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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he will remember U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania as a patriot and long-time champion of the nation's men and women in uniform.
02.09.10, Story by Donna Miles
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Wagner, an aviation boatswain's mate assigned to Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team force protection, was awarded a combat action ribbon and promoted to Petty Officer 3rd Class during a ceremony, Feb. 5, at Forward Operating Base Kalagush.
02.09.10, Courtesy Story
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach, a Clifton Park resident, is one of five military members vying for the chance to have a NASCAR race named after them.
02.09.10, Courtesy Story
Cobra Gold, a multilateral training exercise hosted by the Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. Army, Pacific, allows coalition servicemembers the opportunity to train together and become familiar with the way various nations operate.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Fourteen members of Armed Forces of the Philippines are receiving training on four 11-meter-long Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats by Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines during a course at Naval Base Cavite which began, Jan. 12.
02.08.10, Story by Lt.j.g. Theresa Donnelly
There are no greater bonds than the bonds shared with a mother and her children. That certainly holds water with Josh and Kimberly Ramos and their mother Dawn VanHeuveln. Their family has always been close to each other. As Dawn's children got older and more independent, some might think they would start doing their own things in life and start straying from the family. This might be especially true if one of them joined the military; however, that would not be the case for their family.
02.08.10, Story by Spc. Matthew H. Oda
Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations, Feb. 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Come rain, dust storms, extreme heat or cold, flightline operations in the Air Force must go on. This is especially true in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility where troops downrange are awaiting reinforcements and supplies. Often a thankless job, it's up to the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and its tenant units to get C-130 and C-17 fleets off the ground. Three of these vital enlisted career fields include loadmasters, crew chiefs and fuels specialists. This article takes a closer look at one group of these professionals - crew chiefs.
02.08.10, Story by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Maurice
Fort Knox's 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) has deployed before, but never like this. The 3rd ESC completed a 15-month deployment to Iraq in August 2009. Now, the unit is in Haiti. The command's Soldiers didn't expect to be deployed again so soon, but Haiti's, Jan. 12, earthquake changed all that.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Feb. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
02.08.10, Courtesy Story
There is still time to toughen sanctions to pressure Iran into complying with international demands that it halt its nuclear program that many believe is geared toward developing a nuclear weapon, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
02.07.10, Story by Fred Baker
Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations, Feb. 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
02.07.10, Courtesy Story
With all the academic work, Mission Rehearsal Exercise and months of preparation behind them, the majority of the new core staff for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa officially begins work Feb. 4. Made up mostly of Navy Individual Augmentees and two Army members, the 59 new core staff members fill positions including commander, deputy commander, chief of staff, command element commanders and other key positions, including those in remote operating bases in East Africa.
02.05.10, Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry Foos
Camp Lemonnier hosted the first ever Djiboutian business and government leadership meeting to discuss labor agreements, contracts, job fairs and community relations Feb. 3.
02.05.10, Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Wilson
ISAF condemns the suicide attack in Kandahar City yesterday that killed two Afghan citizens and wounded 17 others.
02.05.10, Courtesy Story