 29, 2007

The Army's Future Combat Systems program is among the advanced military technologies featured on the second-season premier of the Discovery Channel's "FutureWeapons" series.

Mar 29, 2007

Understanding the critical role spouses play in the recovery of wounded warriors, Operation Homefront has created the Wounded Warrior Wives Project to help them navigate the challenges they may face.

Mar 29, 2007

Corps of Engineers files new report on New Orleans levee system; Two Florida NG Soldiers making history as first female Avenger crewmembers.

Mar 29, 2007

Package of Paratroopers mentoring Iraqi National Police to prepare them to assume full responsibility for their own operations.

Mar 29, 2007

Iraqi Police and Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division patrol Mosul neighborhoods in March.

Mar 29, 2007

Captain Robert A. Bager, 25, a scout platoon leader with 1/1 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, died Sept. 21, 2005 at a Texas military hospital where he had been transferred following an accident. More than three months earlier he had been electrocuted at the Kornwestheim Rail Yard near Stuttgart, Germany, while preparing for a training exercise before his unit deployed.

Mar 29, 2007

Motivated by its commitment to those who fight for freedom, the Army is acting quickly to fix problems with the medical system that have come to light since reports surfaced in February of poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here, the Army's top civilian leader said March 12.

Mar 29, 2007

Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division provided operational support to the U.S. Border Patrol - El Paso Sector as part of their pre-deployment training conducted here. The 1-6 Cav, based at Fort Carson, Colo., along with support elements from its higher headquarters at Fort Riley, Kan., deployed to the U.S. and Mexico border as part of a Joint Task Force North homeland security support mission.

Mar 29, 2007

A classroom full of second-graders at Ramstein Elementary School sang a patriotic song for a handful of wounded soldiers, who not that long ago were serving downrange.

Mar 29, 2007

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Department of Defense took a more serious look at the linguistic and cultural preparedness of America's military. More precisely, DOD looked closely at capabilities of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif., the government's premier provider of foreign-language training.

Mar 29, 2007

"Aviation is full of Type A personalities," said Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Eaton, a helicopter pilot for 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. "I used to not be a Type A. But I'm one now."

Mar 29, 2007

When a natural disaster strikes, whether a hurricane, fire or earthquake, it can take lives and demolish people's homes, their communities and their livelihoods. It can also wipe out history aEUR" destroying such items as famous architecture, works of art and historical documents.

Mar 29, 2007

U.S. Joint Forces Command signed a cooperative research and development agreement with L-3 Communications - Interstate Electronics Corporation today to improve personal navigation capabilities for the warfighter.

Mar 29, 2007

Fort Carson now holds the Department of Defense's record for the most blood collected in a single-day drive for collecting 868 units on March 23.

Mar 29, 2007

A program that will provide hundreds of soccer balls to Iraqi children began with a mother who wanted to send them candy.

Mar 29, 2007

The Army's next-generation airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform has a new runway to get off the ground.

Mar 29, 2007

Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, is a model of success because of the strength shown by the people living within the valley. Panjsheeris are providing the muscle behind security, cultivating a fertile environment for construction projects and humanitarian-aid assistance.

Mar 29, 2007

A Chinook helicopter drops off supplies at Camp Keating, Afghanistan, March 6 and will then airlift Task Force Titan Soldiers northward to help the Afghan military beef up security in Nuristan Province.

Mar 29, 2007

Pfc. Brandon Waugh, from Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, teaches Iraqi Soldiers tactics at Forward Operating Base Apache.

Mar 29, 2007

Col. Michael Garrett, commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, March 24 at a graduation ceremony in Forward Operating Base Kalsu for Iraqi police from Babil and Karbala provinces.

Mar 28, 2007

2nd Platoon, A Company, 1-27th Infantry Regiment from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii arrived at Daegu Air Base March 18 to participate in the Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration exercise held annually by United States Forces Korea.

Mar 28, 2007

In April 1847, General Winfield Scott and the American Army moved inland from Vera Cruz to launch their decisive campaign to seize the enemy capital and win the Mexican War.

Mar 28, 2007

Just as there are ways to combat enemy forces, there are ways to combat the emotional upheaval troops endure when handling homefront problems in a war zone.

Mar 28, 2007

The Army has created a new pin to emphasize the continuing bond between the Army and its almost 800 thousand retired Soldiers.

Mar 28, 2007

In today's Army, finding a group of people who come from different backgrounds with different stories is as easy to find as a straw of hay in a haystack. But finding the same group of people who can manage to come together with their differences and bring a night of entertainment through music is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Mar 28, 2007

CPL Tillman death confirmed as caused by friendly fire. Army officials say they will strive to maintain accuracy on all death reports.

Mar 28, 2007

Women warriors play a vital role in the Army of today. Females gear up and serve in missions.

Mar 28, 2007

The Army announced today the implementation of the Human Intelligence Noncommissioned Officer Special Recruiting Program to bring at least 100 experienced NCOs into the 97-Echo career field.

Mar 28, 2007

The San Antonio Spurs may occasionally get fouled on the court, but there was nothing foul about what the three-time NBA champs were dishing out March 20 at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center.

Mar 28, 2007

The Defense Department highlights military men and women who have gone above and beyond in the Global War on Terror.

Mar 28, 2007

Think Iraq, think desert. But the country also is situated in the so-called "fertile crescent." In some areas, the vegetation is luxuriant, which also makes it a good hiding place for weapons and terrorists. Stopping this from happening are Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, in Diyala Province, March 20.

Mar 28, 2007

The topic of women came up in my office the other day. We were trying to figure out the best way to highlight Women's History Month in the post newspaper. We decided to ask a few outstanding women, "If you could be any other woman, who would you be and why'"

Mar 28, 2007

The U.S. Army announced the implementation of the Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Non-Commissioned Officer Special Recruiting Program today to bring at least 100 experienced NCOs into the 97-Echo career field.

Mar 28, 2007

Adversity is a part of life, as women have learned throughout history. For many years women were treated as lesser individuals, unequal in the eyes of men.

Mar 28, 2007

Two Florida National Guard Soldiers are making history as the first women to become Avenger crewmembers, a Military Occupational Specialty restricted to males until last October.

Mar 28, 2007

In his civilian life, Staff Sgt. Andrew S. McMann is a member of the special response team that protects nuclear facilities for the Department of Energy. His Army unit arrived in Iraq in October and he became eligible to re-enlist just two days before he was wounded.

Mar 28, 2007

Two Florida National Guard women are making history as the first females to become Avenger crewmembers, a Military Occupational Specialty restricted to males until last October.

Mar 28, 2007

While a human usually requires hearing two shots to pinpoint the direction of origin, dogs can point to the origin after only one shot, a skill that is critical when a sniper is shooting. Once the dog finds the shooter's hiding place, he can track the person and even pick him out of a lineup.

Mar 28, 2007

A Maryland Army National Guard CH-47D Chinook helicopter from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, assists local authorities by hauling two giant pumps used to relieve pressure on a dam in the western Maryland town of Oakland on March 7. The dam had become dangerously full when a submerged outflow pipe had become clogged with sticks and mud placed by beavers.

Mar 28, 2007

Spc. Michael Townsend (left) and Air Force Staff Sgt. Lee Kuberacki, both from the North Carolina National Guard, participate in a weapons-of-mass-destruction exercise March 20, at the Charlotte Firefighter Academy in North Carolina.

Mar 28, 2007

Staff Sgt. Andrew S. McMann, a squad leader, while reenlisting in a medical facility in Iraq, March 25, just 48 hours after being wounded by an IED in Ramadi.

Mar 28, 2007

Eighteen months ago, Spc. Roberto Cruz was shot by a sniper in Iraq. The bullet destroyed the main artery in his left arm, collapsed his lung and fractured a rib.

Mar 27, 2007

The opening ceremony for "Nuevos Horizontes 2007", or New Horizons 2007, was held here March 23 with appearances by top-level U.S. and Panamanian officials.

Mar 27, 2007

When a service member is wounded in combat, his comrades quickly apply first aid and call for a medical evacuation; taking the first steps towards saving his life. When the helicopter arrives, the wounded man is loaded and transported to the hospital, where he is met at the landing pad by a team of medics and doctors who rush the service member into the hospital. At the hospital, the real lifesaving begins.

Mar 27, 2007

The 615th "Cold Steel" Aviation Support Battalion hosted a Women's History Month celebration at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 19.

Mar 27, 2007

A Department of Defense Inspector General report and findings of an Army investigation into the circumstances following the friendly-fire death of Cpl. Patrick Tillman were released yesterday.

Mar 27, 2007

Iraqi security and coalition forces began a major operation to clear al Qaeda from western Ramadi in Iraq's Anbar province.

Mar 27, 2007

A Soldier carries a wounded Iraqi child into the Charlie Medical Center at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, March 20. The child is one of several Iraqis who were attacked by anti-Iraqi forces in western Iraq.

Mar 27, 2007

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division ('Big Red One') conduct a cordon and search operation in the Al Adhamiya area of Baghdad.

Mar 27, 2007

Suzan, an Iraqi lawyer whose identity was withheld for security reasons, at a women's history celebration at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 19. She applauded the increasing opportunities for women in Iraq's military and other institutions but said extremists are making it difficult for women and want to reverse that progress.

Mar 26, 2007

Army officials announced specific actions March 26 that will be taken in response to the Department of Defense Inspector General's (DoD IG) review of the events following the death of Army Cpl. Patrick Tillman's, on April 22, 2004, in Afghanistan.

Mar 26, 2007

Army officials announced specific actions March 26 that will be taken in response to the Department of Defense Inspector General's (DoD IG) review of the events following the death of Army Cpl. Patrick Tillman's, on April 22, 2004, in Afghanistan. The DoD IG report includes the detailed report of a battlefield death investigation conducted by U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command.

Mar 26, 2007

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Sgt. Maj. William Gainey and other Soldiers got a warm reception as they visited bases and historical sites during a week-long tour beginning March 22.

Mar 26, 2007

On April 28, 1918, the 1st Light Tank Battalion was organized at Bourg, France, with Lieutenant Colonel George S. Patton, Jr., in command.

Mar 26, 2007

It's not quite the Holodeck on Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise, but it's bigger and better than your average video game, especially if you like a screen the size of a wall. With real-time video action and realistic sound effects, the Engagement Skills 2000 trainer serves as an effective training tool, and it's the realistic sound effects that are of interest to Soldiers of the 18th Military Police Detachment, Canine Section here.

Mar 26, 2007

New wedding regulations in Republic of Korea; Army goes live on popular content sharing sites YouTube and Flickr.

Mar 26, 2007

Three Iraqi men, battered and beaten after many days of being held hostage by terrorists near the town of Fallujah, entered the Company A, 115th Brigade Support Battalion's headquarters on Camp Taji, Iraq.

Mar 26, 2007

Deployed Soldiers keep the faith in Iraq with church services and study groups. SPC Samantha Szesciorka reports.

Mar 26, 2007

In March 2006, the 1042nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) returned from Bagram, Afghanistan. A medevac outfit flying the UH- 60L, the 1042nd is a National Guard unit based in Salem, Ore. This was our second tour, Bagram being our primary base, but we also spent time at forward operating bases in Jalalabad and Khowst (also known as "Salerno").

Mar 26, 2007

In March 2006, the 1042nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) returned from Bagram, Afghanistan. A medevac outfit flying the UH- 60L, the 1042nd is a National Guard unit based in Salem, Ore. This was our second tour, Bagram being our primary base, but we also spent time at forward operating bases in Jalalabad and Khowst (also known as "Salerno").

Mar 26, 2007

The Military Intelligence Corps Association is accepting applications through May 15 for undergraduate scholarships for family members of active-duty, reserve-component and retired Soldiers who are MICA members.

Mar 26, 2007

Women serving in the U.S. military have come a long way since the years of World War II, when American women began serving more formally in their country's military.

Mar 26, 2007

A class of Iraqi engineers completed a four-day course in construction quality management, enhancing their job skills to achieve a quality product safely, on time and within budget. The instructor of the course, Peggy McBride is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Quality Assurance lead for the Europe District.

Mar 26, 2007

A proactive stance in Africa will help to enhance stability and deter terrorist activity in the future.

Mar 26, 2007

Iraqi Soldiers and police are achieving success as the primary providers of security for residents of Nineveh province in northern Iraq.

Mar 26, 2007

Sgt. Julian Johnson and fellow Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct a presence patrol in Al Salaam, Iraq, March 1.

Mar 26, 2007

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Division and their M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle exit a C-17 Globemaster aircraft March 18, at Daegu Air Base, South Korea, during the start of Exercise Foal Eagle 2007.

Mar 26, 2007

1st Lt. Jonathan Martin, a platoon commander with the 2nd Infantry Division, embedded with an Iraqi unit in the Karada district of Baghdad, March 25. Martin is referring to the incidents of execution-style murders, attacks and roadside bombs falling dramatically, as his Soldiers are staying in an outpost in the city, away from their base and Internet connectivity.

Mar 26, 2007

Ask any paratrooper how softly he lands while parachuting and he'll quickly explain Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion: "An object in motion will remain in motion until an external force is applied." In other words, something has to stop the movement. And hitting the ground is not like landing on feathers.

Mar 26, 2007

When Sgt. Antonio Autrey was burned in Iraq by a blast that destroyed his Bradley fighting vehicle almost a year ago, all the former high school football receiver wanted to do was to be able to hold a football again.

Mar 26, 2007

Regan Smith's toughest critic following his Nextel Cup debut was Regan Smith.

Mar 23, 2007

The U.S. Army anticipates receiving the Department of Defense Inspector General investigation into the death of Cpl. Patrick Tillman soon. The Army requested an independent review by the Department of the Defense Inspector General June 2, 2005, into the circumstances surrounding his death in Afghanistan. It also is examining the Army's procedures following Cpl. Tillman's April 22, 2004, death. The Army plans to take appropriate actions after receiving the Inspector General's report. The Army has not yet officially received the report from the Department of Defense Inspector General.

Mar 23, 2007

Florabel G. Mullick, MD, SES, has been named as the next director of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), becoming the 37th leader of the 145- year-old medical institution that was first founded as the Army Medical Museum

Mar 23, 2007

Army NASCAR driver made the 621st consecutive start, finishing 10th, he also is ranked 5th of all time in starts. Martin is scheduled to start in 23 races while Smith is scheduled to start in 15.

Mar 23, 2007

A look at the Fort Bragg live fire shoot house, where Soldiers train for special operations. The shoot house meets the high standard of environmental requirements as well. Mary Cochran reports.

Mar 23, 2007

The Army took cues from the National Football League on reducing negative impacts on the environment during a lecture on sustainability hosted by the Army Environmental Policy Institute here last week.

Mar 23, 2007

Soldiers in combat face danger every day and there are many untold stories of valor that deserve recognition. This page captures some of those heroic stories which display courage through actions in the face of a lethal enemy.

Mar 23, 2007

The Army's Civilian Education System is offering four courses to Army civilians to empower them to become "pentathelete" leaders of the 21st century alongside their Soldier counterparts.

Mar 23, 2007

The Humvee rumbles down the narrow desert road. To the left and right there is nothing but an expanse of beige sand, with an occasional palm tree sprinkled here and there.

Mar 23, 2007

Soldiers and Iraqi workers complete the Sen Al Thebban water project March 20, in the Hawijah district of Kirkuk Province. The project supports 10 villages in the area and is capable of providing clean drinking water for approximately 20,000 people. The Soldiers are from 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Mar 23, 2007

Maybe it wasn't quite the Detroit Auto Show, but the military concept vehicles on hand last week at the Strategic Deployment Center on post turned a few heads, nonetheless.

Mar 23, 2007

Soldiers and Marines of Task Force Lightning, along with Iraqi Soldiers and border guards, protect southwestern Iraq from bandits and terrorists. Thousands of pilgrims traveling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, pass through this area throughout the year.

Mar 23, 2007

First published in 2001, The Army Modernization Plan (AMP) serves as a guide designed to be used in concert with other key Army documents such as The Army Plan, Army Posture Statement, and Army Game Plan to describe continued efforts to transform the Army. Click to read or download a copy.

Mar 23, 2007

Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier is testing a new parachute system that the Army plans to use to replace the system in use since the 1950s. The new parachutes address increased weight requirements and provide additional safety benefits. Beginning in 2008, all T-10 parachutes in the Army inventory for more than 50 years will be replaced with the Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS) T-11. Although the T-10 is a proven system, today's paratroopers face increased requirements beyond the T-10's design.

Mar 23, 2007

Anti-insurgent operations, conducted by U.S. and Iraqi security forces as part of Operation Law and Order are succeeding.