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September 08, 2010 - USS George Washington's (CVN 73) GW Rugby Football Club helped raise more than $20,000 at the Seventh Fat Boy 10's Invitational, an annual charity event held at Clark Airbase on Challenger Field, Sept. 4.
September 08, 2010 - USS George Washington's (CVN 73) crew gave local residents a glimpse of life aboard the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed nuclear aircraft carrier Sept. 5-7 through tours open to the public as part of the ship's four-day port visit to Manila.
September 08, 2010 - Approved in the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, the Career Intermission Pilot Program (CIPP) offers a temporary inactivation from active duty - from one to three years - for top performing Sailors.
September 08, 2010 - Changes to selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) award levels were announced in NAVADMIN 300/10 for active duty and Reserve full-time support Sailors, which are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1.
September 07, 2010 - As part of the ongoing U.S. aid to Pakistan, two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters arrived today at Pano Aqil Air Base near Sukkur, Pakistan, bringing the total number of U.S. helicopters in that area to six.
September 04, 2010 - Health officials with Regimental Combat Team 7 are conducting post-deployment health assessments for the Marines and sailors at the end of their yearlong deployment to identify and address any mental and physical health issues.
September 03, 2010 - The Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team was awarded the United States Interdiction Coordinator Award at the bay View Restaurant, here, Aug. 19.
September 02, 2010 - Navy sailors assigned to the Boston-berthed USS Constitution, have been prepared prepared and served hot food to people at a local homeless shelter here Aug. 30 as part of Navy Week activities.
September 01, 2010 - Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded eight nonprofit organizations for their efforts to improve the quality of life for servicemembers and their families.
September 01, 2010 - The Army, Air Force team got an exciting 5-3 victory Aug. 29 during the first-ever Wounded Warrior Charity Hockey Game at the Ice Palace, Aiea, Hawaii.
September 01, 2010 - Sugared energy drinks, fatty foods, video games and television…. just a few of the 21st Century’s creature comforts.
September 01, 2010 - A sergeant stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., received The American Legion's Spirit of Service Award Aug. 31 in recognition of his extensive volunteer efforts in the community.
August 31, 2010 - Navy Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) and Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman (SWCC) operators trained with partner nations from South American special operations forces Aug. 16-30 as part of the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)-sponsored exercise series.
August 31, 2010 - The commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads, Va., area to set sortie condition Bravo Aug. 31 as a precaution due to the approach of Hurricane Earl.
August 31, 2010 - The Department of Defense and all of its components maintain thousands of Facebook pages according to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs' registry maintained on www.Defense.gov.
August 26, 2010 - The Defense Logistics Agency is taking steps to cut costs and boost efficiency as part of a larger effort to reform the way the Pentagon does business, defense officials said today.
August 24, 2010 - Guam's history is one of bloodshed and celebration, hardship and prosperity. It's also one of significant events that would later alter the course of history.
August 24, 2010 - Members of the All-Army men's basketball team nearly came to blows before they came together to win the silver medal at the 2010 Armed Forces Basketball Championships.
August 23, 2010 - Costa Rican officials and U.S. service members from the USS Iwo Jima gathered during an opening ceremony in Limon, Costa Rica, Aug. 21, 2010, to commence the 10-day humanitarian civic assistance mission in support of Continuing Promise 2010.
August 23, 2010 - The San Diego area's more than 100,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen were recognized for their service during the San Diego Chargers' 22nd annual Salute to the Military game at Qualcomm Stadium Aug. 21.
August 23, 2010 - Sailors and Marines at military installations in the Pacific Northwest helped the Kitsap County 9/11 Memorial Committee welcome two steel beams from the World Trade Center during a ceremony at the Kitsap Mall Aug. 22.
August 21, 2010 - The Navy announced the fiscal year 2011 (FY-11) performance-based board for continuation, which will convene Sept. 20 to review senior enlisted (Active/Reserve) personnel with more than 19 years of service.
August 20, 2010 - Considered a battlefield curiosity just a few years ago, biometrics has become recognized as a vital warfighting capability.
August 19, 2010 - A fundamental shift will take place at the end of the month in the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq, a Pentagon official said Aug. 19.
August 18, 2010 - A week after USS John S. McCain made its first port visit to Vietnam to commemorate the 15th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, senior defense officials from the two countries met yesterday.
August 18, 2010 - Three of the four services met or exceeded their active duty recruiting goals for July, and the one that fell short did so intentionally, Defense Department officials announced today.
August 18, 2010 - More than 2,000 participants from 18 countries are taking part in Panamax 2010, one of the world's largest multinational maritime training exercises, aimed at defense of the Panama Canal.
August 17, 2010 - Two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft flew missions from here into Russia on Aug. 13, delivering firefighting supplies promised by President Barack Obama to aid in the battle against rampant wildfires.
August 16, 2010 - China has made some progress, but not enough, in military transparency, and the Chinese decision to suspend military-to-military contacts with the United States is acting against the interests of both countries.
August 15, 2010 - Excellencies, allow me to present the closing ceremony of Exercise Shared Accord 2010, and thank you for your presence.”
August 14, 2010 - Handmade and store bought banners displaying welcome home messages can be seen decorating the chain-link fences and roadways of Camp Lejeune this week signaling the return of approximately 2,300 Marines and Sailors with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
August 13, 2010 - Marine Corps and Navy leaders are evaluating commercial energy technologies at Camp Wilson here, as part of the Experimental Forward Operating Base initiative Aug. 9-13.
August 13, 2010 - A packed LC-130 Hercules cargo plane lurches forward across the snowy ice sheet here, struggling to gain lift.
August 13, 2010 - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is testing a new cable spooling technology, which could save the Navy millions of dollars by preventing costly damage to helicopter anti-submarine warfare equipment.
August 13, 2010 - Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group wrapped up Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of Southern California Aug 13.
August 13, 2010 - Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) will host an opening ceremony for PANAMAX 2010 at the Ely Hall Conference Center aboard Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 16.
August 12, 2010 - H&R Block is offering a free income tax course for spouses of uniformed service members and wounded warriors.
August 12, 2010 - The U.S. Army defended its culinary crown when a two-man team representing the service was judged champions of the second Freedom Chef Challenge, Aug. 3, held during the 2010 American Culinary Federation National Convention in Anaheim, Calif.
August 10, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed the need for strong garrison leadership today, underscoring the effects longer periods at home between deployments may have on troops and their families in the future.
August 09, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today presided over a ceremony at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency that put in place the first woman to head a major U.S. intelligence agency.
August 09, 2010 - Sixty-five years after a single bomber launched from a U.S. air base here changed the course of history, airpower continues to play a key role in regional security, the Air Force vice chief of staff said during a speech here Aug. 5.
August 09, 2010 - The U.S. ambassador to Haiti and distinguished visitors toured the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima off the coast of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, July 30.
August 07, 2010 - When Iraqi forces began pouring over the border into neighboring Kuwait, most Americans would have had a hard time finding the country on a map.
August 06, 2010 - The Defense Department is demanding that WikiLeaks immediately return the stolen military documents in its possession, including 15,000 documents that the website has not yet published, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said here yesterday.
August 06, 2010 - The day retired Gen. Charles A. Horner received the call 20 years ago that eventually launched Operation Desert Shield he was flying his F-16 Fighting Falcon.
August 06, 2010 - In a first of many joint meetings, Beale Air Force Base leaders hosted a Global Hawk and Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Joint Cockpit Working Group Aug. 3 through 5.
August 05, 2010 - A team of medical researchers from the 59th Medical Wing Clinical Research division are here working to help servicemembers affected by vascular, or circulatory, injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 04, 2010 - As he tells the story, his head is on a swivel. He looks around as if he’s lost something. With various verbal pauses and clicks of his tongue, he seems distracted, as if he could be doing something more important than reminiscing about the past.
August 04, 2010 - Defense Department officials must plan to maintain recent additions to the ground forces for the foreseeable future and boost their long-range strike, maritime and cyber capability to confront global trends and threats.
August 03, 2010 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to New Orleans yesterday to address some of the challenges confronting our military families.
August 03, 2010 - As a loving husband, proud father of three and inspiration to hundreds, Cmdr. Ray Bailey, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit chaplain, was promoted to his current rank, August 2.
August 02, 2010 - While no easy answers exist to a military suicide problem that has reached "crisis level," a big part of the solution is tied to leadership, according to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
August 01, 2010 - Conditions on the ground in Afghanistan will determine when, and to what degree, U.S. forces in that country will draw down, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
August 01, 2010 - The WikiLeaks whistleblower website is morally guilty of putting people’s lives at risk by making public tens of thousands of classified U.S. military documents, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
July 30, 2010 - On July 22, the U.S. Navy changed its Tuition Assistance policy and the way active-duty sailors access money for college.
July 29, 2010 - A congressionally mandated panel has recommended broad changes to long-term Defense Department strategies and priorities, including funding a major recapitalization of equipment.
July 29, 2010 - When an aircraft comes back from a sortie broken, and the part to repair it doesn't exist in the supply chain, all hope for repair might feel lost. However, in the distance, an Airman wields a glimmering, 35,000 degree Fahrenheit light of hope.
July 29, 2010 - Sailors from Bravo Forward Surgical, 3rd Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, learned the basics of the M4 carbine, at a familiarization range on Camp Hansen, July 20.
July 27, 2010 - The Defense Department is committed to protecting Guam’s infrastructure and resources, and will adjust the pace of incoming U.S. troops to match the island’s ability to accommodate them, the deputy defense secretary said here today.
July 27, 2010 - There are approximately 420 Marines integrating with the nearly 300 Sailors onboard Carter Hall. The Carter Hall is one of three ships attached to Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSG ARG), each of which has Marines onboard.
July 26, 2010 - Though the battle in Regional Command-East in Afghanistan is more difficult than expected, U.S., NATO and Afghan forces are making progress there, Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell said here yesterday.
July 26, 2010 - A group of wounded veterans amassed at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco May 22 for a two-month cross country ride that ended July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va.
July 24, 2010 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen stressed America’s commitment to Afghanistan and the region during interviews with Pakistani TV and print reporters today.
July 24, 2010 - This was the second of three major exercises in 26th MEU's pre-deployment training period before its scheduled fall deployment.
July 23, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is disturbed by a new terrorist trend that Lashkar-e-Taiba – the group that attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008 – epitomizes.
July 23, 2010 - The Air Force undersecretary testified before the House Armed Services Committee July 22 about how Air Force officials are working with their Defense Department counterparts to control spending and transform business operations and create efficiencies.
July 23, 2010 - Service chiefs from each branch came together to lend their support to the cause of helping military children July 23 here.
July 22, 2010 - When Sharon E. Burke was sworn in earlier this month as the Pentagon’s first director of operational energy plans and programs, her mission was clear: reduce the amount of energy needed in war zones.
July 22, 2010 - Shelly is a smart, successful business owner, but a brief liaison with a man claiming to be a servicemember nearly cost her everything.
July 22, 2010 - Caring for wounded and injured servicemembers is among the highest priorities for officials within the Defense Department, the acting deputy assistant defense secretary for clinical and program policy told Congress today.
July 21, 2010 - Working with other agencies in a hostile environment on a quick turn around rotation, four airlift crews managed to deliver more than 100 helicopters to Army units at three locations in Afghanistan.
July 21, 2010 - Continuing Promise embarked the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima July 14-15 for a deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Continuing Promise 2010.
July 20, 2010 - In 1950, the United States and many other countries of the United Nations came to the defense of South Korea when North Korea invaded. The meetings in Seoul, South Korea, beginning tomorrow are a reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to South Korea.
July 19, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here tonight for a visit intended to underscore the U.S. commitment to South Korea and provide framework for further strengthening the alliance between the two nations.
July 19, 2010 - A joint team of medical instructors is working with local medical, government and emergency officials here July 19, to help them practice and coordinate their response efforts in the event of a disaster or mass casualty incident.
July 19, 2010 - The Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force embarked the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, July 14-15 for a deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of operation in support of Operation Continuing Promise 2010.
July 16, 2010 - August 1991, a young navy cryogenic technician assigned to the USS Independence was creating a small amount of liquid oxygen in a liquid oxygen pan.
July 15, 2010 - To the average Marine, Camp Lejeune is probably just like any other base. Not having to leave the base to grab lunch, get a hair cut, go grocery shopping, or rent a movie usually isn’t looked at as a big deal.
July 14, 2010 - As members of U.S. Fleet Forces Command find new and innovative ways to properly equip warfighters with the latest technologies, they’re “exploring the art of the possible,” the chief of the command’s directorate of experimentation said yesterday.
July 13, 2010 - Service members traveling on indeterminate temporary duty (ITDY) orders are now authorized to escort their family members to and from an alternate location at government expense, according to NAVADMIN 227/10, which was released July 9.
July 13, 2010 - As the Deepwater Horizon response operation enters week 13, senior Department of Defense and Homeland Security officials centralized airspace management operations in the 601st Air & Space Operations Center here.
July 13, 2010 - Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen look forward to going home on R&R and redeployment from various locations throughout the Middle East but would rather avoid the 100-percent 'baggage dump' required for customs inspections.
July 12, 2010 - Speaking on radio shows is not my favorite thing. I much prefer to be behind the scenes than in the spotlight. Still, I agreed to be on my second radio show today – Military Mom Talk Radio.
July 12, 2010 - Forty years ago today, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah, said, “I do” -- not just to each other, but to four decades in the Navy.
July 09, 2010 - Leaders of the new U.S. Cyber Command have a long to-do list in creating central oversight for the military’s computer networks, including synchronizing what the services already have in place, officials said yesterday.
July 07, 2010 - A Sudanese man pleaded guilty in a military commission today to conspiracy and providing material support to al-Qaida in the five years leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States.
July 05, 2010 - Thirty-five Marines from the Landing Force that participated in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2010 graduated from Corporals Course, here July 3.
July 05, 2010 - More than 1,500 service members, civilians and their families stationed in Bahrain spent July 4 enjoying a free steak dinner complements of the California-based Cooks from the Valley.
July 05, 2010 - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT)/ 5th Fleet (C5F)/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain July 5.
July 04, 2010 - When Defense Department and USO officials created the “Me and a Friend” program, Kelsie Vick was who they had in mind.
July 04, 2010 - Sailors and Marines on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) celebrated Independence Day at sea while continuing combat sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
July 04, 2010 - USS Constitution and her crew got underway July 4 to celebrate the nation's independence from Great Britain.
July 04, 2010 - Military service members from 51 countries became U.S. citizens during a swearing-in ceremony aboard the USS Midway Memorial Museum July 2.
July 03, 2010 - A record number of military service members participated in a citizenship naturalization ceremony July 2 aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego.
July 03, 2010 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 29th Boston Harborfest and met with Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution and USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), June 30 – July 1.
July 03, 2010 - USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to her forward-deployed base of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, July 3, after a three-week underway period on time to celebrate the 18th anniversary of her commissioning on Independence Day.
July 02, 2010 - Sailors from the USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) Gold Crew, celebrated an 839-day DUI-free milestone with a command picnic at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor.
July 02, 2010 - USS Chosin (CG 65) pulled into Lualualei, Hawaii July 1, marking the end to aips from the International Fleet Review in Victoria, British Columbia to the Hawaii Operating Area in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010.
July 01, 2010 - A new era in military medical readiness training opened at Camp Bullis June 25, as Air Force officials cut the ribbon on an $18 million Medical Readiness Training Center.
June 30, 2010 - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West released the following Independence Day message to the fleet June 30:
June 29, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday that he returned from Afghanistan this week reassured that U.S. and NATO forces remain on track there, but also concerned about the synergy among terrorist groups in the region.
June 29, 2010 - The Marine Corps released the Marine Operations Concept 2010 on June 29, a guiding document that explains how the Marine Corps must provide the nation with two key capabilities: assuring littoral access and winning “small wars.”
June 28, 2010 - Nearly 100 officials from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard gathered in Denver for the Individual Ready Reserve Interservice Conference June 22 and 23.
June 25, 2010 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared June “Drowning Prevention Month” in an attempt to promote awareness for the rising summer safety concerns.
June 25, 2010 - America exists and prospers because members of the U.S. armed forces step forward and protect it, former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
June 24, 2010 - Flanked by Korean War veterans, many proudly bearing the medals and insignias of their military service, defense officials commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and saluted the veterans during a ceremony held at the Pentagon here today.
June 24, 2010 - Three F-16 Fighting Falcons are scheduled to arrive in Pakistan June 26 with 15 more to be delivered later this year and next, said Maj. Todd Robbins.
June 23, 2010 - USS New Orleans (LPD 18), along with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force, and other embarked units departed Manzanillo, Mexico, June 22, after completing a successful port visit.
June 22, 2010 - Top U.S. and military leaders took part in a roundtable discussion with parents at the elementary school here today to gain greater insight into the education challenges military families face.
June 22, 2010 - Post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and suicides among servicemembers are interrelated problems requiring holistic prevention methods and more scientific study, military leaders told a Senate panel June 22.
June 21, 2010 - The Army prevailed once again as Soldiers from U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit dominated the competition at the 51st Interservice Pistol Championship matches held here June 14-18.
June 21, 2010 - Recent decisions by joint military medical officials here to outfit paramedics with specialized equipment and to stock medicine rarely needed by typical military patients saved a serviceman's life after he suffered a heart attack June 9.
June 21, 2010 - Airmen from the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed work on extending the service life of the first of 16 Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft June 15.
June 21, 2010 - The Air Force triathlon team recently excelled in all athletic categories at the 2010 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 5 at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif.
June 19, 2010 - Corpsmen with 4th Marine Medical Battalion took a break from their schedule to gather and celebrate the 112th birthday of the Navy Hospital Corps June 17.
June 18, 2010 - 26th Marine Expeditionary Marines wrapped up Realistic Urban Training, a three-week exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 18.
June 15, 2010 - To maintain the U.S. position of having the strongest military in the world, leaders must ensure that servicemembers and their families always “are the center of gravity,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said last night.
June 15, 2010 - President Barack Obama in an address to the nation tonight announced that Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will develop a long-term restoration plan for the Gulf Coast.
June 14, 2010 - U.S. and Canadian servicemembers are working side by side in defense of North America and fighting side by side in defense of freedom in Afghanistan. Now officials want to expand that cooperation to the cyberworld.
June 14, 2010 - In some form or fashion, every Airman deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility feels the effects of round-the-clock air operations.
June 11, 2010 - It's 3 a.m. in Panama City Beach, Fla. The bay looks like black liquid glass as the motor boat filled with combat controllers-in-training cuts through the water.
June 10, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today told graduates of the National Defense University here that their careers will be dominated by their understanding of the precise application of military force and national power.
June 10, 2010 - U.S. and Pakistani defense officials wrapped up a four-day session in Pakistan today aimed at expanding the two countries’ defense relationship to address current and future threats.
June 10, 2010 - Families are essential to service members across the globe, according to Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, Chaplain of the Marine Corps.
June 08, 2010 - Members of the government of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development met with U.S. Army veterinarians for the first time during a veterinary care conference held here June 3-6.
June 07, 2010 - The air-sea battle concept being developed by Air Force and Navy officials exemplifies the closer, more integrated relationships the military needs in order to confront future challenges, top Pentagon leaders said.
June 07, 2010 - Twenty-eight Medal of Honor recipients recently launched the "Medal of Honor - Speak Out" campaign to encourage servicemembers struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and other health problems.
June 07, 2010 - A military musician assigned to the U.S. Navy Band here teaches rowing to wounded warriors recovering at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
June 07, 2010 - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus toured Helmand Province, Afghanistan to visit the Marines and Sailors of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)(Forward) on June 3.
June 06, 2010 - The military’s top officer thanked the D-Day veterans of World War II for their service here today, and asked them to reach out to those who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to share their common experiences.
June 04, 2010 - "Eagles" from across the history of aviation are sharing their stories with Air Command and Staff College students here this week.
June 03, 2010 - The newly released Naval Operations Concept 2010, a document that helps to ensure U.S. maritime assets line up with overall national defense strategy, takes a "whole-of-government" approach to partnership with other U.S. agencies.
June 03, 2010 - Ohio and Washington have been chosen as the first states to host new National Guard homeland response forces for responding to chemical and biological attacks, Pentagon officials announced today.
June 03, 2010 - The Commanding General Inspection Team from Marine Corps Installations East inspected three dozen areas at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany during a three-day visit from May 24-26.
June 02, 2010 - Got a cell phone handy? It could be your ticket to keeping up with your professional development requirements.
June 02, 2010 - Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.
June 02, 2010 - Cell phones could soon be the ticket to keeping up with professional development requirements.
June 01, 2010 - The U.S. military today officially ended its earthquake disaster response in Haiti today, leaving what is left of assistance with humanitarian and construction projects on the island to two annual military exercises in the region.
June 01, 2010 - The military’s top officer yesterday called on Vietnam Veterans to stay connected with today’s servicemembers, saying their lessons learned, especially with post-traumatic stress disorder, can help veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
June 01, 2010 - Confident in the strength of the U.S.-Canada security relationship, the new commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said he’s turning his focus southward.
June 01, 2010 - USS San Jacinto (CG 56) disrupted nine Somali pirates from attacking a Maltese-flagged motor vessel May 31, bringing the cruiser's weekly total to 22 pirates interdicted.
May 30, 2010 - More than 400 motorcycle enthusiasts affiliated with Rolling Thunder, Inc., gathered at the Navy Memorial May 29 to recognize veterans past and present.
May 30, 2010 - The role of U.S. Forces in Iraq continues to evolve with the launch of Operation New Dawn later this year, and the majority of efforts will be re-focused on the responsible transfer of authority to Iraqi Security Forces.
May 28, 2010 - Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers were joined by military veterans in a retreat ceremony here May 27, honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the defense and service of their nation.
May 27, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff delivered the commencement for U.S. Air Force Academy graduation 2010 here May 26.
May 26, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff challenged the U.S. Air Force Academy's graduating class to embrace a sense of duty and build on the lessons they learned here as they become tomorrow's leaders.
May 25, 2010 - Coming together on a sunny day, Marines, sailors and family members with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group put the stress of work aside to relax with their families during a family day aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 20, 2010.
May 25, 2010 - The U.S. and South Korean militaries will undergo two new training exercises in light of last week's finding that North Korea sank a South Korean navy ship, killing 46 sailors, a Pentagon spokesman announced today.
May 25, 2010 - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could soon reach levels on par with the 250,000 barrels of crude oil lost in the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill, the Coast Guard commandant said yesterday in an interview on CNN's State of the Union.
May 24, 2010 - Brig. Gen. James Lariviere, the commanding general of the New Orleans-based 4th Marine Division, traveled here May 16 to visit U.S. service members participating in African Lion 2010.
May 21, 2010 - The Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Mercy is moored in Guam to bring on mission-support teams, supplies and other equipment to prepare for a five-month humanitarian deployment.
May 21, 2010 - Developing a deliberate approach to energy and climate change is an important platform to national security and the U.S. military mission, a senior Defense Department official told members of Congress here yesterday.
May 20, 2010 - Mothers or any family member or friend can play a pivotal role in the recovery of servicemembers severely wounded in combat, according to wounded veterans visiting here the day after Mother's Day.
May 19, 2010 - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld accepted command of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., today, succeeding retiring Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr.
May 19, 2010 - Marines and medical officers from Brigade Headquarters Group and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) and an Afghan national army medic from Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, set up a village medical outreach on May 15.
May 19, 2010 - The Marines of Company L left the their mini-grinders and uniform maintenance to enjoy the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers game at Petco Park, May 16.
May 19, 2010 - Federal and state fire agencies remain ready to respond after local military and civilian fire personnel completed their third annual aerial firefighting drill at Camp Pendleton, May 13.
May 16, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spoke of the satisfaction of a life of service during graduation exercises at Morehouse College in Atlanta this morning.
May 15, 2010 - Joint operations were underscored here this weekend as thousands of civilians gathered at the 2010 Joint Service Open House to get a closer look at the military’s best aircraft and vehicles and the servicemembers who operate and maintain them.
May 15, 2010 - The 2010 Warrior Games may have ended May 14, but for the wounded warriors who competed here this week, their work is just beginning, officials hope.
May 14, 2010 - Marine Corps athletes used teamwork and skill to win gold in the inaugural Warrior Games wheelchair basketball tournament here yesterday, but Lance Cpl. Justin Martin’s performance could lead people to believe he could have won the game all by himself.
May 14, 2010 - The Warrior Games cycling competition, held at the U.S. Air Force Academy here in a May snow shower yesterday, would have daunted the toughest of professional cyclists, but not wounded, ill and injured servicemembers.
May 13, 2010 - After a dismal start during opening competition May 11 at the inaugural Warrior Games, Army teams now have something to cheer about after taking home four medals in archery and qualifying with the best time in 12 of 24 preliminary swim categories.
May 13, 2010 - An early look at the scorecard reflects a winless record for Navy after the first two days of competition at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here.
May 13, 2010 - As American military members and their coalition partners fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, medics from these same countries work in collaboration to treat their battlefield wounds in theater hospitals.
May 13, 2010 - The pilot for the STS-131 space shuttle mission and a 1991 Air Force Academy graduate came to the Academy May 7 to speak with Department of Astronautics faculty members and cadets majoring in the astronautics field during a dining-out at the Falcon Club.
May 12, 2010 - A Navy task force is relying on the service’s experience with similar milestones as it works to implement the lifting of a long-standing ban on women serving on submarine crews.
May 12, 2010 - You win some, you lose some. That statement sums up the Army’s scorecard after the first day of competition at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here.
May 12, 2010 - First Lady Michelle Obama issued a national challenge today to all sectors of American society: mobilize and take action to support and engage military families.
May 11, 2010 - In the midst of a series of diplomatic meetings here, Afghan President Hamid Karzai took time to visit with American servicemembers who were wounded helping his country.
May 11, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made a surprise visit to Norfolk, Va., last evening, where he fielded questions from Navy spouses while emphasizing their important role in supporting the force.
May 10, 2010 - U.S. Strategic Command officials are urging renewed vigilance against Internet-based identity theft after detecting a widespread "phishing" expedition against servicemembers.
May 08, 2010 - A Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune naval officer received the Navy’s Environmental Health Officer of the Year award, March 23, an award which is only given to one officer out of the entire Navy every year.
May 08, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates used the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe to declare war on duplicative overhead, bloat and needless spending in the Defense Department.
May 07, 2010 - Pentagon officials hosted their fourth annual motorcycle safety event today to rev up interest in learning the right way to ride.
May 07, 2010 - Air Force aviator training took a step into the 21st century May 5, when the inaugural class of Combat Systems Officer students began training here with the 479th Flying Training Group.
May 06, 2010 - The Army is continuing the most fundamental and profound series of changes it has seen since World War II, the service’s chief of staff said here today.
May 06, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is slated to go to Capitol Hill today to brief the full Senate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed last month.
May 06, 2010 - The commander of Air Education and Training Command visited the 33rd Fighter Wing April 26 here.
May 06, 2010 - The inaugural Warrior Games competition May 10 through 14 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature individual and team events and an ultimate champion multi-sport challenge for a Chairman's Cup trophy.
May 02, 2010 - Pacific Partnership 2010 commenced as the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) departed its homeport in San Diego on May 1.
April 30, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has authorized two Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft to support the response to a massive oil slick that threatens wetlands and beaches along the Gulf Coast.
April 29, 2010 - A program that started three years ago to help Navy and Marine Corps families cope with stress from multiple deployments and other types of pressure has proven so successful it has become a model for the Defense Department.
April 29, 2010 - You could call the Facebook headquarters the 'un-Pentagon.' The dress is casual, with far more T-shirts than sport coats, and many workers wear sandals instead of shoes.
April 29, 2010 - Military compensation is competing well against the private sector, as evidenced by the high rate of recruitment and retention, a Defense Department official told a Senate subcommittee today.
April 28, 2010 - Men and women in uniform from across the services gathered on the White House’s south lawn today to give wounded servicemembers a send-off as they began a bike trip from the nation’s capital to Annapolis, Md.
April 28, 2010 - Not once, but twice. Twice, in 2004 and 2007, a combat photographer who was assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., was wounded in Iraq.
April 28, 2010 - Guard kids differ from active duty kids in only one way: access. This means access to support programs and access to peers who understand what they are going through.
April 27, 2010 - The Defense Department today agreed to provide access to some of the documents subpoenaed by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week related to the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shooting investigation.
April 27, 2010 - Eighteen new recruits recited the oath of enlistment at the Sun-N-Fun Air Show at Lakeland, Fla., April 17.
April 26, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III today thanked the crew of the USS Carl Vinson for their efforts to rescue Haitian people following the earthquake there.
April 23, 2010 - Two dozen U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, born in countries from Brazil to Tobago, stood before U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden today to take the oath of citizenship for the country they serve.
April 22, 2010 - Region Legal Service Office Southwest and Commander, Cruiser Class Squadron, in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will host a event to assist Sailors in the process of seeking U.S. citizenship April 28 at Naval Base San Diego.
April 22, 2010 - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) departed for an independent steaming exercise April 22 after a two-year maintenance availability in Norfolk.
April 21, 2010 - Marine Corps University is an institute geared towards feeding warriors with knowledge, but there’s a part of MCU geared toward feeding those warriors’ bodies.
April 21, 2010 - Navy officials announced adherence to Department of Defense (DoD) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law April 20.
April 20, 2010 - In a prelude to this week’s Earth Day events, a major independent research group today called the Defense Department a leader in energy conservation.
April 19, 2010 - Investing in America's military veterans through education and employment opportunities will benefit local communities greatly, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during the World Leader's Forum.
April 16, 2010 - Defense Department officials today recognized the best in National Guard and reserve family programs saying such efforts are critical to combat readiness.
April 15, 2010 - Navy Vice Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. told a Senate committee today that if confirmed to head U.S. Northern Command he will work to build and maintain the command’s relationships he called critical to the mission.
April 15, 2010 - Military leaders and a host of celebrities came together here yesterday to pay tribute to outstanding servicemembers and other special honorees at a star-studded event.
April 15, 2010 - Members of the 4th Marine Logistics Group, 4th Atlanta Support Battalion, Charlie Company here are moving shipments of mine-resistant, ambush-protected, all-terrain vehicles overseas to a number of remote locations.
April 14, 2010 - The military’s top doctors were on Capitol Hill yesterday to give their assessment of the Defense Department’s Medical Centers of Excellence, four hospital centers they say are on their way to becoming the best in the world for research and treatment.
April 14, 2010 - The U.S. approach on Iran focuses on preventing that country from obtaining nuclear weapons and on countering its influence in the Middle East, the Pentagon’s policy chief said here today.
April 14, 2010 - Members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard performed before thousands of spectators during the 3rd Annual Joint Service Drill Team Exhibition April 10 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
April 13, 2010 - The goal of the inaugural Warrior Games, scheduled for May 11-14, is to build confidence and provide rehabilitation for disabled servicemembers and veterans, the commander of U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command said yesterday.
April 12, 2010 - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) visited Naval Submarine Base New London and the World War II National Submarine Memorial in Groton, Conn., from April 8 to 10 to mark the Submarine Force's 110th birthday and commemorate the 47th anniversary
April 09, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the winners of the 2010 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence.
April 08, 2010 - When Navy Seaman Judi Boyce toes the archer’s line at the inaugural Warrior Games next month, she intends to overcome her disabilities and set the tone for the next chapter of her life.
April 08, 2010 - On her third deployment to Afghanistan, Army Spc. Traci Petaway said it’s the little things she misses most about being back home – holding her husband’s hand or playing in the sand with her 2-year-old daughter, Arabelle.
April 08, 2010 - U.S. Joint Forces Command has developed a computerized training program that immerses ground troops in the sights, sounds and smells of war, officials there say.
April 07, 2010 - Tough economic times have taken their toll on Americans in recent years, leaving many buried under debt or saddled with a now-unaffordable dream house that’s plummeted too far in value to sell.
April 07, 2010 - The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul captured 10 suspected pirates and rescued eight crewmembers from the Indian cargo dhow Faize Osamani near Salalah, Oman.
April 07, 2010 - The nation's second-ranking military officer said April 6 he's comfortable with a new U.S. policy that halts future production of nuclear weapons.
April 06, 2010 - For some military members, the call to duty is surpassed only by the call to help others.
April 06, 2010 - Suppressing a beachhead with heavy firepower before landing Marines to fight the enemy seems very unlikely nowadays, but that doesn’t mean the Marines won’t be ready if ever faced with the situation.
April 05, 2010 - USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) joined 12 other warships from around the world at the Doha international port to participate in the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference March 29-31.
April 02, 2010 - The chief of naval operations approved a number of uniform changes as announced in NAVADMIN 118/10 March 31.
April 02, 2010 - The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) and the United States Navy Memorial held a commemoration ceremony for the 117th anniversary of the establishment of the rank of chief Petty Officer on April 1.
April 02, 2010 - The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG 99), intercepted suspected pirates in the Somali Basin yesterday.
April 01, 2010 - U.S. special operations forces in Iraq will remain at current levels even as the number of American troops there is nearly halved over the next five months, the top special operations commander said today.
March 31, 2010 - The coalition record on civilian casualties has improved significantly as a new strategy has gone into place in Afghanistan, but American leaders continue to hammer home how important it is to avoid killing civilians.
March 30, 2010 - After visits to U.S., coalition and Afghan forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand and Kandahar provinces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that “never has our partnership … been stronger, or the challenges we face, clearer.”
March 30, 2010 - Navy Ensign Kara Sartain has risen in the ranks and in her career through a combination of hard work and sheer determination.
March 29, 2010 - As servicemembers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit scaled mountains, shot an array of weapons, and learned to survive in the deserts of Djibouti, Africa, several Marines and Sailors were given an opportunity to break from their training.
March 27, 2010 - The battleship New Mexico (BB-40) (1918-1946), the only other ship named after the 47th state, earned six battle stars for World War II service.
March 26, 2010 - The United States and Russia have agreed to a new arms reduction treaty that will slash each of their nuclear arsenals by a third and improve the way the terms of the agreement are verified, President Barack Obama announced today.
March 26, 2010 - Ships of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returned to their homeport of San Diego March 26 after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
March 25, 2010 - A U.S. military health care provider now serving with a reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Paktika province said the austere conditions that exist there fail to deter his commitment to help the Afghan people.
March 25, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will recommend that President Barack Obama nominate Navy Vice Adm. David J. Venlet, commander of Naval Air Systems Command, to oversee restructuring of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program.
March 25, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced changes to the Pentagon’s regulation on homosexuals serving in the military.
March 25, 2010 - As the country celebrates Women's History Month, the most significant change for women in the military comes down to the uniform they wear and the mission that comes with that uniform.
March 24, 2010 - This summer will mark the first time since 2003 that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will overshadow the American presence in Iraq, the top U.S. military officer told Congress today.
March 24, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured Mexican military leaders during yesterday’s Cabinet-level visit to Mexico City that he’ll look into ways to speed up equipment deliveries to support their fight against drug cartels.
March 24, 2010 - The Defense Department is “extremely invested” in the early detection of traumatic brain injury, and is pushing new guidelines and numerous research initiatives to the front burner to aid in that effort, a brain injury expert said today.
March 23, 2010 - The overall success of a business initiative starts with the human factor, especially when it means change for employees.
March 22, 2010 - A month into a maiden voyage that has seen a trio of drug-smuggling attempts thwarted, the commander aboard the Navy’s first littoral combat ship today described the vessel’s performance to date as “exceptional.”
March 19, 2010 - A new threat environment means a transformed National Guard should maintain its force after drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Guard’s highest-ranking general said here this week.
March 19, 2010 - Three of the four services and all of the reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals for February, Pentagon officials reported.
March 19, 2010 - Starting April 1, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton begins its month-long fund drive for Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, an organization whose sole purpose is to help Marines, sailors and their families.
March 18, 2010 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has appointed six new members to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises Department of Veterans Affairs officials on a wide array of issues affecting women veterans.
March 17, 2010 - One of the U.S. military’s greatest advantages over its adversaries is its ability to move an enormous amount of people and equipment quickly anywhere in the world.
March 17, 2010 - The military’s increasing practice of training and equipping indigenous forces to counter terrorism in their home countries is a highly decisive, comparatively low-cost approach to fighting global terrorism.
March 17, 2010 - Army Cpl. Adam J. Fargo, a medic, was killed by a homemade bomb while on patrol in Iraq more than three years ago.
March 17, 2010 - U.S. military officials are providing support to the ongoing relief efforts in Chile following the 8.8- magnitude earthquake that struck the country in late February.
March 16, 2010 - Reports of sexual assault involving servicemembers rose by 11 percent in fiscal 2009, a senior Defense Department official said yesterday.
March 15, 2010 - The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said in a weekend television interview.
March 15, 2010 - Defense Department officials will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in their negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 15, 2010 - The safety office held its fifth Advanced Riders Track Day at runway 14 Aboard the Air Station Saturday.
March 14, 2010 - The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived at Naval Station Norfolk here yesterday after its seven-week deployment in Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response.
March 12, 2010 - The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
March 11, 2010 - Injured servicemembers who receive morphine during trauma care are about half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as those who are not administered the drug, a Navy study has revealed.
March 11, 2010 - Defense Department officials said they expect to launch a new policy in the coming months that will make head-injury evaluations mandatory for all servicemembers who may have concussions.
March 11, 2010 - The recently released request for proposals for the Air Force's next-generation tanker aircraft was fair, the Defense secretary said here March 11, and he expressed disappointment that Northrop-Grumman has withdrawn from the competition.
March 10, 2010 - More than 1,000 civilians and servicemembers watched as World War II Women Airforce Service Pilot corps remembered their sisters-in-arms during a wreath-laying ceremony March 9 at the Air Force Memorial here.
March 10, 2010 - The first and last men to walk on the moon, the commander of Apollo 13, the last Air Force pilot "Ace" and the SR-71 chief test pilot, all "Legends of Aerospace," were the honored guests of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing March 8.
March 09, 2010 - The chief of Naval Personnel has released the first monthly Family Gram as part of Navy's commitment to enhance family readiness.
March 09, 2010 - Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its mission and will depart the Joint Task Force-Haiti area of operations March 10.
March 08, 2010 - The fragrance of smoked barbeque and the sound of music and laughter fills the air aboard USS Ashland as Marines and Sailors of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Nassau Amphibious Ready Group partake in the first USS Ashland Steel Beach Barbeque.
March 08, 2010 - More than 100 Marines and sailors learned how to save and invest money, build credit and get out of debt during the 2010 Financial Seminar at the Bob Hope Theater here March 3.
March 08, 2010 - The Military Health System has launched a new Health.mil Web site that provides a single point of entry to military health news, information and resources.
March 06, 2010 - The Navy commissioned the newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Dewey, to its fleet today at a ceremony steeped in naval symbolism and tradition.
March 04, 2010 - As a student at the Command and General Staff War College here, part of Maj. Jackie Thompson’s studies have included examining how broad economic theories relate to warfare.
March 04, 2010 - Defense Secretary has called on every member of the Defense Department to play a personal role in creating a secure environment that will help to prevent more tragedies like the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas.
March 04, 2010 - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. Forces came together aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) for the final planning phase of exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK’10), Feb. 27 – March 3.
March 04, 2010 - The Marine Corps Special Operations Command Recruiting Team came to town knowing they had a tough job ahead of them.
March 03, 2010 - The Defense Department’s review on the potential impact of repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military will solicit input from troops of every service and rank -- as well as their families.
March 02, 2010 - Three United States Navy installations have been nominated for the 2009 Military Installation Conservation Partner Award by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
March 01, 2010 - As part of his initiative to “take the Pentagon to the people,” the Defense Department's top diversity management and equal opportunity official visited the Navy's command responsible for independent assessment Feb. 25.
February 27, 2010 - The commander of Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific ordered the return of Pearl Harbor-based ships that sortied today.
February 27, 2010 - At a facility in south-central Alaska, the largest radio transmitter on Earth sends high-frequency signals into the ionosphere to better understand the influence of charged particles on radio communications and satellite surveillance systems.
February 26, 2010 - Female sailors will begin serving on submarines by the end of next year, with Naval Academy graduates leading the way, Navy leaders told a Senate committee yesterday.
February 26, 2010 - Military officials are addressing the problem of sexual assault, but more needs to be done, officials acknowledged in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Feb. 24 here.
February 23, 2010 - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Stutzke looked over the rock quarry from a distance as three explosions boomed.
February 23, 2010 - Bill Cosby’s name on the face of popular culture is indelible. His place in the pantheon of great entertainers is secure.
February 22, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff helped to honor the accomplishments of Army and Navy members here Feb. 20 during the 24th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards gala.
February 22, 2010 - Expressing deep regret over civilian casualties resulting from a NATO air strike yesterday, Pentagon leaders said today they support the strategy that puts as much emphasis on protecting the Afghan population as capturing or killing insurgents.
February 22, 2010 - During a week-long tour through Southwest Asia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spent time focusing on what he calls his No. 1 priority, servicemembers and their families.
February 22, 2010 - Navy Medicine Information Systems Support Activity (NAVMISSA) based in San Antonio, announced Feb. 22 the development of an online program that will support every Sailor.
February 19, 2010 - Dozens of veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima and their families gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps here today to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the iconic World War II battle.
February 19, 2010 - The Air Force secretary discussed the outlook for the Air Force's future during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 18 here.
February 17, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III’s meetings with Australian leaders over the last several days have helped to set the stage for new levels of cooperation between the long-time allies.
February 15, 2010 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III observed the opening of the heart of one of the most modern shipbuilding plants in the world here today.
February 12, 2010 - While the U.S. East Coast feels the closest it has come in many years to "extreme" weather, some servicemembers are facing real cold as they support the National Science Foundation's efforts in Antarctica.
February 12, 2010 - Two additional battalions of U.S. Navy Seabees are being deployed to Afghanistan in support of the 30,000-troop surge ordered by President Barack Obama in December.
February 12, 2010 - Navy doctors, hospital corpsmen and other Sailors assigned to USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) joined a team of international doctors at a field hospital in Leogane, Haiti, to provide primary medical and dental care to the Haitian people.
February 10, 2010 - The Defense Department's review of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law will help to ensure readiness and unit cohesion remain intact if Congress repeals it.
February 10, 2010 - Jan. 31 marked the beginning of the transitional period of initial operational capability for Joint Base Charleston officials, with the end-goal of full operational capability for the joint base by the end of fiscal 2010.
February 08, 2010 - The 17th-annual National Character and Leadership Symposium will feature presentations by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and other keynote and concurrent speakers who will gather here Feb. 17 through 19.
February 07, 2010 - 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.
February 06, 2010 - USS Freedom (LCS 1), the Navy's first littoral combat ship, is underway off the coast of Florida for final training and certification prior to its maiden deployment to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) region.
February 04, 2010 - February marks the fifth month since the Navy implemented new rules for detailing Sailors using Career Management System Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID), the Web-based program Sailors use to review and apply for permanent change of station orders (PCS).
February 03, 2010 - The violent extremist threat is evolving, senior U.S. intelligence officials told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday.
February 03, 2010 - More than 200 joint military participants from across the United States and Puerto Rico will gather for Virtual Flag 10-2 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center in March here.
February 03, 2010 - The bright clothing, smiles and conversation could be taking place in any hospital lobby in the world. Patients are being admitted, treated and released.
February 03, 2010 - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. visited the newly organized 162nd Infantry Brigade, responsible for training combat advisors for Iraq and Afghanistan, during his trip to the Joint Readiness Training Center, Jan. 29.
February 02, 2010 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff did not speak about money today during his testimony on the fiscal 2011 defense budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee, but rather what that money will do.
February 01, 2010 - U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) released the U.S. Navy carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Feb. 1.
January 31, 2010 - Just returned from an international conference on Afghanistan, NATO’s top military commander expressed confidence that the critical pieces are being put into place to make 2010 a turning point for Afghanistan’s future.
January 29, 2010 - International cooperation is key to interrupting the trafficking of materials used to make weapons of mass destruction and stopping the proliferation of nuclear arms, a Department of Homeland Security official said.
January 29, 2010 - As relief supplies and support continue to pour into Haiti, members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Operations Group has helped to ensure a steady flow of help into the areas that need it.
January 28, 2010 - President Barack Obama stressed during his State of the Union address tonight the importance of confronting terrorists who threaten the United States and of succeeding in Afghanistan while continuing a responsible military drawdown in Iraq.
January 27, 2010 - A three-person medical team from the Wright-Patterson Medical Center here is providing aeromedical evacuation support to assist victims of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
January 25, 2010 - Servicemembers from the Air Force and Navy completed their mission to highlight U.S. airpower at the inaugural Bahrain International Airshow held Jan. 21-23 here.
January 24, 2010 - I watched a woman die yesterday.The young Haitian woman -- call her Marie -- was fifty feet from the helicopter that was to take her to the USNS Comfort.
January 23, 2010 - The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is off the coast of Haiti Jan. 23 staged to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the country last week.
January 22, 2010 - The Air Force must be able to operate across a spectrum of conflicts, using a myriad of warfare tools and tactics, while keeping up with advancing technologies and the ways the nation’s adversaries use them, the service’s top officer said here this week.
January 22, 2010 - The Army will conduct a review to determine if leaders were negligent in their supervision of accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, Defense Department officials announced yesterday.
January 22, 2010 - Medics don’t just slap patients on operating tables and begin cutting. Patients need tests to determine blood types, allergic reactions and drug sensitivities.
January 22, 2010 - The Navy announced revised Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) rates Jan. 22 in NAVADMIN 028/10.
January 22, 2010 - USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 medical personnel provided emergency medical assistance Jan. 21 to hundreds of injured Haitian citizens at the Killick Haitian Coast Guard Clinic in Carrefour, Haiti.
January 21, 2010 - The crew of the USS Bataan is adding language capabilities and medical care for earthquake victims as part of Operation Unified Response Haiti.
January 21, 2010 - More than 35,000 first class petty officers participated in the Navy-wide Chief Petty Officer Advancement Exam, Jan. 21, hoping for a shot at chief.
January 21, 2010 - The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems has called upon its technological expertise to help to relief efforts in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
January 20, 2010 - The arrival of the USNS Comfort, a military hospital ship, adds some 600 medical personnel to the humanitarian effort in Haiti, roughly tripling the number of American medical workers tending to the devastated country.
January 19, 2010 - When the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort’s crew cast off lines Jan. 16 and the ship headed for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, it did so with shelves stocked in part by Defense Logistics Agency team members here.
January 18, 2010 - Base leaders met with civilian representatives Jan. 17 to assess current operations and plan for further support in response to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12.
January 18, 2010 - As the USS Bataan begins a journey to bring aid to Haiti, one sailor, born in Haiti, is focusing on the mission, even as he is concerned about his family members in the earthquake-stricken nation.
January 17, 2010 - The security side of U.S. humanitarian relief operations in Haiti will take on a larger role as violence increases in the aftermath of the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck five days ago, the top U.S. commander in Haiti said today.
January 16, 2010 - Officials at U.S. Southern Command headquarters here provided a recap last night of the previous 48 hours of developments in the Haiti relief effort.
January 16, 2010 - The chief of Navy medicine told the crew of the USNS Comfort here yesterday to prepare for a long deployment to Haiti.
January 16, 2010 - The USNS Comfort cast off lines this morning in Baltimore to begin the race to aid the people of Haiti.
January 16, 2010 - The Defense Department has authorized up to $20 million in immediate aid to Haiti as part of an international push to bring relief to the country in the wake of the 7-magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12.
January 15, 2010 - The shooting spree allegedly perpetrated by a self-radicalized soldier of Muslim faith has revealed shortcomings in the Defense Department’s ability to counter dangerous outside influences on the military, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
January 15, 2010 - As U.S. military forces work to provide initial relief to Haiti in the wake of a massive Jan. 12 earthquake there, it’s difficult to say how long that support will last, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
January 15, 2010 - Due to advances in modern medicine, many wounded servicemembers are returning to the fight or transitioning their experience to civilian employment. Naval Sea Systems Command wants them on board.
January 14, 2010 - As early as mid-February, the rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative will require current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases.
January 14, 2010 - Trainers at the joint U.S. military command that coordinates troop deployments are wrapping up an exercise to prepare forces for duty in the Horn of Africa.
January 13, 2010 - The Navy will commission Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Independence Jan. 16 during an 11 a.m. CST ceremony at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile, Ala.
January 13, 2010 - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward earthquake-devastated Haiti and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to provide airlift support for the disaster-response mission, the commander of U.S. Southern Command reported today.
January 13, 2010 - The United States seeks to maintain a positive, cooperative and comprehensive military relationship with China, senior Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee today.
January 12, 2010 - Army 2nd Lt. Sophie Hilaire does not particularly fit the general image of an explosive ordnance disposal warrior.
January 12, 2010 - After World War I, a hit single begged the question, “How do you keep them down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”
January 11, 2010 - There are no clear-cut answers to suicide prevention, but through collaboration and team work from federal and private institutions, the nation can better address the challenge, Defense and Veteran Affairs department officials said today.
January 10, 2010 - Executing the president’s strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan presents his biggest challenge, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told CNN host Fareed Zakaria today.
January 08, 2010 - Maintaining healthy eyes and vision is an important part of personal safety and quality of life. Getting an eye exam is a smart idea for anyone, whether or not he or she has vision problems.
January 08, 2010 - Kelly Henry was hoping for a picture-perfect reunion when her husband returned after a yearlong deployment to Iraq.
January 08, 2010 - The Navy’s top officer and top enlisted sailor visited sailors assigned to the international joint command here yesterday.
January 08, 2010 - Defense Logistics Agency officials have made shopping for construction materials easier for warfighters in Afghanistan.
January 08, 2010 - Scientists who have been studying wreckage from Japanese mini-submarines that were part of an advance strike force on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, say a new television show is informative, but could leave viewers with misunderstandings.
January 08, 2010 - Yemen has posed a concern as a potential terrorist safe haven for some time, and the United States will continue to work with its government to prevent that from happening, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at the Naval War College today.
January 07, 2010 - In the wake of a Dec. 31 suicide bombing attack that killed seven CIA operatives in eastern Afghanistan, the military’s highest-ranking officer yesterday underscored the close ties between American armed forces and the U.S. intelligence community.
January 07, 2010 - Some 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the inaugural Warrior Games May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced today.
January 04, 2010 - The Air Force and Naval academy football teams triumphed in their respective bowl games Jan. 2, shining a spotlight on the servicemember-athletes comprising the rosters and the armed forces they represent.
January 04, 2010 - On hand for a pair of service academy football bowl games in Texas Jan. 2 , Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscored the symbolism of the matchups for troops around the world.
December 31, 2009 - The Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program is working to prepare servicemembers and their families for a successful transition to civilian life.
December 30, 2009 - Many Marines and sailors will face physical injuries during their careers due to grueling training, continuous physical activity and demanding jobs.
December 28, 2009 - In a Soviet-era aircraft hangar here, a rivalry born during the Battle of the Red River is still alive and well, although now that energy is spent supporting the Afghan people.
December 24, 2009 - President Barack Obama placed a phone call to the independent duty corpsman on the deployed guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) to pass a personal holiday greeting Dec. 24.
December 22, 2009 - Two battalions of Navy Seabees will deploy to Afghanistan in coming months as part of the 30,000 additional U.S. forces deploying to the region.
December 22, 2009 - The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and her crew of approximately 1,100 Sailors returned home Dec. 22 from nearly three months deployed to U.S. Southern Command area of focus.
December 22, 2009 - The chief of naval operations (CNO) recorded a podcast Dec. 22 to discuss the newly implemented Afghanistan/Pakistan Hands (AFPAK) program.
December 21, 2009 - The Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy takes primacy in the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s guidance for 2010.
December 21, 2009 - Conference attendees addressed issues related to unmanned aircraft systems' access into the national airspace system Dec. 9 through 11 here.
December 20, 2009 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said his trip to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq has given him an opportunity to assess changes in strategy and meet the men and women who will carry out that strategy.
December 19, 2009 - The teamwork between Iraqi and American security forces is behind the vast improvements in Iraq, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during a news conference here today.
December 19, 2009 - Iraq “is not going to be pushed around” by Iran, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said here today.
December 18, 2009 - Archaeologists with the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command are conducting underwater research to study wrecks, recover artifacts and preserve Navy history.
December 18, 2009 - More than 12 months of preparation have gone into ensuring this year's four-day air drop mission, known as Operation Christmas Drop, goes smoothly.
December 18, 2009 - Commands and medical clinics throughout U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) continue to execute a strategy of information awareness and vaccination of personnel to fight against the H1N1 flu.
December 18, 2009 - The Navy officially accepted delivery of the future USS Independence (LCS 2) Dec. 18 during a short ceremony in Mobile, Ala.
December 17, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Patrol Base Jaker here today to tour the base and the Nawa district center and spend time with Marines and sailors assigned here.
December 16, 2009 - Members of the armed forces are strong, healthy and ready to accomplish their mission, a survey of their health-related behaviors has revealed.
December 15, 2009 - U.S. troops need to be prepared to operate in a complex human terrain when they arrive in Afghanistan.
December 10, 2009 - Results from the 2009 Navy Physical Readiness Quick Poll released Dec. 10, reveal positive fitness perceptions among Sailors.
December 10, 2009 - The Navy established formal policy for transferability of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for limited duty (LIMDU) Sailors in a message released Dec. 10.
December 09, 2009 - As 2009 comes to a close, the stage has been set for the 110th annual Army-Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
December 08, 2009 - Al-Qaida remains a danger, and the area along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan is the epicenter of global Islamic extremism, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at the Foreign Press Center here today.
December 08, 2009 - Defense Department officials highlighted the Pentagon's programs for people with disabilities Dec. 8 and recognized accomplishments of employees with disabilities.
December 08, 2009 - The U.S. Navy and the National Park Service hosted a joint memorial ceremony at Kilo Pier on Naval Station (NAVSTA) Pearl Harbor to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7.
December 07, 2009 - One week after his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/mcpon, surpassed ten thousand "fans", Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West used the Web site to announce his intent to further leverage social media.
December 05, 2009 - With the spray of bubbly from a champagne bottle, PCU Missouri (SSN 780), the Navy's newest Virginia-class attack submarine, was christened during a late morning ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Dec. 5.
December 03, 2009 - Realignment of military medical facilities in the national capital region ordered by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission is on track to meet the commission’s deadline, senior Defense Department officials said here yesterday.
December 03, 2009 - July 2011 is not a withdrawal date, but a specific target date for beginning to transition security responsibility to Afghan forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on several morning talk shows today.
December 02, 2009 - Thirty-two specifications of attempted premeditated murder were preferred today against alleged Fort Hood, Texas, shooter Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan under Article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
December 02, 2009 - Since Col. Mark Baker took command of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in June 2008 when the unit activated, he's seen the unit take its mission to new levels.
December 01, 2009 - Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team servicemembers recently took to the airwaves to combat misinformation about the spread of the H1N1 flu virus here.
December 01, 2009 - A special ceremony for Maj. Dana McCown's promotion to lieutenant colonel Nov. 24 became much more as Nebraska first lady Sally Ganem took to the podium during the ceremony..
November 30, 2009 - A young Army captain wounded in Iraq and now working to improve conditions for other wounded servicemembers will be honored by the Business Executives for National Service tonight in New York.
November 27, 2009 - LCC training is designed to meet the continuing process of training and developing enlisted leaders in pay grades E4 through E6.
November 25, 2009 - The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command addressed Sailors serving as individual augmentees (IA) and in global war on terror support assignments (GSA) at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa Nov. 24.
November 25, 2009 - The commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command took time from his tour of the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations on Nov. 25 to meet with Sailors in Bahrain.
November 25, 2009 - How do you plan Thanksgiving dinner for 180,000 people more than 6,000 miles away? If you're a food buyer at the Defense Logistics Agency, you start by making a shopping list in April for meals to be served to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
November 24, 2009 - Command indoctrination is a military tradition but it's also a readiness program designed to give Sailors a good foundation when joining a new command.
November 24, 2009 - NSC traffic safety experts offer advice for staying safe on the roads over the holiday weekend.
November 23, 2009 - The leaders of the Pentagon’s review board on the Fort Hood, Texas, rampage reported for duty here today to begin their 45-day investigation to what led to the mass shooting, a Pentagon official said.
November 23, 2009 - A theory gaining momentum among counterinsurgency and military medical experts is that the health of a nation's people affects the health of a nation.
November 20, 2009 - The captain of M/V Maersk Alabama received the inaugural National Maritime Valor Award from the Nauticus National Maritime Center Nov. 19 at the Nauticus in Norfolk, Va.
November 20, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a National Guard conference today he sees benefits of a new plan that allows reserve-component servicemembers to conduct pre-deployment training before the clock starts ticking on their 12-month mobilization cycles.
November 20, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the Defense Department will conduct a broad review of the Nov. 5 Fort Hood, Texas, shooting that left 13 dead and dozens injured.
November 19, 2009 - As the Navy moves forward with plans to eliminate the enlisted field service record more than 130,000 Sailors need to establish a self-service account that will allow them to access to their new digital record.
November 18, 2009 - The top teachers in the Defense Department’s worldwide school system were recognized yesterday by the U.S. military’s senior officer at a Pentagon ceremony.
November 17, 2009 - The provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province serves as a model for the continued integration of civilian assets into military operations to achieve a unified strategic goal.
November 17, 2009 - Nearly 35 years ago, Navy Cmdr. H.B. Le left Vietnam aboard a fishing trawler. He returned at the helm of a U.S. Navy warship when the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen arrived here Nov. 7 for a scheduled port visit.
November 17, 2009 - Airmen aboard C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Hickam AFB transported dolphins from the Navy Marine Mammals Program in San Diego, Calif., to Noumea, New Caledonia, Nov. 8 to locate and dispose of more than 200 contact mines that were leftover from World War II.
November 16, 2009 - It has been said the first deployment is always the hardest. Marines pack up what they need and off they go to a new home in a foreign land. But what of the home they left behind?
November 16, 2009 - With the new F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft's arrival just four years away, officials at the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center here are looking forward to joint training opportunities.
November 13, 2009 - All active-duty and reserve-component military branches met or exceeded their recruiting goals for October, Defense Department officials said.
November 13, 2009 - Today’s decision to pursue the prosecution of 10 detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, paves the way toward resolving the disposition of others there and eventually closing the detention facility, a senior Defense Department official said today.
November 12, 2009 - Generations of American servicemembers braved and survived the din, destruction and uncertainty of war to return home to enjoy the freedoms they helped to preserve for their fellow citizens.
November 12, 2009 - Airmen at Ramstein Air Base will see a new change in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training with the use of the new M-50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask and Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology, effective immediately.
November 12, 2009 - With the traditional "I do's" and exchange of wedding bands some 54 years ago on Oct. 1, 1955, James and Phyllis Hivner began their life's journey together which, like many young couples, began with not knowing what the future held.
November 10, 2009 - The secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force salute the Marine Corps on its 234th birthday Nov. 10.
November 09, 2009 - President Barack Obama will join Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. at Fort Hood, Texas, tomorrow.
November 09, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has delegated the authority to order up to 45 days of pre-mobilization training for reserve-component soldiers to the secretary of the Army.
November 09, 2009 - Deployed and hospitalized servicemembers are expected to make about 120,000 calls home this Veterans Day, and it won't cost them one thin dime.
November 08, 2009 - A linebacker's halftime rant and an unexpected aerial attack gave the Air Force Academy Falcons a 35-7 win over the Army Black Knights Nov. 7.
November 07, 2009 - USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet Sailors delivered medical and hygiene supplies, sewing materials, school supplies and toys to residents in Da Nang, Vietnam, as part of Project Handclasp Nov. 7 during a scheduled port visit.
November 07, 2009 - USS New York (LPD 21), the fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, was commissioned here Nov. 7 in a ceremony held in the shadow of the city for which it is named.
November 06, 2009 - When he joined the Navy 15 years ago, Cmdr. Trent Kalp probably expected to serve six-month deployments to the middle of the ocean during his career.
November 06, 2009 - Fort Hood, Texas, was uppermost in the minds of National Guard members today, especially with an Alabama citizen-soldier reportedly among the wounded after a deadly shooting rampage there.
November 06, 2009 - Navy Region Southwest was awarded the President's Award for Diversity in the large business category from the league during an awards luncheon Oct. 29. The award honors businesses for maximizing opportunities for minorities in San Diego County.
November 05, 2009 - ESPN's "College GameDay" crew will broadcast live from the U.S. Air Force Academy 8 to 10 a.m. Nov. 7 from the Terrazzo for the Air Force vs. Army football game.
November 04, 2009 - When severe drought, earthquakes and numerous other natural disasters strike, more times than not it’s a Marine Expeditionary Unit that is first on scene to provide a helping hand.
November 04, 2009 - The military’s top officer today urged mental health providers to demonstrate leadership in developing effective programs to treat wounded warriors.
November 04, 2009 - The Navy played a key role last spring in the discovery of the H1N1 influenza’s presence in the United States, according to a senior Navy medical officer.
November 04, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff noted some indirect factors of military readiness today in his latest podcast, also highlighting appreciation for military families and veterans, as well as preventive measures against the H1N1 influenza.
November 03, 2009 - For three days in October 1944, a Japanese-American military unit fought in dense woods, heavy fog and freezing temperatures in the mountains of France, answering the prayers of an American battalion pinned down by German forces.
November 03, 2009 - Resilience is not issued when you join the service, but it can and must be built to prevent post-war mental health problems, a Navy official told attendees at the Warrior Resilience Conference here today.
November 03, 2009 - Like protective equipment issued to troops downrange, the H1N1 flu vaccine is a measure the Defense Department is taking to safeguard U.S. military forces, a defense official said Nov. 3.
November 03, 2009 - As the Defense Department begins to compensate military members forced to serve beyond the expiration of their contracts, the number of those still serving under "Stop Loss" has been greatly reduced, a Pentagon official said.
November 02, 2009 - With the holidays fast approaching, the Naval Safety Center has launched a comprehensive web-based campaign designed to give Sailors and their families all the resources they need to manage risk through the end of 2009 and into the early months of 2010.
October 31, 2009 - The future USS New York (LPD 21) conducted surface and air onloads Oct. 30 just off the coast of Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation for the ship's Nov. 2 arrival in its namesake state, where it is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7.
October 30, 2009 - Army Lt. Col. Chris Carlson thrives to stay physically fit, and neither his ripe age of 46 nor his heavy workload here at the Pentagon could prevent that.
October 30, 2009 - More than 97 percent of candidates reviewed by the Navy's Senior Enlisted Continuation Board were selected to continue naval service according to a Navy message released Oct. 30.
October 30, 2009 - The sailors of Naval Surface Forces joined the Marines of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Expeditionary Force to welcome the newest amphibious assault ship to the fleet during a commissioning ceremony here Oct. 24.
October 29, 2009 - It's a fine balancing act for the office of the Pentagon's director of defense research and engineering: how does the department fulfill the needs of today's warfighters and the needs of servicemembers a generation from now?
October 29, 2009 - Working together as a team is the advice the Air Force military family of the year has for coping with frequent deployments.
October 29, 2009 - The world is changing and slowly people are beginning to realize the importance of protecting and preserving the environment, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is demonstrating that concern.
October 28, 2009 - President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act during a ceremony at the White House Oct. 28.
October 28, 2009 - Seven Department of the Navy commands were recognized for exemplary achievements in energy and water efficiency at the Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards ceremony Oct. 28.
October 26, 2009 - Warfighters from the United States and 10 allied nations will assess coalition combat identification systems during a U.S. Joint Forces Command exercise Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 here and at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
October 26, 2009 - Houston welcomed Sailors from the Navy's newest aircraft-carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) during the opening weekend of Houston Navy Week Oct. 24.
October 26, 2009 - President Barack Obama visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville to meet with and deliver remarks to 3,500 service members and their families Oct 26.
October 23, 2009 - As South Korea’s military transitions to full operational control, it’s important to remember the past 60 years of U.S. commitment to the country and to not waver in that support, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
October 23, 2009 - Four ships and more than 5,000 Sailors of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 returned to their homeport of San Diego Oct. 21 after a five-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
October 23, 2009 - Twenty-six nautical miles off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, crew members aboard USS Higgins (DDG 76) paused Oct. 23 to remember the lives lost 26 years ago during the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
October 23, 2009 - In the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, rapid response and cooperation led to a successful humanitarian relief effort there, a Navy commander said.
October 22, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he’s headed to a NATO defense ministers meeting in Slovakia confident there’s enough to discuss about Afghanistan even without a U.S. decision on the strategy there.
October 22, 2009 - More than 80 cadets and 40 members of the West Point Band traveled to the Bronx Oct. 16, to represent the armed services for the first game of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels.
October 21, 2009 - Seven families, one from each of the uniformed services, have been selected as National Military Family Association’s 2009 Military Families of the Year for the roles they play in their communities and the way they embrace the military lifestyle.
October 21, 2009 - The Defense Department will implement a new program this week to compensate former and current servicemembers for each month they involuntarily served from Sept. 11, 2001 to Sept. 30, 2009, a defense official said.
October 21, 2009 - USS Anzio (CG 68), operating as part of the Combined Maritime Forces, a U.S.-led coalition supporting maritime security operations in the region, seized approximately four tons of hashish found aboard a skiff Oct. 15 in the Gulf of Aden.
October 19, 2009 - Military commanders of the future should be proficient at managing high-tech communications networks and also should know how to wage conventional, irregular and hybrid warfare, a senior U.S. Navy officer said here today.
October 19, 2009 - Authorities are still looking for the wreckage of an Air Force F-16 fighter jet that crashed with its pilot into the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina’s coast last week.
October 19, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is on his way to Japan, where he will discuss a broad range of defense issues as the first Cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the new Japanese Democratic Party government since it took office last month.
October 19, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided over a change-of-command ceremony here today as Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating passed the U.S. Pacific Command helm to Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard.
October 18, 2009 - The commander of the 20th Fighter Wing, Col. Joe Guastella, issued the following announcement Oct. 17 regarding Capt. Nicolas Giglio, missing since a mid-air collision Oct. 15:
October 16, 2009 - The Department of Defense is the largest government and individual petroleum user in the United States, guzzling about 330,000 barrels of oil per day, according to military officials.
October 16, 2009 - The Navy concluded humanitarian assistance efforts in Indonesia Oct. 16, by re-deploying military units that had been assigned to Amphibious Force, 7th Fleet.
October 16, 2009 - A Sailor aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21) has attracted New York City with her Oct. 13 premier as a guest blogger on the New York Post website leading up to the ship's commissioning in New York Nov. 7.
October 16, 2009 - The services could more effectively power unmanned vehicles, underwater monitoring sensors, ships and aircraft if Naval Research Laboratory scientists achieve their goals of harnessing solar and sea power to fuel the military for years to come.
October 14, 2009 - USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), arrived in Savu Sea to conduct a multilateral exercise in cooperation with the government of Timor-Leste Oct. 14.
October 14, 2009 - A Navy message released Oct. 13 outlines how the Navy will notify Senior Enlisted Continuation Board candidates of their status.
October 14, 2009 - The military services' active and reserve components notched record recruiting numbers and signed up the highest-quality recruits ever in fiscal 2009, senior defense officials said today.
October 13, 2009 - The Pentagon’s top civilian official for Guard and Reserve matters and uniformed reserve-component leaders pledged to support employers of the nation’s Guard and Reserve members at a Pentagon ceremony today.
October 13, 2009 - Servicemembers who participated in the first state-side training program for joint counter-IED teams have just arrived in Afghanistan for a year-long assignment.
October 12, 2009 - All four branches of the U.S. military are working closely together, and with their Indonesian military counterparts, to bring aid to the people of Indonesia following a series of deadly earthquakes Sept. 30.
October 11, 2009 - The U.S. Air Force Academy football team fought hard against 10th-ranked Texas Christian University, but lost 20-17 Oct. 10 at Falcon Stadium here.
October 11, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff praised the man for whom USS Wayne E. Meyer guided-missile destroyer was named during the ship's commissioning into the U.S. Pacific Fleet here Oct. 10.
October 09, 2009 - President Barack Obama said today he'll accept the Nobel Peace Prize as a "call to action" for the international community to work together to confront common challenges, while also recognizing his responsibility for U.S. security.
October 09, 2009 - The Navy will commission the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Wayne E. Meyer, during a 1 p.m. EDT ceremony Oct. 10 at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia.
October 09, 2009 - The Navy announced Oct. 9 the newest Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo/ammunition ship (T-AKE) would be named USNS Medgar Evers.
October 09, 2009 - Just hours after USS Denver (LPD9) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived offshore here, helicopters from both ships started flying urgently needed emergency supplies to remote areas of Western Sumatra Oct. 9.
October 08, 2009 - Andrews Air Force Base was renamed as Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington Oct. 1 during a ceremony here in Hangar 1.
October 08, 2009 - Leadership from across the services Wednesday discussed the importance of making the Army's LandWarNet part of a joint enterprise.
October 07, 2009 - Portable satellite-communications sets, water purifiers, electricity generators, solar-cooking devices and more are on display until Oct. 9 at Fort Lesley J. McNair here as part of an international disaster-relief research and assistance program.
October 07, 2009 - The George Washington Carrier Strike Group departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan Oct. 6 for its second annual fall deployment in support of maritime security and to participate in ANNUALEX 2009.
October 07, 2009 - Senior leaders of the U.S. Navy kicked off the 19th biennial International Seapower Symposium (ISS) at the Naval War College Oct. 7 and will conclude Oct. 9.
October 05, 2009 - U.S. Air Force Academy running back Savier Stephens rushed for 81 yards, but the Falcons football team came up short in a 16-13 overtime loss to the Naval Academy Oct. 3 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
October 02, 2009 - The Navy is merging its information technology, intelligence and communications operations into one organization to better address Information Age challenges, including threats to computer networks, the Navy's top officer said here yesterday.
October 02, 2009 - A physician assistant from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing provided his unit at Hickam Air Force Base with a first-hand account from tsunami-torn American Samoa.
October 02, 2009 - Accidents on and off duty pose a greater threat than combat to U.S. servicemembers’ lives, and Defense Department leaders continually strive to eliminate them.
October 02, 2009 - U.S. Pacific Command continues to help in coordinating humanitarian relief operations in American Samoa, Indonesia and the Philippines, the command’s top officer said today.
October 01, 2009 - Defense Department schools are stressing studies in science, technology, engineering and math in keeping with 21st century needs, the head of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s science program said yesterday.
September 30, 2009 - Defense Department officials today announced the details for distributing $555 million available under the Homeowners Assistance Program.
September 30, 2009 - Nations working together to solve maritime issues of mutual interest is the focal point of next week’s International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., the Navy’s senior officer said here today.
September 29, 2009 - The longest-serving Navy SEAL was piped ashore for the last time during a retirement ceremony Sept. 25 at Naval Special Warfare Group 4 on Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.
September 29, 2009 - The Navy secretary yesterday advocated for allowing women to serve on submarines, which would require ending a long-standing ban.
September 26, 2009 - The U.S. Air Force Academy football team won its second straight Mountain West Conference game on the strength of its defense.
September 26, 2009 - American servicemembers who’ve perished in the nation’s wars “died for the ones they loved,” the U.S. military’s top officer said today at a special ceremony held on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
September 25, 2009 - The guided missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), and guided missile destroyers USS Ramage (DDG 61) and USS Cole (DDG 67), led by Commander, Destroyer Squadron 24, departed Naval Station Norfolk Sept. 23 to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 2009.
September 25, 2009 - Ruth Stonesifer dreamed of a quiet life in Kintnersville, Penn., passing her days quilting for her three grandchildren.
September 25, 2009 - An indictment handed down yesterday in a North Carolina federal court charges three men with plotting to attack Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., with the intent to murder U.S. military personnel.
September 24, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s decision to restructure a previous missile defense plan designed to protect Europe from a possible ballistic missile attack from Iran provides a more effective, flexible system that will take less time to implement.
September 23, 2009 - Defense Department officials plan to forward a social media policy to the department leadership within the next two weeks that will balance the pros and cons of social networking sites
September 19, 2009 - Dozens of people, ranging in age from teenagers to senior citizens, gathered yesterday in Occoquan, Va., to hold a “Missing Man” table ceremony in honor of the nation’s servicemembers who have been prisoners of war or are missing in action.
September 18, 2009 - A group of senior U.S. officials today paid homage to servicemembers who have been prisoners of war or are listed as missing in action during an observance ceremony on the Pentagon’s River Terrace parade field.
September 18, 2009 - The father of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, remembered his son today as a person defined by selflessness.
September 17, 2009 - During the summer of 1965, after his first year at the U.S. Naval Academy, Mike Mullen watched on television from his parents’ surburban Los Angeles home as the black neighborhood of Watts erupted in violence.
September 17, 2009 - President Barack Obama today announced he is restructuring plans for a missile defense system in Europe that provides greater flexibility and promises faster deployment of current technologies.
September 16, 2009 - The United States is just beginning to deal with the long-term implications of caring for servicemembers and their families whose lives have been changed by the wounds of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
September 15, 2009 - The Asia-Pacific region will become even more important to U.S. defense and economic interests in the future, the top commander in the region said today.
September 14, 2009 - Today's Airmen are becoming increasingly familiar with words like "joint" and "total force" regardless of where they are assigned or deployed.
September 14, 2009 - An endeavor that began about a month ago comes to fruition today with the airing of the first virtual town hall meeting in which the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff answers questions posed online by servicemembers and the public.
September 11, 2009 - President Barack Obama today reflected on those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, and said today’s anniversary is an opportunity to renew American resolve against those who perpetrated the attacks.
September 11, 2009 - Family members of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon gathered here today to remember lost loved ones.
September 10, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff lauded 11 volunteer-based organizations today for their ingenuity and innovative efforts to improve the lives of military members and their communities.
September 10, 2009 - August was another successful month for armed forces recruiting with all active duty components meeting or exceeding their monthly goals, Pentagon officials said here today.
September 10, 2009 - The dedication of the Pentagon Memorial one year ago was a high-profile event. Bands played, flags waved and more than 16,000 people gathered at the site where, eight years earlier, a hijacked airliner slammed into the Pentagon and took 184 lives.
September 09, 2009 - Potential Marines usually sit with a recruiter and pick out the reasons they want to join from a stack of colorful cards featuring the words “travel,” “education” and “discipline,” among others.
September 09, 2009 - Joint expeditionary tasked airmen have two commanders: an Army commander responsible for their day-to-day missions, and an Air Force commander responsible for their administrative and operational control.
September 06, 2009 - As more U.S. troops are being sent to the fight in Afghanistan, the possibility of more troops being injured rises.
September 04, 2009 - Members of the 86th Munitions Squadron here recently upgraded their AGM-65 Maverick H-and-K-model missile systems as part of the Air Force effort to modernize its air and space inventories.
September 04, 2009 - Calling counter-terrorism one of U.S. Pacific Command’s top priorities, its commander says he’s seeing headway made through increased regional cooperation and information-sharing.
September 03, 2009 - The top enlisted servicemember from each of the four services offered their appreciation to those who support military families before fielding some tough questions during a town hall-style meeting here Sept. 1.
September 03, 2009 - Just 15 months ago, when Army Pfc. Daniel Bateson was hanging drywall with his family's home improvement business, the Connecticut native never dreamed he would visit Africa.
September 03, 2009 - The top U.S. commander in the Pacific said yesterday he’s “cautiously optimistic” last week’s Military Maritime Consultative Agreement talks in Beijing have opened the door to closer military-to-military engagement between the United States and China.
September 03, 2009 - Enemies of America remain in Afghanistan, and the United States must stay there to defeat the terrorists, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
September 02, 2009 - Two days ago, I and six other reporters accompanied Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Texas to see two high-tech operations under way.
September 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited the Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter factory here Aug. 31, assessing progress on what he called "the heart of the future of our tactical combat aviation."
September 01, 2009 - It is imperative for the nation to get defense acquisition reform right, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday during a visit to Texas to tour the plants of two major defense contractors.
August 31, 2009 - Researchers at the Naval Medical Research Center are testing a malaria vaccine officials hope will protect both troops and civilians in tropical and subtropical regions afflicted by the disease.
August 29, 2009 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen congratulated more than 100 high school graduates here who pursued their diploma through a New Jersey National Guard program.
August 29, 2009 - When Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presided today at the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe graduation in New Jersey, he witnessed a rite of passage being shared by about 8,000 at-risk youth across the country every year.
August 28, 2009 - Pirates often are in the news for their criminal activities at sea, but their antics are far from new.
August 27, 2009 - Time is of the essence when it comes to finding better treatments for traumatic brain injuries, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday at the 6th Annual World Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy.
August 27, 2009 - Boosted by a few strong years of testing successes, much of the United States’ missile defense technology that once was questioned is now ready to be fielded.
August 25, 2009 - The guided-missile frigate USS Thach has helped to protect Iraq's critical infrastructure since arriving on station in mid-July.
August 25, 2009 - Today’s wars need a new type of thinking and new strategies, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
August 25, 2009 - After a bomb blew off much of his left forearm in Iraq in 2003, nurses came to his room daily to wash out his wounds. He described the treatment as two minutes of torture.
August 24, 2009 - Providing security is a key component of President Barack Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday.
August 21, 2009 - August is National Immunization Month, and a senior Navy medical official encouraged servicemembers to be up to date on flu vaccines during a “Dot Mil Docs” interview yesterday on Pentagon Web Radio.
August 19, 2009 - The command of Pacific Air Forces was passed from Gen. Howie Chandler to Gen. Gary North during a ceremony here Aug. 19 on Freedom Tower Mall.
August 19, 2009 - In 2003 Catherine Roberts, a midwife by profession and quilter for 25 years from Seaford, Del., wanted to give a wounded Soldier a quilt to bring him comfort during his recovery.
August 18, 2009 - No training is more crucial to the U.S. military than education in critical foreign languages and cultures, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said recently.
August 14, 2009 - For servicemembers who still remember hand-carrying their medical records back and forth to appointments, the new virtual lifetime electronic record will help prevent misplaced paperwork and help providers maintain and offer quality health care, the actin
August 13, 2009 - “I came here [to Quantico] to tell a story,” said Alexander J. Mlodzianowski, former Marine and veteran of the World War II battle for the island of Guadalcanal.
August 13, 2009 - The combined task force of international navies that counter piracy off the coast of Somalia and throughout the Gulf of Aden was returned to U.S. command at a ceremony here today.
August 13, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff used his induction speech at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Hall of Fame this week as a platform for praising the U.S. military’s resilience.
August 12, 2009 - George McClure has served the nation 10 years longer than the average age of his co-workers here.
August 12, 2009 - Defense Department officials are developing a new training program that will teach military members and civilians how to be culturally competent and aware when interacting with people from different lands, a senior official told reporters here today.
August 11, 2009 - No training is more crucial to the U.S. military than education in critical foreign languages and cultures, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.
August 10, 2009 - July was a boom month for military recruiting, with more than 15,000 young men and women entering the active-duty force, defense officials reported today.
August 06, 2009 - As Pentagon officials weigh the benefits and risks of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, they hope to craft a policy that shores up security vulnerabilities without requiring a ban.
August 06, 2009 - The challenges facing the world today are the most daunting and complex in his lifetime, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a student leadership group.
August 04, 2009 - Social media has become all the rage throughout the military as a growing number of senior leaders turn to blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter entries and other social networking venues to get word out about their activities and engage new audiences.
August 04, 2009 - A Defense Department review is weighing the benefits of social networking and other Web 2.0 platforms against potential security vulnerabilities they create.
August 04, 2009 - Tricare is enhancing its programs and services as part of an ongoing commitment to provide quality health care for military families, the new deputy director of Tricare Management Activity said.
August 03, 2009 - Remains found last month in Iraq’s Anbar province are those of Navy Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, who was shot down flying a combat mission in an F/A-18 Hornet on Jan. 17, 1991.
August 01, 2009 - A milestone in San Antonio's long military history happened here July 31.
July 31, 2009 - Last month's award of three $30-million concept development contracts for the Space Fence program will yield an outcropping of risk reduction activities designed to improve the overall space surveillance network.
July 31, 2009 - Rapidly diminishing sea ice, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, increased storm severity -- all are possible consequences of a climate that mounting evidence suggests is changing significantly.
July 31, 2009 - The secret to the U.S. Marine Corps’ success is a blending of bedrock principles with innovation, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here last night.
July 31, 2009 - First lady Michelle Obama welcomed home the crews of two Navy ships and expressed her support for their families while speaking to more than 500 servicemembers at Naval Station Norfolk here today.
July 30, 2009 - U.S. Rep. John McHugh’s inspiration to serve as secretary of the Army lies in his desire to repay the devotion to duty exuded by today’s military members despite the many challenges he’ll face.
July 30, 2009 - The most frustrating part about suicide prevention is the uncertainty about what causes troops to take their lives, top military leaders said here yesterday.
July 29, 2009 - The United States had high goals for the recent Moscow Summit, and while significant progress was made, distinct challenges were identified as well.
July 29, 2009 - One of the biggest challenges facing the Air National Guard today is replacing its fleet of aircraft that are approaching the end of their service lives, the Air Guard’s director said here today.
July 28, 2009 - Plans are under way for the United States and China to take the first steps toward resuming their stalled military-to-military dialogue, possibly within the next couple months, the top U.S. officer in the region told reporters today.
July 27, 2009 - Tech Sgt. Alyson Angeles-Kimbrell has found in the Air Force Reserve a way to make a big difference in her life and that of many others.
July 27, 2009 - The head of U.S. Central Command visited the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge while in port here today to thank sailors for their work while deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet, as well as for their role in the rescue of Richard Phillips.
July 24, 2009 - The U.S. military’s senior uniformed officer saluted a group of high school student leaders interested in learning about the U.S. government and political processes during a meeting at the Pentagon Auditorium today.
July 23, 2009 - CBS College Sports Network and the Army Athletic Association have reached an exclusive five-year agreement, guaranteeing live, high-definition television coverage of every Army home football game and select neutral site games.
July 23, 2009 - For the fourth time in the 25-year history of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield have taken one of the five top spots.
July 22, 2009 - The 33rd Rescue Squadron here was named the 2009 Verne Orr Award winner recently.
July 22, 2009 - A wounded Airman and his wife plan to use the lessons they've learned about marriage and friendship through military service and adversity to help servicemembers who might be struggling after deployment or injury.
July 21, 2009 - Navy Rear Adm. Carol M. Pottenger and Navy Rear Adm. Michelle Howard have plenty on their respective plates.
July 20, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced plans to add up to 22,000 soldiers to the U.S. Army’s ranks.
July 20, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said American commanders are “sparing no effort” to locate a U.S. soldier who went missing early this month in Afghanistan.
July 17, 2009 - At least 59 of the 96 living Medal of Honor recipients are expected to attend the upcoming annual convention of the society named for them.
July 14, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff offered some guidance and his gratitude to about 300 military members during an all-hands call here today.
July 13, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several celebrities embarked USS Ronald Reagan today to visit sailors while the ship operated in the Gulf of Oman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
July 13, 2009 - Despite the historical differences that challenge progress in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and Kirkuk province, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he’s struck by the governance and security milestones recently achieved here.
July 10, 2009 - The very day he assumed his post as NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe last week, Navy Adm. James Stavridis reached out in a way none of the previous 15 NATO commanders since Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had: he posted a blog.
July 10, 2009 - If anyone can build on the achievements of the National Defense University’s outgoing president, it’s her successor, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a change-of-command ceremony here today.
July 09, 2009 - The military is sending thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Afghanistan, even while a new version is being built, to protect troops against their biggest threat: improvised explosive devices.
July 09, 2009 - The United States is right to keep a watchful eye on North Korea, the president’s nominee to be the next commander of U.S. Pacific Command said today.
July 09, 2009 - A long-term partnership with Pakistan is key to promoting stability in Afghanistan and the region, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday.
July 08, 2009 - While devoting much of his National Press Club address today to efforts under way in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was quizzed on a broad range of other defense issues.
July 07, 2009 - Closing the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and reforming military commissions will enhance national security, the Defense Department’s chief legal advisor said today before Congress.
July 06, 2009 - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group relieved the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group today in command of Task Force 50 and launched its first sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
July 06, 2009 - The defense secretary who presided over the department during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the U.S. involvement in Vietnam died today.
July 06, 2009 - The United States and Russia today agreed to resume bilateral military cooperation, which has been on hold since the conflict between Russia and Georgia erupted in August.
July 05, 2009 - Additional American troops in Afghanistan are making it possible to institute the new strategy in the country, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
July 05, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addressed the situation in Iraq, relations with North Korea, China and Russia and possible changes to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy during an appearance on a television news show today.
July 02, 2009 - In his annual Independence Day message to members of the U.S. armed forces worldwide, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evokes a speech Abraham Lincoln delivered in Chicago in 1858.
July 02, 2009 - Navy Adm. James Stavridis today became NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, assuming command of allied command operations from retiring Army Gen. Bantz J. Craddock.
July 02, 2009 - Golfing great Tiger Woods spent the week leading up to the nation’s birthday honoring those men and women serving in the military during the Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am golf tournament at the Congressional Country Club here.
July 01, 2009 - After more than 30 years of service, the Air Force's top enlisted leader bade farewell to fellow Airmen in a June 30 ceremony here as a new Airman became the 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force.
July 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here yesterday, meeting with wounded warriors and the staff that treats them and touring a new USO facility that’s providing them a better quality of life as they heal.
July 01, 2009 - Servicemembers’ long-term rehabilitation shouldn’t keep them, or their family members, bound to the hospital grounds, and the Yellow Ribbon Fund is working to make sure that doesn’t happen.
July 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon discussed operations in Afghanistan, counter-piracy initiatives and continuing military-to-military ties during a meeting at the Pentagon today.
June 30, 2009 - Partnership, readiness and presence are the cornerstones of the U.S. Pacific Command’s new strategy, its commander said at a meeting of the Atlantic Council think tank here last night.
June 30, 2009 - In a podcast released June 26, the chief of Naval Personnel answered questions asked by Sailors during All Hands Calls held around the fleet.
June 29, 2009 - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SS/SW) Rick D. West released the following Independence Day message to the fleet June 29.
June 28, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations June 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
June 27, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations June 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
June 27, 2009 - The United States and Russia’s shared struggles offer great opportunities, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today during an address at Russia’s Military Academy of the General Staff in Moscow.
June 26, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he was pleased with what he described as frank discussions with his Russian counterpart on regional and international security during his first visit to Moscow.
June 26, 2009 - The boxes arrive daily from the United States, 15 to 20 each day, along with $8,000 to $12,000 in cash every week from Americans and U.S. nonprofit groups.
June 25, 2009 - The 96th Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., deployed here for exercise Northern Edge 2009 to practice mission planning and war-time procedures.
June 25, 2009 - Nestled in the shadows of the Boston skyline, scientists and soldiers in a one-of-a-kind Army laboratory work quietly behind the scenes to improve the health and performance of today’s troops.
June 25, 2009 - When Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Eckman was promoted to gunnery sergeant on May 2, he became one of the few Marines to know the rare honor of being meritoriously promoted for combat service.
June 25, 2009 - Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser assumed the top post at U.S. Southern Command today, promising to build on the strong partnerships fostered by the outgoing commander, Navy Adm. James Stavridis.
June 25, 2009 - Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, Vermont’s adjutant general, made office calls here last week with staff at U.S. Air Forces in Europe and 17th Air Force for updates on Macedonia and Senegal.
June 23, 2009 - The 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) commanding general’s personnel security detail is a rich melting pot of experienced, seasoned Marines who perform a particularly specialized mission.
June 20, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to a nontraditional audience that believes in some very traditional American values here today.
June 19, 2009 - Navy Secretary Raymond E. Mabus Jr. assumed office yesterday, pledging that commitment to sailors, Marines and their families will be the cornerstone of his service.
June 19, 2009 - With heavy demand on special operations capabilities and limitations on how quickly these forces can grow, it’s critical that the services develop more capabilities to support special operators.
June 19, 2009 - President Barack Obama recognized in his Father’s Day proclamation the sacrifices military fathers make every day, and hosted the Military Father of the Year today at the White House for a town hall session on fatherhood.
June 18, 2009 - The United States has deployed missile defense equipment to the Pacific amid reports alleging that North Korea has threatened to fire a ballistic missile toward Hawaii, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
June 18, 2009 - The United States and NATO must do everything possible to prevent civilian casualties in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
June 18, 2009 - For the Department of Defense Education Activity, the 2008-2009 school year was all about improving education for military children, the agency’s director said as she reflected on the accomplishments of what she’s dubbed “Team DoDEA.”
June 18, 2009 - Military housing has improved dramatically during the past 10 years, and the progress continues through privatization and other initiatives, a senior defense official told Congress yesterday.
June 18, 2009 - For five brothers from a small town in Kentucky, serving in the military is a family tradition.
June 18, 2009 - After 11 days of sea trials and more than 250 separate events, a multinational naval exercise in the Baltic region is scheduled to wrap up tomorrow.
June 17, 2009 - Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis reflected on the security achievements and humanitarian relief efforts he oversaw during his tenure as commander of U.S. Southern Command in a Miami Herald opinion article yesterday.
June 16, 2009 - The first Afghan officer to train in the United States in nearly 50 years earned his silver Air Force wings in a June 12 ceremony at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
June 14, 2009 - The Navy League of the United States presented Capt. Richard Phillips the Admiral Arleigh Burke Leadership Award June 13 at the Westin Arlington Gateway.
June 13, 2009 - The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation recently raised more than $300,000 at its 23rd Annual Washington Gala to benefit high school and college students from families of active-duty and former Marines.
June 13, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates implored America’s youth to weigh the virtues of a career devoted to serving the country, saying “no life is complete without service to others.”
June 12, 2009 - Civilian employees representing various federal departments are being trained here alongside their military counterparts in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.
June 11, 2009 - The Senate confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal yesterday to receive his fourth star and serve as commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
June 11, 2009 - Flanked by rows of professors cloaked in traditional academic regalia, the nation’s top military officer offered one final, brief lecture to a group of graduating senior military officers at the National Defense University here today.
June 10, 2009 - The nation’s top military officer told Congress yesterday the fiscal 2010 defense budget request puts money where it’s needed: to recruit and retain the quality troops and their families who form the foundation of the all-volunteer force.
June 10, 2009 - May was a banner recruiting month for every military service, but especially for the Marine Corps, which topped its active-duty goal by 42 percent and its Marine Corps Reserve goal by 12 percent, Defense Department officials announced today.
June 09, 2009 - In the pre-dawn darkness that covered the English Channel on June 6, 1944, more than 100,000 men prepared to board small landing craft and beaching vessels.
June 09, 2009 - The fiscal 2010 defense budget request is a “reform budget” that builds on lessons learned on the battlefield to shape the military to confront other potential threats around the world, now and in the future, Defense Secretary Gates told Congress today.
June 09, 2009 - North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and military health care are among the topics the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talks about in his latest podcast.
June 08, 2009 - The National Guard is essential to hurricane response, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers here last week.
June 08, 2009 - The Defense Department is flying a 19-person crew and Navy equipment to Natal, Brazil, to aid in the search for Air France Flight 447’s data recorders, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
June 07, 2009 - Towns across Normandy have been abuzz with history buffs, tourists, reenactors in period uniforms driving World War II tanks, trucks and jeeps, and more than two dozen surviving World War II veterans attending commemorative events in the region.
June 05, 2009 - The Air Station observed Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the base chapel May 28. This year’s Department of Defense theme was “Leadership to meet the challenges of a changing world.”
June 05, 2009 - The Navy’s top officer yesterday marked the 67th anniversary of World War II’s Battle of Midway at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial here.
June 05, 2009 - The last time the 25th Naval Construction Regiment had a mission even remotely approaching the scope of its task in Afghanistan, was during its last deployment, preparing for the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France.
June 04, 2009 - The Defense Department’s Priority Placement Program placed its 250,000th employee in March, program officials said today.
June 03, 2009 - Having been part of their tightly knit community all her life, Teresa Vance always has had an interest in military families.
June 03, 2009 - The loss of his right arm while serving in Iraq made something as simple as eating a challenge for retired Marine Capt. Jonathan F. Kuniholm.
June 03, 2009 - New and emerging technologies are positioned for testing as military members, emergency first responders and coalition partners determine which technologies could solve their near-term information-sharing and communications problems, officials said.
June 03, 2009 - A series of seminar-type, joint-force war games being held at McLean, Va., are examining present and future threats, senior U.S. military officers said here today.
June 02, 2009 - With increasing pressure on the defense budget, the top military officer called increased mental health care services for returning combat troops a priority that can’t be allowed to fall by the wayside.
June 02, 2009 - President Obama’s nominee to lead U.S. Southern Command promised today to continue the interagency approach that has been successful in the region.
June 02, 2009 - A U.S. Navy aircrew today joined the international search for survivors and debris from an Air France aircraft that went missing yesterday off the Brazilian coast, U.S. Southern Command officials announced.
June 01, 2009 - Nearly 700 American military veterans from conflicts ranging from World War II to the Persian Gulf war arrived here today to prove that their best days are still ahead of them as they prepare to compete in the Annual National Veterans Golden Age Games.
May 29, 2009 - President Barack Obama's decisions to grow the military, broaden the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and focus on 21st century threats are making America "increasingly safer," the president's national security advisor said May 27.
May 28, 2009 - As young Tim Keating was growing up just outside Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, his parents taught him to treat other people the way he’d like his children, one day, to be treated, and as if all those other people outranked him. As young
May 28, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s decisions to grow the military, broaden the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and focus on 21st century threats are making America “increasingly safer,” the president’s national security advisor said yesterday.
May 25, 2009 - The president and the nation’s top military officer today denounced North Korea's claim that it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test, much larger than previous such tests, to “bolster its nuclear deterrent for self-defense."
May 25, 2009 - As the nation prepares to enjoy its Memorial Day holiday, the military’s top officer asked that U.S. troops and families be remembered for their sacrifices.
May 25, 2009 - Memorial Day is a time for Americans to “honor all those who have sacrificed and still sacrifice today for our freedom.
May 25, 2009 - President Barack Obama today hailed U.S. military members’ unselfish service and willingness to lay down their lives on behalf of their fellow citizens during the annual Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.
May 24, 2009 - The detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be closed, the Pentagon’s senior military officer said here today.
May 23, 2009 - It wasn’t the enormity of the sections of ship being welded together at Bath Iron Works here that impressed the defense secretary yesterday, but rather those stitching the hulking pieces together and the crews that would man the finished ships.
May 22, 2009 - As Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pushes to get deployed troops whatever they need to succeed and return home safely, the services are gearing up campaigns to reduce deaths at home during the summer vacation season that kicks off today.
May 22, 2009 - Pageantry and tradition reined here today as 1,036 members of U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2009 raised their right hands and swore to protect and defend the United States and its Constitution.
May 22, 2009 - As the world struggles to manage increasing demands for energy, dwindling natural resources, a highly vulnerable environment and an economic downturn, the Navy is developing new technologies to significantly reduce energy consumption at sea.
May 22, 2009 - There’s no responsibility in the military community more important than caring for families who have lost loved ones to war.
May 21, 2009 - Naval Support Activity Bahrain rose to the challenge May 16-19 to support the historic visit by USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first American aircraft carrier to dock pierside in Bahrain in more than 60 years.
May 21, 2009 - An Air Force major recovered from injuries suffered in Afghanistan to complete 20 years of honorable service.
May 20, 2009 - The H1N1 flu virus won’t be able to count the Pacific Partnership 2009 mission among its casualties.
May 20, 2009 - An officer based at the U.S. embassy here is on the leading edge of the Navy’s new foreign area officer program.
May 18, 2009 - The three major tenets of the U.S. Pacific Command strategy – partnership, readiness and presence – are having a powerful impact in bringing together the joint, interagency and international capabilities required to promote regional stability.
May 18, 2009 - The Air Force men’s team and the Navy women’s team took top-place honors in the 22nd annual Armed Forces Basketball Championship at the Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.
May 17, 2009 - Generals, congressmen and, in many cases, presidents of the United States have attended military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery here and given their condolences to children who have lost loved ones to war.
May 15, 2009 - President Barack Obama signed and issued a proclamation yesterday designating tomorrow as Armed Forces Day.
May 15, 2009 - The Marine Corps is lean and built for a fight, including the scrutiny of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, its commandant said during a military strategy forum here today.
May 14, 2009 - The senior U.S. commander in the Pacific today shared with Indian government and military leaders the importance of the U.S.-Indian military relationship in furthering peace and stability in a challenging neighborhood.
May 14, 2009 - Vice President Joe Biden today announced the Defense Department’s plan to expand its housing assistance program with $555 million devoted to servicemembers forced to sell their homes at a loss due to the country’s struggling housing market.
May 14, 2009 - The defense department’s budget and acquisition reform efforts represent a dramatic, and needed, departure from the past, so that the U.S. military can stay strong and be flexible in challenging times.
May 13, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stands behind President Barack Obama’s decision today to fight releasing hundreds of photos of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon spokesman said.
May 13, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s nominee for assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas' security affairs said yesterday at his confirmation hearing that he welcomes the opportunity to strengthen government partnerships at all levels.
May 13, 2009 - More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) and 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (22 MEU) began to deploy from Norfolk May 13 as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.
May 13, 2009 - Navy Personnel Command released the results of the 2009 Navy Financial Health Quick Poll, May 13, which shows more Sailors than not are safely riding out the nation's current economic environment.
May 12, 2009 - The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) was decommissioned May 12 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., after more than 48 years of service.
May 12, 2009 - President Barack Obama today nominated Navy Adm. James Stavridis to serve as NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe and as commander U.S. European Command, Pentagon officials said.
May 11, 2009 - All 10 active-duty and reserve military components met or exceeded their recruiting goals in April, Defense Department officials announced today.
May 11, 2009 - Five military spouses received recognition for their valued service to the nation at an award ceremony here May 7.
May 11, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today recommended Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to replace Army Gen. David D. McKiernan as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
May 07, 2009 - The Pentagon’s chief financial officer today described the Defense Department’s fiscal 2010 funding request as a “reform budget.”
May 07, 2009 - First Lady Michelle Obama was surprised to learn that the majority of military families feel their struggles often go unnoticed, she said during an interview today with The Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service.
May 07, 2009 - Tanya Queiro, a former Marine Corps noncommissioned officer, was named the 2009 Military Spouse of the Year at a ceremony held here today.
May 05, 2009 - Leading-edge software technology 25 years in the making by numerous Defense Department agencies and NASA has demonstrated a continuous 98 percent effectiveness rate of eliminating aircraft crashes, a NASA test flight director said.
May 05, 2009 - The United States’ maritime supremacy allows the Defense Department to slow production of sea-based defense systems.
May 04, 2009 - The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) raised anchor and departed Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 2.
May 04, 2009 - Getting the defense budget right for servicemembers and their families will be the measure of success, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
May 01, 2009 - Three NASA astronauts visited Patrick Air Force Base members April 24 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of support from the Air Force to the American space program.
May 01, 2009 - President Barack Obama today welcomed two dozen American servicemembers as newly naturalized citizens of the United States.
May 01, 2009 - The name of an American serviceman who died as a result of wounds suffered in combat in the Vietnam War will be inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week.
April 30, 2009 - Defense Department agencies at all levels have valuable resources at their fingertips for training servicemembers, civilian employees and contractors on prevention of sexual harassment and assault.
April 29, 2009 - Sailors and Marines conducted training exercises during Phoenix Express (PE09) with Spanish, Tunisian, and Moroccan Sailors and Marines practicing small arms familiarization and visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) techniques.
April 29, 2009 - When future astronauts prepare to go to the moon or to a rendezvous with the International Space Station, their craft will look suspiciously familiar.
April 28, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s nominee for Navy Secretary pledged to address the service’s acquisition process to ensure sailors, Marines, and taxpayers aren’t shortchanged.
April 28, 2009 - Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry retired here today, 24 hours before being sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan.
April 27, 2009 - A Navy-sponsored study on the behavioral response of toothed whales to various sounds in the ocean has provided fresh insights into these little-understood mammals.
April 25, 2009 - Iraqi Kurds and Arabs must compromise to realize the full potential of the country, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during a visit here today.
April 23, 2009 - Many Air Force attorneys spend their days providing legal counsel and preparing legal documents, but for one Air Force captain being deployed means serving in a one of a kind legal position.
April 23, 2009 - Known around the world by its emblematic orange and blue, the U.S. Coast Guard added “green” to its operations as part of yesterday’s celebration of Earth Day.
April 23, 2009 - The USO of Metropolitan Washington unveiled the newest addition to its arsenal in a brief ceremony at the Pentagon today.
April 22, 2009 - Hundreds of Virginia residents saw a joint airpower demonstration firsthand during Hampton Roads Air Force Week April 22 along the coastline of Virginia Beach.
April 21, 2009 - Disease knows no borders, and the men and women of the U.S. Naval Research Unit No. 3 here know that better than anyone.
April 21, 2009 - President Barack Obama presented the winning U.S. Naval Academy football team the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy today during a White House Rose Garden ceremony.
April 20, 2009 - Suicide rates, operational tempo and homeless veterans were some of the topics facing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a news conference following a visit with wounded soldiers and their families at Brooke Army Medical Center.
April 20, 2009 - The top U.S. military officer called on servicemembers to use Holocaust Remembrance Day observances this week as an opportunity to reflect on the responsibilities of life, reminding them that the decisions they make matter.
April 18, 2009 - Military force is only part of the solution to the recent wave of piracy in the waters off Somalia, the Pentagon’s top military and civilian officials said.
April 17, 2009 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton got a first-hand look yesterday at the humanitarian assistance a military, interagency and nongovernmental team is providing here as she toured a medical clinic set up during Continuing Promise 2009.
April 17, 2009 - Making sure 'we get it right' for the nation’s soldiers and their families is his top priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told about 400 4th Infantry Division soldiers here yesterday.
April 17, 2009 - A recent agreement among the Defense Department, the Navy and shipbuilders will enable more efficient construction of the next-generation destroyer at one shipyard instead of two, a senior Defense Department official announced here today.
April 16, 2009 - A Royal Australian Air Force pilot assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has had the opportunity to fly the Air Force's premier fighter, the F-22 Raptor, as part of a foreign pilot exchange program.
April 16, 2009 - In his two-and-a-half years as Defense secretary, Robert M. Gates has had many hard decisions to make. But none, he said here today, compare to the difficulty of his part in sending men and women into combat.
April 15, 2009 - Somali pirates fired on a U.S.-flagged merchant vessel south of the Gulf of Aden today, military officials reported.
April 15, 2009 - As the world prepares to mark Earth Day 2009 on April 22, the Pentagon has become the “greenest” of federal agencies, with military operations worldwide deriving a full 10 percent of their power from sources other than fossil fuels.
April 14, 2009 - The Navy announced plans April 14 to place a temporary hold on selected permanent change of station (PCS) moves in order to remain within budget.
April 14, 2009 - The U.S. military has initiated a review to look “broadly and widely and deeply” at the overall strategy on piracy off the coast of Somalia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
April 13, 2009 - The Navy’s ability to harness sonar technology has allowed submarines to navigate more safely in the dark depths of the ocean while also allowing other ships to locate and identify them, said a senior Navy submariner.
April 13, 2009 - The U.S. military’s rescue of a kidnapped American ship captain yesterday was “textbook,” but the issue of piracy is likely to worsen in the absence of a systemic solution, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
April 13, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today that servicemembers and military families were his primary concern when formulating the fiscal 2010 defense budget recommendations.
April 13, 2009 - President Barack Obama today praised the U.S. military for the Navy’s successful efforts over the weekend to rescue the kidnapped captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship from Somali pirates.
April 12, 2009 - The captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia was in “imminent danger” when U.S. military snipers shot and killed his three pirate captors, a U.S. Navy commander said today.
April 11, 2009 - After a month of preparation, medical personnel from hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) saw their first patients of the four-month humanitarian mission Continuing Promise 2009 in Haiti April 10.
April 10, 2009 - A senior Pentagon spokesman today declined to provide details on the ongoing situation involving a U.S. maritime captain being held hostage by pirates in a small boat adrift off the coast of Somalia.
April 09, 2009 - The safe return of the American maritime captain being held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia is of primary importance, senior U.S. officials said here today at the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial.
April 08, 2009 - A ship taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia this morning is now presumed to be under the control of its crew again, Defense Department officials said.
April 07, 2009 - Readers of four magazines recently named the Navy as one of the top 20 government agencies they would most like to work for or believe offer the best environment for minority employees.
April 01, 2009 - Those in uniform must always remember their fallen comrades and their families, and those families deserve help in enduring their heartache, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here last night.
April 01, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved a policy change that, under strictly delineated conditions, allows media filming of dignified transfer operations of fallen servicemembers’ remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
March 30, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today recognized eight civil servants for their positive impact on national security and their efforts in support of the Joint Staff throughout the past year.
March 27, 2009 - The U.S. Navy submarine and U.S. amphibious ship that collided in the Strait of Hormuz March 20, have been undergoing extensive engineering and damage assessments since pulling into Bahrain March 21.
March 27, 2009 - Two ship seizures in the Indian Ocean in recent days appear to indicate that pirates have broadened their focus beyond the heavily patrolled Gulf of Aden.
March 26, 2009 - Registration opens, April 1, for the Mid-Atlantic Region Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department's 9th annual all-military Wilderness Challenge.
March 25, 2009 - Ten servicemembers and civilians were honored last week as part of the Defense Department’s Women's History Month Observance and Awards Program.
March 25, 2009 - What keeps the top U.S. commanders up at night? Three four-star officers from Europe and the Pacific got asked that question yesterday during a House Armed Services Committee hearing and shared their most pressing concerns.
March 25, 2009 - President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery today, surprising about 30 of the 98 living Medal of Honor recipients attending a wreath-laying ceremony.
March 25, 2009 - A group of Navy submariners are practicing wartime operations off the coast of northern Alaska as part of Ice Exercise 2009, the commander of the exercise said today.
March 25, 2009 - Officials from the 950th Electronic System Group are using a key imagery collection system known as Eagle Vision to transition victories from homeland defense into capabilities for warfighters use around the world.
March 24, 2009 - When an improvised explosive device is detected, most people run and take cover, but a team of servicemembers here heads straight to the site to start the crime-scene investigation
March 20, 2009 - Personnel here were part of a team that participated in a joint Air Force, Army and Navy medical and dental exercise in 11 of Western Alaska's most remote villages March 6 through 15.
March 20, 2009 - The National Amputee Golf Association’s First Swing program's mission is twofold: to help military golf instructors learn how to work with wounded warriors and to encourage wounded servicemembers to get back into the swing of an active lifestyle.
March 20, 2009 - The Army, Navy and Air Force nurse corps are highly trained, capable and critical to the wartime mission of each service, the corps’ leaders told a congressional committee this week.
March 19, 2009 - The United States has made “some real headway” in improving relations with China, but “the relationship isn’t where we want it to be,” the top officer at U.S. Pacific Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
March 18, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced his recommendations that President Barack Obama re-nominate Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright as the chairman and vice chairman.
March 18, 2009 - The U.S. military must continue to develop its capability to wage irregular warfare for the foreseeable future, the chief of U.S. Joint Forces Command told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
March 17, 2009 - A team of experts came together this week to use the Vandenberg Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO 21, program to overcome obstacles in the Management Internal Control Program.
March 17, 2009 - The master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) outlined his expectations regarding motorcycle safety and training in a P4", or "personal for", Navy Administrative Message to the Navy's Chief Petty Officer Mess March 16.
March 17, 2009 - The top U.S. military officer for Latin America and the Caribbean today reported positive developments in the region over the past year.
March 14, 2009 - Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, based in Gulfport, Miss., are currently building new facilities at the Hamramba Primary School in Moroni, Comoros.
March 13, 2009 - American high school students from around the world toured the Pentagon today, capping off a weeklong visit to the nation’s capital and what many of them called one of the most exciting experiences of their young lives.
March 13, 2009 - The 74th Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, resigned his office March 13 as planned. Winter had agreed to remain in office until March 13 to ease the transition of the Department of Defense.
March 13, 2009 - As President Barack Obama considers deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to control escalating violence, Arizona's governor has requested about 250 more National Guard troops on its border with Mexico.
March 12, 2009 - The USS Robert G. Bradley has completed the first Africa Partnership Station mission to East Africa, signifying the U.S. commitment to helping African nations achieve stability and prosperity, the APS East Africa commander said.
March 12, 2009 - As President Barack Obama considers deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to control escalating violence, Arizona's governor has requested about 250 more National Guard troops on its border with Mexico.
March 10, 2009 - Defense Department officials today announced across-the-board recruiting and retention successes in February, with every service meeting or exceeding its active-duty, reserve and National Guard goals.
March 10, 2009 - The United States will continue to sail ships on missions in international waters, a Defense Department official said here today.
March 09, 2009 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell left Karachi, Pakistan, today after a four-day port visit to participate in the international naval exercise Aman 2009, marking the first time a U.S. ship has pulled into Pakistan since May.
March 09, 2009 - Three U.S. defense contractors held captive for more than five years by Colombian narcoterrorists will receive the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart award this week at the U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Miami.
March 09, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Barack Obama discussed the situation in Mexico and the military capabilities that could assist the country in a March 7 conversation.
March 09, 2009 - Five Chinese vessels shadowed and aggressively maneuvered close to the USNS Impeccable in the South China Sea yesterday, a senior Pentagon official said today.
March 07, 2009 - The combined capabilities and military cooperation between Mexico and the United States can defeat the drug cartels that plague both countries, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Mexico City yesterday.
March 07, 2009 - Second Fleet will conduct Fleet Irregular Warfare Training in the vicinity of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) and in the Jacksonville Operating Areas March 9-16.
March 06, 2009 - Portable electronic devices such as iPods and cell phones have provided U.S. adversaries in Iraq and Afghanistan with lethal capabilities, the Army’s chief of electronic warfare said this week.
March 05, 2009 - A senior Pentagon spokesman offered gratitude to Canada and touched on a variety of other topics in a wide-ranging news conference today.
March 05, 2009 - The Tricare military health plan is ensuring patient safety for its 9.2 million beneficiaries through a revolutionary drug utilization program, a senior Tricare official said last week.
March 04, 2009 - The Coast Guard is used to being in high demand, overworked and underequipped, but the pursuit to modernize in the midst of fiscal ambiguity is the real challenge, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen said yesterday.
March 04, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited an unheralded Navy medical research unit that is working with Peruvian military and civilian leaders and agencies to benefit the country, the region and the globe.
March 04, 2009 - Through their investor education foundation, representatives with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, are helping military spouses become accredited as financial counselors.
March 03, 2009 - Preparations are underway for Pacific Partnership 2009, the fourth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian civic assistance missions, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) announced on his blog March 3.
March 03, 2009 - Camaraderie and caring are among the reasons why Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24 was honored by the Defense Department for superb support of its servicemembers’ families.
March 02, 2009 - The United States could increase its military support to help Mexico fight drug cartels that pose an increasingly alarming security risk, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday.
March 01, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the president’s decision to redeploy American troops from Iraq is the responsible one.
February 26, 2009 - Defense Department officials will allow the news media to photograph the flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. troops returning home if their families agree, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Feb. 26.
February 25, 2009 - Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean last week, sailors aboard the Trident strategic missile submarine USS Maryland prepared to start a series of underwater practice maneuvers known as “angles and dangles.”
February 23, 2009 - The detention facilities at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, meet all standards of humane treatment and are in compliance with Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, the vice chief of naval operations said today.
February 21, 2009 - The construction of a new Soldier and Family Assistance Center here underscores the nation’s commitment to those who sacrifice so much, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.
February 21, 2009 - A tour of the Traumatic Brain Injury Warrior Resiliency and Recovery Center here yesterday made a favorable impression on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
February 20, 2009 - Prioritization and “incredible attention to detail” have restored “nuclear surety” in the Air Force, the general in charge of the service’s nuclear program said here yesterday.
February 20, 2009 - President Barack Obama emphasized in Canada yesterday the importance of strong bilateral cooperation to confront global challenges, calling the situation in Afghanistan among the most pressing.
February 19, 2009 - "Military Saves Week" will be observed throughout the fleet Feb. 22 to March 1. The goal of this year's campaign is to increase awareness about the necessity to build wealth and reduce debt.
February 19, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff noted the progress Air Force officials have made in the service’s nuclear weapons program during a visit here yesterday.
February 19, 2009 - The Navy’s top leaders and the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were among senior officials who paid tribute to the crew of the USS Wyoming Trident strategic missile submarine during a ceremony here today.
February 19, 2009 - The officers and enlisted members who serve aboard the U.S. Navy’s Trident strategic missile and guided-missile submarines are elite sailors requiring specialized training and skills.
February 18, 2009 - The Coast Guard is actively engaged in implementing the president’s counter-piracy action plan, senior Coast Guard officials said.
February 18, 2009 - Sailors frequently rate their overall general health worse three to six months after returning than they did immediately upon return.
February 18, 2009 - The mention of an airborne network conveys the sense of one monolithic entity, and someday, if all goes well, that is what it will be.
February 17, 2009 - Arizona Army and Air National Guardsmen were honored for their combat service Feb. 15 with an opportunity to score against National Basketball Association greats Shaquille O’Neal and David Robinson during the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend here.
February 16, 2009 - Russia’s perceived strengths and its policies, tensions in Eurasia, Caucasus and Central Asia, and instability in the Balkans all pose challenges to U.S. interests in Europe, the director of national intelligence said Feb. 12.
February 13, 2009 - Help is only a phone call away for military veterans considering suicide.
February 13, 2009 - A multiagency center operated by the Navy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Coast Guard provides continuous tracking and monitoring of ice movements.
February 11, 2009 - A revolutionary, entrepreneurial approach to safety program management has earned induction into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame for an Air National Guard officer here.
February 11, 2009 - About 55,000 members of U.S. Special Operations Command are providing humanitarian aid and training soldiers and police in more than 60 countries, according to their commander Navy Adm. Eric Olson.
February 11, 2009 - The Air Force has reinstated its Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service by enlisted airmen, senior military officials announced here today.
February 06, 2009 - All portions of the U.S. government have a role in dealing with any instability that results from the world’s financial crisis, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday.
February 06, 2009 - The projected unit cost of the next-generation U.S. Navy destroyer is much lower than the figures being cited in some news reports, a senior Defense Department official said here yesterday.
February 06, 2009 - Investing in servicemembers and keeping them “whole” is a critical defense expenditure, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told members of the Princeton University ROTC here yesterday.
February 05, 2009 - Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston told Congress Wednesday that childcare and access to healthcare treatment are top concerns of Soldiers and their families.
February 03, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has selected a Navy four-star admiral to lead an assessment of operations at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
February 03, 2009 - Talk to just about anyone at the U.S. Southern Command staff, and they’ll describe their commander, Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, as a renaissance man.
February 03, 2009 - In a speech aimed at American youth, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, encouraged the college-aged generation last night to help shape their country’s future.
February 02, 2009 - The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC) entered a cooperative research agreement to share unclassified of information about the world's oceans.
February 02, 2009 - The reserve components are now an integral part of American military might, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Reserve Officers Association here today.
January 30, 2009 - The presence of partner nations and the newly formed task force to reduce the number of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden seem to be working, the commander of Combined Task Force 151 said.
January 29, 2009 - President Barack Obama thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions Jan. 28 in his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief.
January 29, 2009 - As Armed Services Blood Program officials join with the rest of the nation in observing National Blood Donor Month, the program's director expressed gratitude for the more than 165,000 donations.
January 29, 2009 - Sailors from Southern Partnership Station (SPS) and members of Colombia's National Navy and Marines spent today scraping and painting a 17-year-old school house in the La Boquilla area of Cartagena to prepare it for classes beginning Monday.
January 28, 2009 - A civilian journalist received a top Navy honor in Iraq on Jan. 24 for his heroism in saving a Marine’s life while in Afghanistan.
January 28, 2009 - In his first visit to the Pentagon as commander in chief, President Barack Obama today thanked U.S. troops and pledged to provide the resources they need to accomplish their missions.
January 27, 2009 - As part of Combined Task Force 151, the crew of guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan is coordinating efforts of more than a dozen nations operating in the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
January 27, 2009 - The most challenging security threat troubling the United States lies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and it will take cooperation from throughout the region and support from much of the world to reach success.
January 26, 2009 - Sailors assigned to USS Green Bay (LPD 20) brought their ship to life during a commissioning ceremony Jan. 24 at the port of Long Beach, Calif.
January 26, 2009 - The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) announced the establishment of senior enlisted continuation boards Jan. 24 as a means to help shape the force.
January 23, 2009 - The U.S. military will focus its efforts on achieving shorter-term goals there, the Defense Department’s top official said here yesterday.
January 22, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has signed off on the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations, a document the military will use to help determine future capability development for the joint force in 2016 through 2028.
January 21, 2009 - Navy and Coast Guard boarding teams are working together to ensure safe operations in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Indian Ocean as part of Combined Task Force 151, a multinational counter-piracy task force.
January 21, 2009 - Afghanistan, “dwell time” at home stations between deployments and the health of the force are at the forefront of concerns the Defense Department must address, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
January 21, 2009 - The Department of the Navy announced Jan. 21 that it has formally selected one of the training alternatives considered in its environmental study of the Southern California (SOCAL) Range Complex.
January 20, 2009 - Air Force Maj. Geraldine Holmes-Barnett remembers boarding a bus in Ohio when she was just 9 years old to hear Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” during the 1963 March on Washington.
January 20, 2009 - About 9,300 National Guard soldiers and airmen joined thousands of active-duty and reserve military members from all services today to support President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
January 19, 2009 - America’s most senior defense leaders honored 43 men who risked their lives with unmatched heroism in service to their country during a luncheon here today.
January 17, 2009 - Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 is working closely with international navies in the Gulf of Aden to conduct counterpiracy operations and ensure a lawful maritime order in the region.
January 16, 2009 - USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) became the first U.S. Navy ship to anchor in Bata, Equatorial Guinea while conducting Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiative Jan. 15.
January 16, 2009 - Instead of deploying to Kuwait, about 500 Navy Seabees will deploy to Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said today.
January 16, 2009 - Decisions about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft programs are expected early in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
January 15, 2009 - A new patrol in the U.S. Central Command is working to make it unprofitable to be a pirate, the commander of U.S. Navy Central Command and 5th Fleet said today.
January 15, 2009 - President George W. Bush singled out military members for their selfless service and cited his administration’s accomplishments over the past eight years during his farewell address to the nation.
January 14, 2009 - Defense Department officials today launched "Armed with Science: Research and Applications for the Modern Military," an online radio show.
January 14, 2009 - Leaders preparing to deploy to Djibouti next month are getting a sense of the challenges they will face as the next headquarters staff at Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.
January 12, 2009 - From providing musical performances to acting as key personnel during the swearing-in process, hundreds of service members were on hand on Jan. 11 around the nation's Capitol to support the 56th Presidential Inaugural rehearsal.
January 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, according to a Defense Department news release issued today.
January 11, 2009 - From providing musical performances to acting as key personnel during the swearing-in process, hundreds of servicemembers were on hand this morning around the nation’s capital to support the 56th Presidential Inaugural rehearsal.
January 10, 2009 - With traditional pomp and circumstance and its namesake on hand, the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, was commissioned in Norfolk, Va., today.
January 09, 2009 - President-elect Barack Obama announced his choices for the nation’s new top intelligence official and CIA chief at a news conference held here today.
January 08, 2009 - President-elect Barack Obama today announced his choices for four key Defense Department positions: deputy defense secretary, two undersecretary positions and general counsel.
January 07, 2009 - Standing before a muddy, mangled mess of concrete, metal and wood, a squad of combat-hardened Marines hastily planned the attack, their target waiting somewhere deep in the debris.
January 07, 2009 - Air Force Col. Dennis M. Layendecker, commander, music director and conductor for the U.S. Air Force Band, impressed on his airmen the importance of their upcoming mission supporting the presidential inauguration.
January 06, 2009 - Gates called Bush a visionary who recognized before becoming president the threat terrorists and other unconventional threats posed.
January 06, 2009 - With 15 days left in office, President George W. Bush today reflected on a list of “lasts” that includes his final weeks as the commander of U.S. military forces.
January 02, 2009 - Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs, the Honorable H.C. "Barney" Barnum, Jr., visited ships from the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) to meet with deployed Sailors and Marines Dec. 24-26.
January 02, 2009 - For the past 15 months, Leo Knight-Inglesby has pushed himself beyond the limits he and his loved ones ever thought possible.
January 01, 2009 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 31, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
December 31, 2008 - Like many high school seniors, Megan Schlotthauer wasn't sure what she wanted to do after graduation. Her grades weren't the best, and college is expensive.
December 30, 2008 - Exactly three weeks before Inauguration Day, the buzz of activity at the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee here is a notable exception to the traditional holiday lull that settles over the nation’s capital between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
December 30, 2008 - About 100 U.S. European Command soldiers, airmen and Marines deployed to Israel to help set up an early warning radar system reported no close encounters with air strikes or retaliatory attacks along the Gaza Strip, a Eucom spokesman said.
December 27, 2008 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
December 24, 2008 - President George W. Bush telephoned nine deployed servicemembers from each military branch this morning to pass along holiday greetings and thank them for their service.
December 23, 2008 - After meeting with top military and intelligence officials yesterday in Islamabad, Pakistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasized the importance of U.S.-Pakistan relations in the fight against terrorism.
December 23, 2008 - President George W. Bush has signed an updated unified command plan.
December 23, 2008 - Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are relatively insulated from the financial disasters affecting many Americans.
December 22, 2008 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead and newly appointed Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West met with Sailors at International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
December 22, 2008 - Joint Airborne Battle Staff members here are similar to 911 operators in the air as they ensure convoys operating throughout Iraq are never without communications.
December 20, 2008 - While security is important in Afghanistan, “no amount of troops in any amount of time is going to make this successful in the long run,” said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen during a news conference here today.
December 20, 2008 - The overarching strategy for success in Afghanistan must be regional in focus and include not just Afghanistan, but also Pakistan and India, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
December 18, 2008 - The United States would welcome China’s participation in counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast, the top U.S. commander in the Pacific said today at the Foreign Press Center here.
December 18, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates hopes commanders with a “vested interest” in the future role of U.S. forces in Iraq can share their views directly with the incoming president, a Pentagon official said today.
December 17, 2008 - Fighting in Afghanistan probably will increase in the coming year, but it will be on U.S. and NATO terms, not on the enemy’s, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
December 16, 2008 - Although military recruiting is less difficult in a waning economy and low job market, attracting recruits remains an ongoing challenge.
December 11, 2008 - The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) has emphasized the importance of good leadership and education during his tenure and the Navy's senior enlisted Sailor.
December 11, 2008 - Financial scams and predatory lending against servicemembers and veterans is so common that the Arizona attorney general has created an advisory board to stop it.
December 10, 2008 - The Defense Department recognized some of its outstanding disabled employees in a ceremony here yesterday that doubled as a forum to advance the cause of disabled workers.
December 10, 2008 - All active-duty and reserve-component U.S. military services met or exceeded their November recruiting goals, according to a Defense Department news release issued today.
December 10, 2008 - Four individuals who have supported America's military, including two retired officers and a television star, were among 23 people who received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony today.
December 09, 2008 - The Navy announced the latest upgrade to Career Management System Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID) in a message released Dec. 9.
December 09, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met yesterday with Vice President-elect Joe Biden as Gates continues to work to ensure the department’s transition between the two administrations is as seamless as possible.
December 08, 2008 - Army Gen. William S. Wallace today relinquished the colors of the U.S. Army command responsible for developing soldiers’ skills and doctrine.
December 08, 2008 - Nearly a thousand servicemembers got a big “thank you” gift here Dec. 6 with free tickets to the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Boston College Eagles.
December 06, 2008 - The war in Iraq isn’t over, but a successful end is in sight, thanks to hard work between the United States and Iraq, President George W. Bush said in his weekly radio address today.
December 05, 2008 - The military today shot down a mock enemy missile, employing a synchronized network of sensors in what officials called the largest and most complex test of the missile defense system to date.
December 05, 2008 - A symposium detailing the resources available to individual augmentee (IA) Sailors was held at the Navy Mobilization Processing Site on Naval Station Norfolk Dec. 4.
December 05, 2008 - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Gary Roughead announced his selection of Fleet Master Chief (FLTCM) (SS/SW) Rick D. West, as the 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) in NAVADMIN 349, dated Dec. 5.
December 05, 2008 - 66 West Point cadets of the Army Spirit Pep Team made their way through the Pentagon corridors rallying support for Saturday's 109th annual Army-Navy gridiron clash in Philadelphia.
December 03, 2008 - More troops may now qualify for benefits under Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance because of newly expanded coverage following a review by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 03, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with senior Pakistani officials in Islamabad today to thank them for their willingness to work with Indian authorities in a joint investigation into the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, India.
December 03, 2008 - A new National Guard database could improve long-term medical treatment for servicemembers in all branches, and boost research into traumatic brain injury and other health issues.
December 01, 2008 - The chief of Supply Corps and the commander of Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers visited Sailors and Marines aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 27.
December 01, 2008 - Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Thomas S. Crow died Nov. 30, at his home in San Diego following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 74.
December 01, 2008 - The American military is planning to build robot soldiers that will not be able to commit war crimes like their human comrades in arms.
December 01, 2008 - The public is invited to join in the festivities as the Black Knights prepare to challenge the Navy Midshipmen during the 109th Army-Navy game on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
November 28, 2008 - Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
November 28, 2008 - USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, departed Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 22 to begin transit back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va.
November 27, 2008 - USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) hosted Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, Nov. 27-28 to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the crew.
November 26, 2008 - The Defense Department continues to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to resolve veterans’ health issues, including maladies associated with the Gulf War, a senior DoD official said here today.
November 25, 2008 - A hospital corpsman with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s 2nd Medical Battalion was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a combat distinguishing device in an awards ceremony here, Nov. 19th.
November 25, 2008 - The Pacific theater is large, diverse and complicated, but the Airmen of Pacific Air Forces are up to the challenge, according to a senior PACAF leader speaking in Los Angeles Nov. 20.
November 25, 2008 - The Honorable Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, visited Bahrain Nov. 24 to meet with U.S. and Coalition leaders and Sailors at the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Headquarters.
November 24, 2008 - In his 2008 Thanksgiving Day message released today, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted the wartime similarities between today and the proclamation of the national holiday 140 years ago.
November 23, 2008 - New personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for motorcycle riders are being enforced at Naval Base Bremerton.
November 23, 2008 - While looking into the vast expanse of the desert, it’s hard to fathom anyone spending more than a few minutes out there, let alone working with unexploded ordnance (UXO) for hours, if not days, on end.
November 21, 2008 - Conventional military wisdom holds that enemies have a vote in combat. But manufacturers of the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle have worked to disenfranchise them.
November 21, 2008 - The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) released the Cycle 200 active-duty advancements Nov. 19 for the fall 2008 exam cycle.
November 19, 2008 - Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, has approved the merger of the storekeeper (SK) and postal clerk (PC) ratings to the logistics specialist (LS) rating, according to a Navy message released Nov. 17.
November 19, 2008 - The Non-Line of Sight Launch System, being developed as part of the Army's Future Combat Systems, has been selected for use aboard the first of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships, the USS Freedom.
November 18, 2008 - The Navy announced the implementation of a paternity leave policy authorized Oct. 14 which is part of the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.
November 18, 2008 - Dealing with the greater Middle East, avoiding the militarization of U.S. foreign policy, resetting the forces and speeding up the Joint Staff are among the priorities the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has set for the coming year.
November 17, 2008 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said he was shocked by the piracy of a Saudi Arabian supertanker 450 nautical miles off the coast of Kenya in the Arabian Sea.
November 17, 2008 - As part of an environmental impact statement (EIS), the Navy announced today its
November 15, 2008 - Speaking at Army Lt. Gen. Robert Dail's retirement ceremony, Petraeus said Dail's two years as DLA director and 33 total years of service in the Army will have a lasting impact on U.S. warfighters.
November 14, 2008 - On Nov. 12 the Supreme Court ruled for the Navy on the challenge to Navy's use of sonar for the 14 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) combat certification training exercises off the coast of Southern California (SOCAL).
November 12, 2008 - The Navy is seeking nominations for candidates to be considered for selection as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), and Sailors from the fleet are sounding off on what they feel is important for the senior enlisted Sailor who represents them.
November 12, 2008 - Nearly 5,000 service members, veterans and civilians attended the official Veterans Day ceremony and rechristening of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space museum, one of America's leading historic, cultural and educational institutions, in New York Nov. 11.
November 11, 2008 - On his last Veterans Day as commander in chief, President Bush paid tribute to all those who have worn the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard during a speech at the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
November 10, 2008 - USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, began humanitarian/civic assistance (HCA) operations Nov. 9 in Guyana, the ship's fifth and final stop in the Caribbean Phase of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
November 10, 2008 - The crew of USS Freedom (LCS 1) ushered in a new era in naval warfare, Nov. 8 as the ship was brought to life at Milwaukee's Veterans Park before a crowd of nearly 10,000.
November 07, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last night saluted an organization dedicated to keeping America connected with its military.
November 07, 2008 - Instability in the Middle East is front and center on the list of concerns the Joint Chiefs of Staff confronts, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said yesterday.
November 07, 2008 - Following several months of a worldwide, Web-based survey of Sailors and civilians, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead announced, Nov. 5, the creation of a new United States Navy Ethos.
November 06, 2008 - Threats of retaliation against Indonesian President Bambang Yudhoyono and the U.S. and Australian embassies in Indonesia after three terrorist bombers are executed have “modest credibility,” the top U.S. commander in the Pacific said today.
November 06, 2008 - President Bush warned today that terrorists could use the government transition under way as an opportunity to attack, and urged his staff to give the incoming administration the support it needs to “hit the ground running.”
November 06, 2008 - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) released a podcast Nov. 6 during which he explained his Guidance for 2009 and the Navy Ethos.
November 05, 2008 - The Navy’s first littoral combat ship (LCS) Freedom will be commissioned Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, during a 10 a.m. EST ceremony at Veterans Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
November 03, 2008 - After spending more than 21 years of his life in the Marine Corps and reaching the rank of master sergeant, Navy Lt. Calvin B. Gardner, Sr., thought he’d learned everything there is to know about his beloved Corps.
October 31, 2008 - Army Gen. David H. Petraeus assumed leadership of the U.S. military command charged with helping to build peace in a tough and war-torn part of the world today.
October 30, 2008 - Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced Oct. 29 at a Navy SEAL Warrior Fund Benefit Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, the name of the newest Zumwalt-class Destroyer will be USS Michael Monsoor.
October 29, 2008 - Navy Seabee Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 and the Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force from the Air Force's 5th Civil Engineer Squadron have partnered with service members from Trinidad and Tobago to renovate a local hostel.
October 29, 2008 - The Navy has embarked on the largest shoreline stabilization project in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
October 28, 2008 - The United States military is the best-manned, best-equipped and best-trained force in the world, but that doesn't mean a thing if it can't get to the fight, said the commander of U.S. Transportation Command.
October 27, 2008 - USS New Hampshire was brought to life Oct. 25 during a commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
October 24, 2008 - Ships led by the commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 24 learned a little more about interoperability while participating in the Joint Warrior Course.
October 23, 2008 - The Department of the Navy (DoN) recognized six Navy and Marine Corps organizations Oct. 22 that have made notable progress toward DoN and federal goals to reduce energy and water consumption.
October 23, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called it an honor “to welcome into citizenship 42 men and women who have served and sacrificed for their country before it officially was their country.”
October 22, 2008 - The success of airpower in Iraq and Afghanistan incorporates flexibility, agility and teamwork on a daily basis.
October 22, 2008 - The draft status of forces agreement between the governments of the United States and Iraq contains adequate protections for U.S. military members.
October 22, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with officials here today as he continued to reaffirm America’s commitment to the collective defense of NATO during meetings with allies in the Baltic republics.
October 21, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today he is encouraged that his Russian counterpart reached out to keep the dialogue between the two countries open.
October 20, 2008 - The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) spoke at the christening ceremony for the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer.
October 19, 2008 - Six months of security posts and sector patrols have come to an end here for Marines.
October 17, 2008 - Servicemembers should not be concerned about the status of forces agreement between the United States and Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
October 10, 2008 - Wounded, ill or injured service members and their families now have until November 28, 2008, to help Military Health System (MHS) leadership better understand the needs and expectations of warriors in their care.
July 31, 2008 - Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen exercised jointness aboard a Navy ship along the eastern U.S. coast from Virginia to Florida July 21-31 for Joint Task Force Exercise 08-4 "Operation Brimstone."
July 21, 2008 - A former Air Force colonel encouraged the next generation to follow in the footsteps of the World War II heroes during the Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Awards Gala of the 37th Annual Tuskegee Airmen Convention July 19 here.
July 18, 2008 - Members of the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)-supplied Task Force Ramadi are helping to improve medical and health services in the area of Iraq where they are serving.
July 07, 2008 - About 60 servicemembers gathered here today to begin five days of seminars and workshops to help them tap into experience and skills gained through the military as they transition to civilian careers.
June 29, 2008 - Members of the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)-supplied Task Force Ramadi are helping to restore water services in the area of Iraq where they are serving.
June 26, 2008 - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises off the coast of Southern California, a U.S. military official said June 24.
May 28, 2008 - Officials at the Army's National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, Calif., and the Air Force's Green Flag West at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., have been working hard to integrate service-level exercises to help improve joint training.
May 15, 2008 - Career and training opportunities for military spouses just got better, as the Defense and Labor departments' career advancement demonstration project has been expanded to include all active-duty military spouses, along with four additional career fields.
May 12, 2008 - All military services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for April, with the Marine Corps recruiting 142 percent of its goal, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said here today.
May 06, 2008 - President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates paid tribute today to about 1,100 military spouses who gathered for a Military Spouse Day celebration at the White House, where Bush promised to continue pushing for more benefits for military families.
April 10, 2008 - Three months into his job as detachment commander, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Sturla said he’s hard-pressed to find a more interesting or gratifying job than overseeing his fellow Marines who guard the U.S. Embassy here.
March 12, 2008 - Mixed teams of Army, Navy and Air Force health-care providers are spent a week treating hundreds of medically-underserved people as part of Operation Arctic Care 2008 in six remote villages in March in Alaska.
March 11, 2008 - U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are models of interagency cooperation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday.
March 01, 2008 - On what was described as a “fine Navy, Marine Corps day,” in New Orleans, Defense Department officials, servicemembers and distinguished guests gathered today to christen a tangible symbol of America’s mettle.
February 20, 2008 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stopped in here yesterday to see how the Marines Corps treats its wounded warriors.
December 18, 2007 - Servicemembers, congressional representatives, civil leaders and their families paused December 18 to recognize the 35th anniversary of Linebacker II in a memorial ceremony at Arc Light Park here.
November 30, 2007 - Army and Navy drummers, buglers and cheerleaders stormed the halls of the Pentagon over the past two days, rallying or roiling soldiers and sailors in their wake before tomorrow’s Army-Navy football game.
July 30, 2007 - Three pitchers from Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals and about 20 others associated with the team spent their day off at the Pentagon today, exploring the Defense Department’s nerve center and signing autographs for fans.
June 29, 2007 - Chief Petty Officer Richard “Buzz” Bryan isn’t afraid of a fight. A Navy corpsman, he served in two deployments to Iraq with the Marines, including one during the Battle of Fallujah.
April 25, 2007 - Following a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf, sailors of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower can return to Norfolk, Va., proudly, knowing that they made a difference in the global war on terror, the ship’s commander said.
February 23, 2007 - Injured American troops should not return home to battle the bureaucracies of a broken outpatient health care system, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here today.
December 18, 2006 - “Learn” and “adapt” are the key messages of the new Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, which just hit the streets.
October 07, 2006 - Many of the World War II veterans sprinkled among the crowd greeted the former president. All ignored the rain to watch Bush’s daughter Dorothy Bush Koch smash a champagne-filled bottle to officially name the 90,000-ton aircraft carrier.
October 06, 2006 - Five years ago tomorrow, America was still stinging from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as it began striking back in the global war on terror.
October 02, 2006 - Speaking and gesturing like a fired-up preacher selling salvation, Kelvin Boston is known for telling television audiences how they can realize their dreams of financial stability – or even become rich.
September 29, 2006 - The United Service Organizations celebrated its 65th anniversary last night and honored troops from each branch of the military for heroism.
September 26, 2006 - Eighty-eight years after being killed in action along the not-so-quiet Western Front of World War I, Army Pvt. Francis Lupo of Cincinnati was buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
September 22, 2006 - The M-16 A4, an upgraded version of the eight pound weapon adopted by the Marine Corps as the standard issue assault rifle in 1983, is useless without trained individuals to properly use it. Marines like Sgt. Michael A. Hauck ensure every rifle is in skil
September 21, 2006 - Forty-five recruiters from the Defense Department and other federal agencies, as well as from private-sector companies, set up shop at the Sam Houston Club to entice wounded warriors and their families with job offers.
September 13, 2006 - About 50 authors, including current and former servicemen and women, gathered in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building last evening to sign copies of a 377-page book of their observations and experiences in the global war on terrorism.
September 07, 2006 - The U.S. military says 14 suspected terrorists who have been transferred to the controversial detention ceneter in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba early this week are being treated according to international standards, and new guidelines.
September 03, 2006 - The American flag was lowered in a brief ceremony and passed to Army Lt. Col. Stephen Quinn, the 44-year-old battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment from Virginia Beach, Va., and the outgoing commander of Abu Ghraib security.
August 31, 2006 - Officials from the Defense Department and military services got together here yesterday for the first 'From Deployment to Employment' conference to discuss ways to better serve America’s severely injured servicemembers.
August 17, 2006 - U.S. European Command will assume command of U.S. military forces operating off the coast of Lebanon and in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
July 18, 2006 - A contracted ship has docked in Lebanon to evacuate U.S. citizens caught in the fighting there, and U.S. officials have ordered the expeditionary strike group based around the USS Iwo Jima to assist in the effort.
July 18, 2006 - While U.S. authorities in Cyprus are expecting to evacuate at least 5,000 Americans from Lebanon, they are preparing for any contingency. Nine U.S. Navy ships are converging on Lebanon from U.S. Central Command and from U.S. European Command.
June 21, 2006 - Seven Marines and a sailor were charged today with kidnapping, murder and conspiracy in connection with the death of an Iraqi civilian in Hamdania, Iraq, in late April.
June 20, 2006 - And the Iraqi security forces continue to flex their muscles in and around Baghdad. Operation Together Forward continues in the city. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's security crackdown is having its effect.
May 28, 2006 - Observing the moment can be as simple as ringing a bell three times or pausing for a moment of silence, the news release said. Americans are encouraged to ask others to remember, including family, friends and co-workers.
May 21, 2006 - The event, initiated by the White House Commission on Remembrance, was designed to remember America's heroes, military and civilian, who have lost their lives in defense of the nation's freedom.
April 05, 2006 - Seventeen people are in various stages of recovery after surviving a C-5 aircraft crash less than a mile from Dover Air Force Base's southern perimeter.
April 05, 2006 - More than 350 severely wounded troops and disabled veterans are conquering emotional as well as physical mountains at the 20th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic.
March 28, 2006 - Almost 62 miles and 64 years later, Clifford “Smokey” Martinez received the Purple Heart March 26 at the 2006 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range for wounds he received as a prisoner of war during World War II.
March 28, 2006 - Caspar W. Weinberger, the nation's 15th secretary of defense, died Tuesday. He was 88. Weinberger took office Jan. 21, 1981, and served until Nov. 23, 1987, making him the longest-serving defense secretary to date.
March 28, 2006 - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could make or break the government's military commissions process for terror war detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
March 22, 2006 - Currently, the United States has a limited missile defense capability. Multiple sensors and radars are positioned around the world to detect and track enemy missiles, but they do not yet offer global coverage.
March 10, 2006 - Recruiting and retention statistics released today reflect continued across-the-board success and continuation of a nine-month trend, officials said.
January 24, 2006 - In a large step toward normalizing military relationships with Indonesia as well as providing much-needed humanitarian assistance, the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia handed over $11 million dollars worth of medical equipment.
January 10, 2006 - A variety of innovative recruiting initiatives, from a program to re-enlist veterans to an increase in the maximum enlistment age for the Army Reserve and National Guard, are being credited with the Army's continued success in reaching its goals.
January 06, 2006 - The killing of a woman near a U.S. naval base in Japan could complicate efforts by Washington and Tokyo to win Japanese public support for a realignment of American military forces in the country.
December 23, 2005 - In the past few weeks, President Bush has given several speeches and a news conference trying to shore up support for the Iraq war.
December 15, 2005 - A program designed to help wounded veterans find meaningful civilian jobs is paying off by enabling some to use their military expertise to ensure their former comrades are getting the quality weaponry they need in combat.
December 14, 2005 - Task Force Baghdad soldiers detained 43 suspected terrorists during recent operations conducted to ensure a safe environment for Iraq's upcoming national elections.
December 12, 2005 - Both the active Army and Army National Guard continued reversing a springtime recruiting slump, exceeding their November goals at 105 and 110 percent, respectively.
December 05, 2005 - Recruits entering the military are head and shoulders above their contemporaries, and myths that imply otherwise reflect the Vietnam era, not today, a top Pentagon official told the American Forces Press Service.
December 02, 2005 - If it wasn’t for the selfless actions of Staff Sgt. Anthony B. Speich, ten Afghani troops and a Navy corpsman may have never been able to return home.
November 12, 2005 - Five women, one from each service, including the Coast Guard, told an overflow audience here at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial's theater what being a veteran means to them during a special Veterans Day observance.
November 10, 2005 - November 11 is Veteran's Day in the United States, when Americans honor all those who have returned from service in their nation's military. Going to war is difficult under any circumstance. For veterans returning home, rejoining society as civilians pose
November 10, 2005 - The newest U.S. war veterans all have stories from their combat zone experience - some good, some bad. For Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans, the images and memories of their comrades are fresh in their minds on Veterans Day 2005.
October 31, 2005 - Four U.S. soldiers from Task Force Baghdad were killed today when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Yusufiyah district. Another roadside bomb killed two 29th Brigade Combat Team soldiers while they were on a patrol.
October 23, 2005 - Marines and family members gathered under sunny skies Sunday at the Arlington National Cemetery to remember service members killed in a terrorist attack at a Marine barracks in Lebanon 22 years ago.
October 22, 2005 - The military continues preparations for the predicted Monday Florida landfall of Hurricane Wilma.
October 12, 2005 - The Army was about 6,600 recruits shy of meeting its active duty enlisted recruiting goal for fiscal 2005, but a revamped recruiting system is causing the numbers to go back up.
October 11, 2005 - Eight U.S. military helicopters are in Pakistan providing heavy-lift capabilities in disaster-relief operations after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated large swaths of the country.
September 23, 2005 - Personnel working at the Navy Legal Services Office at the Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., have teamed up with Task Force Navy Family to provide assistance to Navy families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
September 23, 2005 - The U.S. Defense Department is responding to requests for help from officials in Texas and Louisiana, as Hurricane Rita threatens to cause widespread destruction during the next few days.
September 23, 2005 - Ten years ago, under the auspices of NATO, tens of thousands of U.S. forces entered Bosnia-Herzegovina to end a war, enforce a peace, and separate two warring armies in the same state. Today, less than 250 U.S. servicemembers remain.
September 21, 2005 - There are a number of professionals in Iraq today who are qualified to answer the question: Is Iraq another Vietnam? They are men who served in Vietnam and are now helping rebuild Iraq.
September 19, 2005 - Two Army Humvees chugged their way into another ravaged section of Algiers, an old New Orleans neighborhood set just across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter.
September 17, 2005 - Six Hispanic-American servicewomen were honored last week for outstanding achievements in the military services and their status as role models during the 2nd annual Latina Style Symposium awards luncheon.
September 16, 2005 - The acting deputy defense secretary today reaffirmed the nation's commitment to fully account for all the nation's prisoners of war and servicemembers missing in action.
September 05, 2005 - The 38,000 National Guard troops and almost 13,000 active-component forces in the region are working feverishly to wrap up search-and-rescue operations and get the hurricane victims to safety.
August 31, 2005 - National Guard units and members in 17 more states remained on standby today, ready to provide assistance as required in the wake of extensive damage, rising floodwaters, and power and communications outages throughout the region.
August 31, 2005 - More than 11,000 Army and Air National Guard members and 7,200 active-duty troops are supporting hurricane relief operations along the Gulf Coast, and 10,000 more National Guard troops are expected to join the effort within the next 48 hours.
August 25, 2005 - The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis have been making progress in the prevention and handling of sexual assault and violence, but there are key issues that need to be addressed.
August 24, 2005 - The Base Realignment and Closure Commission generally supported the Defense Department's recommendations today as the panel began its final four days of deliberations.
August 22, 2005 - With more than 250,000 American troops deployed in nearly 130 countries, many analysts are questioning whether the United States military is stretched in ways that could undermine its future capabilities should new threats arise.
August 18, 2005 - When providing medical care at a remote location, the pace of business and the variety of medical conditions can change quickly. It can be a combination of business as usual and urgent issues requiring 12 medical evacuations.
August 05, 2005 - Although it may be more visible to many since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, it's been a major Coast Guard mission since the federal government established the Coast Guard 215 years ago today as the country's first maritime service.
August 03, 2005 - A new survey focuses on the evolution of U.S. public opinion on foreign policy. The survey, called the Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index, finds Americans anxious about U.S. relations with the Muslim world.
July 12, 2005 - The Defense Department will be well represented when Discovery launches into space July 13, with three of the seven crewmembers from the military, including the commander, retired Air Force Col. Eileen Collins.
July 11, 2005 - Recruiting and retention rates were up in June for all the services in both the active and reserve components. The release of June recruiting and retention statistics for all four services today came as welcome news following a spring slump.
June 11, 2005 - More than 600 suspected terrorists have been detained in Baghdad area operations led by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, since May 20.
June 06, 2005 - A nationwide project is under way to pay lasting tribute to fallen service members in their hometowns. The "Statues of Servicemen" campaign is an effort to immortalize every American service member killed in the war on terrorism.
May 23, 2005 - More than 227 years later, Lt. Col. Richard von Steuben of the Pennsylvania Army Nn.ational Guard is a member of the inspector’s general staff – as a military intelligence officer. He is the first cousin, seven generations removed, from Baron von Steube
May 22, 2005 - Faced with declining wartime enlistment numbers and charges of inappropriate or abusive recruitment practices, in an unusual move, the U.S. Army suspended its recruiting activities Friday (May 20) for one day.
May 20, 2005 - The Department of Defense is testing a cutting-edge technology so revolutionary military scientists are saying it will change the face of biological warfare.
May 17, 2005 - Newsweek magazine's retraction of its story alleging U.S. soldiers desecrated copies of the Koran has done little to cool the anger of many Muslims in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
May 17, 2005 - The recommended changes were based on saving defense dollars so they can be invested where they're needed and developing bases to support military readiness for the future, Anne Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, told the committee members.
May 10, 2005 - San Francisco struck an undersea mountain about 360 miles southeast of its Guam homeport because its leaders and watch teams failed to develop and execute a safe voyage plan, the command investigation into the incident concluded.
May 03, 2005 - Few people dispute that the U.S. military has too much infrastructure to face the threats and opportunities of the 21st century. The question is: What's the best way to close or realign installations to match challenges of the new world?
May 02, 2005 - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a tough statement aimed at North Korea, says the United States has significant deterrent capability to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
April 29, 2005 - The decade-long conflict left 58,000 Americans and an estimated 3 million Vietnamese dead, and for the next two decades, relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam remained at an impasse.
April 29, 2005 - The United States and Vietnam are helping heal wounds left by the war that ended 30 years ago by working together to determine the fate of missing servicemembers in Vietnam, including 1,800 from the United States.
April 27, 2005 - After nearly five months of preparation to rescue 53 Americans taken hostage by Iranian militants, an aborted mission turned worse, and eight servicemen lost their lives in what would become a “watershed” event for the U.S. military.
April 25, 2005 - With the war on terror putting ever-increasing demands on special operations forces, U.S. Special Operations Command is boosting its manpower and increasing its support to theater commands and geographic commanders.
April 19, 2005 - Adm. Michael Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee that if he is confirmed as the next chief of naval operations, he will fight for the sailors who are doing so much for freedom around the world.
April 15, 2005 - Joseph Kusy, a 65-year-old naturalized American citizen, said he and his mother were taken out of Poland during World War II to live and labor in Nazi Germany -- two people among millions ensnared by Hitler’s evil ambition.
April 13, 2005 - Land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices are taking their toll on deployed U.S. troops’ bodies. What’s not as easily recognizable is the damage these weapons are doing to servicemembers’ brains.
April 05, 2005 - The two week joint exercise is considered the largest distributive exercise in the history of the U.S. military with more than 10,000 participants in 44 different sites nationwide.
March 30, 2005 - After roughly 10 months of hearings, military officials announced that 38 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been found to not be enemy combatants and will be returned to their home countries. Five have already been released.
March 25, 2005 - The new guidelines are designed to create, for the first time, a department-wide standard that will provide victims with the support they need after an incident occurs and help commanders get to the root cause of the problem.
March 22, 2005 - More than 43,000 people showed their support for our nation’s armed forces during the final night of the 2005 Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.
March 21, 2005 - After 26 miles through gravel, sand and wind-blown dust, Sgt. 1st Class Michael McNaughton sprinted toward the finish line. He was one of five men, all amputees, sponsored by Walter Reed Army Medical Center, who participated in this year’s march.
March 11, 2005 - Working to recruit 80,000 new members by late September, the Army is putting more recruiters in the field and giving them better tools to do their job.
February 28, 2005 - Families came here from 18 states on Feb. 26 to attend a reception at Kuwaiti Embassy so Ambassador Sheik Salem al-Sabah could personally thank them for the ultimate sacrifice their loved ones made to liberate his country during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
February 24, 2005 - Whether a Soldier is on permanent change of station orders or considering a new assignment, getting a variety of information about his next duty station is only a click away.
February 17, 2005 - They may be far away from the streets where ground troops are engaging insurgents and terrorists in direct combat, but Gen. Abizaid told Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Harry S. Truman that they are playing a crucial role in the war on terrorism.
February 08, 2005 - The Navy unveiled its future as it officially christened its revolutionary new Littoral Surface Craft - Experimental, commonly referred to as X-Craft.
February 06, 2005 - Recalling his last moments in combat, Collier said a radio was strapped to his back as he took a knee in a seemingly safe place. He was passing word to another platoon when an AK-47 round entered the back of his left shoulder and mushroomed into his lung.
February 04, 2005 - Regional medical examiners are appointed by the Armed Forces medical examiner at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
The institute consists of officer and enlisted servicemembers from the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as civilian DoD employees.
January 26, 2005 - January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, and the Armed Services Blood Program joins Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, in commending those who have taken the time to save lives.
January 19, 2005 - Troops on the front lines of the war on terror are wearing them. Family members of deployed servicemembers are wearing them too. And so are regular American citizens who want to show support for their troops.
January 18, 2005 - The president headlined a star-studded lineup of celebrities and military and civilian government leaders who gathered at the MCI Center here for a gala 'Saluting Those Who Serve' event to honor members of the armed forces.
January 15, 2005 - The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit delivered more than 98,000 pounds of disaster relief aid to hard hit areas throughout the island.
January 09, 2005 - A crew member died today aboard the Los Angeles- class submarine USS San Francisco as a result of injuries sustained when the sub ran aground Jan. 7 south of Guam, U.S. Pacific Fleet officials announced.
January 08, 2005 - An accident has occurred on one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear powered attack submarines in the Pacific Ocean. The Navy says the sub, for reasons not yet known, hit bottom in one of the deepest parts of the Pacific.
January 06, 2005 - The U.S. military has dispatched the Navy hospital ship Mercy to the tsunami region in Southeast Asia, and is prepared to also send modular hospitals by air that could arrive within hours. Military officials say they are ready to move fast.
January 05, 2005 - The Internet is chock-full of Web sites for groups that send care packages to deployed troops. But one organization, Operation Interdependence, has a unique twist.
January 05, 2005 - Navy helicopters continue to airlift aid to thousands of people left struggling for survival due to the earthquake- generated tsunami that hit Indian Ocean nations from Indonesia to Somalia.
December 27, 2004 - The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean. Relief already is flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, an island nation between India and Africa.
December 21, 2004 - Founded by Roger Chapin, the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is working to lessen the frustrations of severely injured veterans and return their independence.
December 07, 2004 - Television and movie actor Craig T. Nelson visited USS Nimitz Dec. 2 to meet with Sailors and to promote his new movie 'The Incredibles.' Nelson toured several departments, spent some time on the flight deck and observed night flying operations.
November 29, 2004 - he men and women of AdoptaPlatoon, a nonprofit group, volunteer their time and energies to support deployed U.S. servicemembers and their families.
November 24, 2004 - The new program for military personnel provides consumers, family members and friends of the military a way to give servicemembers the gift of Internet time at AT&T CyberZones located on select U.S. military bases in Germany, Kuwait and the United States.
November 22, 2004 - Children from across the country held a special nationwide election and chose the military as most deserving of a caring gesture. And to the victors in the Great Community Cookie Election of 2004 go the spoils: 2,004 chocolate chip cookies!
November 10, 2004 - Not only is Walter R. Bieder, 83, a true American hero, he's one of the luckiest men alive. ieder earned two Silver Star Medals and two Bronze Star Medals for heroism in World War II without even getting a scratch.
November 02, 2004 - The Defense Department put a temporary pause on all anthrax shots to military personnel while they review an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
October 25, 2004 - Many people choose laser eye surgery because they think it will make them more attractive or save them from having to grapple to find their glasses. But for a number of servicemembers, laser eye surgery is about saving lives on the battlefield.
October 25, 2004 - The Virginia-class submarine is the Navy’s first delivered major combatant designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. She embodies the warfighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals.
October 15, 2004 - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alan P. Dementer, a hospital corpsman, does not consider himself a hero. He says he was just doing his job when he treated 31 Marines wounded during an attack on their battalion command center in Iraq.
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October 07, 2004 - The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all made their active duty recruiting numbers for fiscal 2004, according to DoD documents.
October 06, 2004 - The Pentagon is planning to add another submarine to two others already deployed to the Pacific island of Guam, and is considering stationing an aircraft carrier strike group there as well.
October 05, 2004 - A team of experts is looking into whether a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel may have located a hydrogen bomb missing off the coast of Georgia since 1958.
October 05, 2004 - Injured servicemembers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan will get individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced Oct. 4.
September 29, 2004 - A court in Yemen has sentenced two al-Qaida members to death for the 2000 bombing of the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole. The attack killed 17 U.S. sailors. This is the first time anyone has been sentenced to death in Yemen for an act of terrorism.
September 28, 2004 - 'I used to think of my letters to friends and family as small, sacred paper packages of shared thoughts, hopes and dreams. That was until I volunteered at the post office while serving on deployment here.'
September 27, 2004 - Two U.S. Navy ships, their embarked helicopters and two maritime patrol aircraft supported the two largest drug seizures in history. More than 75,000 pounds of cocaine were seized in this interagency effort.
September 11, 2004 - During a brief speech, Rumsfeld offered words of condolence, and afterward talked personally with family members. "We think of you often," he said. "We remember your loss, our loss, our country's loss, and the loss of precious lives."
September 02, 2004 - Hurricane Frances is going to be very bad storm. The hurricane – now over the Bahamas – is a Category 4 storm and has sustained winds of 144 mph with gusts reaching 185 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
August 24, 2004 - The U.S. military has begun preliminary hearings at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to prosecute four accused enemy combatants on war crimes charges for allegedly conspiring with terrorists who threaten the United States.
August 24, 2004 - Responding to recommendations contained in the report by the 9/11 Commission, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts unveiled comprehensive legislation to revamp the 15-agency U.S. intelligence community.
August 23, 2004 - The U.S. military will begin pre-trial hearings Tuesday for enemy combatants captured in the war on terrorism.
August 17, 2004 - Top U.S. Defense officials say President Bush's plan to reposition American military power overseas is intended to put U.S. forces in a better position to respond to potential conflicts and the threat posed by terrorism.
August 16, 2004 - Department of Defense TRICARE officials are working to inform military families that non-active-duty beneficiaries must enroll in the health care system before they see a doctor.
August 12, 2004 - he U.S. Army’s first Operation Blue to Green recruit took the oath of enlistment Aug. 12 at the New Orleans Recruiting Battalion headquarters.
August 05, 2004 - Capt. Matt Smith had planned on retiring from competitive rowing before he discovered the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. Later this month, he instead will row for Team USA's men's lightweight four at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
August 03, 2004 - The Defense Department's Combat Feeding program at the U.S. Army Soldier System Center in Natick, Mass., is a one-stop shop for all combat-rations development, field food-service equipment and total combat feeding systems.
July 23, 2004 - Passing the GI Bill brought more than 16 million veterans into a peacetime economy. Since it provided education and home-ownership opportunities to millions, some dubbed the bill the 'magic carpet to the middle class.'
July 21, 2004 - Under Operation Blue to Green, officially approved July 19, the Army will provide the opportunity for members of the Navy and Air Force to transfer into the Army and retain their rank.
July 07, 2004 - Guardsmen and reservists whose active duty time is extended past the normal 12-month call-up may be eligible for active duty-level benefits of the Montgomery GI Bill under certain circumstances.
July 02, 2004 - Ten allied countries will participate in a multinational exercise off the coast of Morocco to show the combined force capabilities and quick response times of the participating naval, air, undersea and surface warfare groups.
May 31, 2004 - Warburton Miller was revved up to help win the war in the Pacific during World War II, but when he read newspaper accounts he didn't know if he'd get the chance.
May 27, 2004 - FBI Director Robert S. Mueller today presided in a ceremony at FBI Headquarters to return three Medals of Honor recovered in an FBI investigation to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
May 25, 2004 - USS Kitty Hawk returned May 24 to her permanently forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, for the first time since she began her Spring deployment Feb. 18.
May 24, 2004 - The Navy and Northrop Grumman Newport News have successfully negotiated the construction preparation contract for CVN 21, the next generation aircraft carrier.
May 21, 2004 - It turns out that the new digital recorder I bought my dad for his 80th birthday to record his memories of World War II for his grandchildren and their grandchildren just won’t do.
May 19, 2004 - students strived to show their science and engineer prowess, the Army is helping them get the recognition they deserve.
May 14, 2004 - The words spoken at opening ceremony honored all veterans, but those serving in the most recent war felt them most strongly. Seated in front of hundreds of service members and visitors at this year's event were severely injured Iraq war veterans.
May 10, 2004 - Four service members were among 11 candidates NASA has chosen to be the next generation of space explorers.
May 10, 2004 - Nearly 5,000 active-duty and Reservist Navy nurses will celebrate the Nurse Corps’ 96th anniversary May 13.
May 05, 2004 - Their shoulders may be stooped, and their pace a little slow. Hearing aids are a common “fashion statement,” and their hair, what’s left of it, is a tad gray. But one look into their eyes is enough to know the old spirit of adventure is still there.
April 27, 2004 - About 20,000 Soldiers who have been involuntarily extended beyond their expected 12 months of duty in Iraq or Kuwait will be eligible for extra pay of $1,000 a month.
April 25, 2004 - City representatives in Fallujah have agreed to allow joint patrols by Iraqi and U.S. forces to begin in the city April 28.
April 16, 2004 - Scientists working for the Naval Historical Center, after years of extensive research, released facial reconstructions and crew-profiles of eight crew members of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley.
April 06, 2004 - With increased U.S. Marine deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is stepping up fundraising so it can honor its pledge to award scholarships to all children of Marines killed in combat during the war on terror.
March 31, 2004 - A new Defense Department reporting system has begun so members of all seven reserve components can register their employers.
March 15, 2004 - The June 1 deadline for applications is fast approaching for volunteer organizations to enter the Newman's Own Award competition that offers a share of $50,000 in grants to winners.
March 12, 2004 - At least three Sailors were killed, 24 were treated at area hospitals, and 47 suffered minor injuries March 12, when the bus in which they were traveling collided with a truck on U.S. Route 17 about 20 miles north of Beaufort, S.C.
March 09, 2004 - For more than 60 years Marines have heard about the legendary acts of Gunnery Sgt. John ''Manila'' Basilone.
March 08, 2004 - As hybrid electric cars become more commonplace on America’s highways, the Navy is working to bring hybrid electric ships to the high seas.
March 03, 2004 - s a way to say thank you to the men and women in the armed forces for serving their country, the Navy Exchange Service Command now has ''Gifts From the Homefront'' gift certificates available for purchase.
March 01, 2004 - New York Marines remembered and honored living veterans of the epic World War II battle for Iwo Jima at a Feb. 20 luncheon of the Marine Corps League in Rockland County.
February 28, 2004 - More than 4,000 Navy physicians around the world will celebrate the Navy Medical Corps birthday March 3.
February 26, 2004 - Vietnam has emerged as an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. The frontrunner for the Democratic Party nomination, John Kerry, was a war hero, but his role as a spokesman for the anti-war veterans movement has sparked criticism from some quarters.
February 24, 2004 - USS Hue City hosted more than 50 Vietnam veterans and their families Feb. 1 for the 12th annual Battle of Hué City Memorial Service.
February 24, 2004 - A money savvy servicemember serving in Iraq did not wait to get back home to buy a shiny new car with his $30,000 military re-enlistment bonus. Instead, he invested all of it into the Thrift Savings Plan.
February 20, 2004 - Located in the heart of New York City, the Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Station never really has a typical day. Its location and notoriety make it one of the most interesting duty assignments in the Marine Corps.
February 12, 2004 - NASCAR Driver Casey Atwood and the Navy NASCAR Team experienced Navy boot camp for two days during a visit to the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.
February 12, 2004 - The battle of Iwo Jima, memorialized by the monument in Washington, D.C., is probably one of the most well-known Marine Corps victories of the 20th century.
February 09, 2004 - From the buffalo soldier of wars past to the KC-135R Stratotanker pilot of today supporting the war on terrorism, blacks have and continue to play a large role supporting the U.S. military.
February 05, 2004 - President George W. Bush submitted his FY 2005 budget request to Congess Feb. 2. The Department of the Navy Budget is $119.4 billion of the total $401.7 billion Department of Defense budget.
February 05, 2004 - Multi-service special operations troops have led the way to victory in overseas campaigns during the war against terrorism.
February 02, 2004 - Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan watched the game in the wee hours this morning Troops west of the continental United States celebrated or mourned the game's result over their Feb. 1 dinner.
February 02, 2004 - Marine Capt. Seth R. Michaud, a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter pilot assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461, was killed June 22, 2003, during a CJTF-HOA training accident while fighting the Global War on Terrorism.
January 29, 2004 - The Army will grow to 510,000 soldiers over the next four years as a temporary measure.In the next four months, an official said, the Army will move 220,000 soldiers into and out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
January 28, 2004 - Navy News: The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) announced there is a shortage of qualified applications for the 2005 season.
January 19, 2004 - A senior Coalition Provisional Authority official today announced an $18 billion jobs and reconstruction program for Iraq that aims to create 50,000 jobs by the June 30 handover of sovereignty.
January 16, 2004 - Philanthropist Elizabeth Kenowsky Fisher, co-founder of the Intrepid Museum, Fisher House and Fisher Armed Services Foundations passed away January 15.
January 15, 2004 - The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Halsey, will be christened Jan. 17 during a 10 a.m. CST ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Miss.
January 13, 2004 - Nearly 7,600 Sailors will leave their homeport as the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group begins a routine deployment Jan. 20 in support of the global war on terrorism.
January 12, 2004 - The Department of Defense announced Jan. 8 that implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) will resume immediately.
January 09, 2004 - Staff Sgt. Basheer Abdullah was selected to coach Team USA’s boxers in the 2004 Olympic Games, Staff Sgt. Shon Lewis will coach Greco-Roman wrestlers, and Capt. Anita Allen clinched a modern pentathlon spot to highlight a productive year of Army sports.
January 02, 2004 - The response to the disaster that struck Indian Ocean nations "is multinational and will grow in size and shape" as more information comes to light, officials at U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii said today.
December 31, 2003 - After enjoying what may have been the most magical season of U.S. Naval Academy football since the days of Roger Staubach, optimism abounded among academy players, coaches and alumni.
December 22, 2003 - In planning for maternity care, military families have a choice between TRICARE Standard or enrolling in TRICARE Prime. Beneficiaries whose first prenatal visit occurs on or after Dec. 28 will have more health care choices with TRICARE.
December 10, 2003 - Cole made its first overseas port visit Dec. 9 at Naval Station Rota, Spain, on its maiden deployment since it was bombed in the port of Yemen, Oct. 12, 2000.
December 06, 2003 - Duty in Baghdad kept Pfc. Al Simons away from his family’s Thanksgiving dinner, but an American Red Cross project is making sure he’ll soon get a recap of the holiday feast.
November 29, 2003 - Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars in a thrilling seagoing epic based on the naval history novels of Patrick O'Brian. Alan Silverman has a look at Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
November 24, 2003 - U.S. casualties in Iraq may be suffering a greater share of brain injuries than in previous wars, causing concern among military doctors.
November 20, 2003 - For some Sailors, there are no second chances when they’re propelling a 60,000-pound aircraft from zero to 150 miles per hour in two seconds, or when they’re snatching one out of the sky with a hook and cable.
November 06, 2003 - About 112,000 service members -- including more than 37,000 National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers -- should be headed to Iraq and Kuwait early next year to replace the forces already on the ground.
October 22, 2003 - What was the date of my promotion? Did I get my hazardous duty pay for going to Iraq? How much was it? Those are among the questions that military people frequently ask those who maintain their personnel and pay records.
October 17, 2003 - As Eugene Lee, a native of Liverpool, NY, enlisted in the Marine Corps during World War I, he never thought that he would one day be the Oldest Marine alive at 104 years old, a survivor of the Battle of Belleau Wood and a Silver Star recipient.
October 16, 2003 - The newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Chafee, will be commissioned Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, during an 11 a.m. eastern ceremony in Newport, R.I.
October 10, 2003 - The Army's new Stryker armored vehicles are headed for their first operational assignment -- service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
October 01, 2003 - The U.S. Joint Task Force that participated in stability operations in Liberia is pulling out, Defense Department officials said.
September 12, 2003 - Hot, molten steel splattered in a colorful display of natural fireworks, as the bow stem was recently formed for PCU New York at a Louisiana foundry.
September 09, 2003 - Forty-four service members who have served in Liberia are sick with ''malaria-like symptoms,'' Defense officials announced. Twelve of them have been diagnosed with the disease.
September 05, 2003 - The Navy announced Sept. 5 that it will continue its partnership with NASCAR and the FitzBradshaw Racing Team for a full racing season in 2004.
September 03, 2003 - Personnel enrolled in the Thrift Savings Plan who reach the age of 50 or older during this calendar year can make up to $2,000 in ''catch-up'' contributions to their accounts.
August 28, 2003 - The Air Force has created an office within the installations and logistics directorate to assess the future of its aging aircraft fleet.
August 27, 2003 - Despite predictions to the contrary, Americans are continuing to volunteer for the military, and those already in service are re- enlisting at a vigorous rate.
August 26, 2003 - The days of the ''weekend warrior'' are gone. Guardsmen and reservists are giving much more than a weekend a month and two weeks of annual training a year, the retired Navy rear admiral said. Many serve 60 to 120 days a year.
August 22, 2003 - Five military athletes will soon make history. They’ll be featured on the covers of cereal boxes.
August 17, 2003 - NASCAR driver Casey Atwood, National Football League Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw and Armando Fitz of the FitzBradshaw Racing team toured the Pentagon and signed autographs for fans.
August 13, 2003 - A U.S. military force of approximately 200 troops -- including a company-size Marine quick reaction force -- will arrive shortly in Liberia to assist African peacekeepers and support the arrival of vital humanitarian assistance at Monrovia's port.
August 12, 2003 - With terrorist attacks like that against USS Cole in October 2000 still a very real possibility, the U.S. Navy has a new ally in the global war on terrorism – the Mk 6 anti-swimmer dolphin system.
August 07, 2003 - USS Constellation was decommissioned Aug. 6 after 41 years, nine months and 11 days of naval service in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island.
August 05, 2003 - The 3,200 active duty and Reserve personnel of the Medical Service Corps celebrated 56 years of dedicated and committed service to Navy medicine on Aug. 4.
July 21, 2003 - Family members and defense officials alike intend to ensure that those who died at the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001, are remembered. Together, they launched a fund-raising campaign to build a memorial for the victims of the terrorist attack.
July 21, 2003 - Forty-one additional U.S. military security personnel were sent into Liberia July 21 as the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia was caught in the cross-fire between the troops of embattled Liberian President Charles Taylor and rebel forces fighting them.
July 17, 2003 - Hundreds of homeless veterans and their families enjoyed a brief respite from life on the streets in San Diego when they attended the Stand Down event.
July 12, 2003 - Applause resounded through the chow hall as Marines, soldiers, and sailors got their first glimpse of a legendary screen Marine who had come to express his gratitude and support for all the troops involved with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
July 08, 2003 - President Bush said during a quick media opportunity in Senegal that the United States will participate with the Economic Community of West African States and the United Nations in any humanitarian mission to Liberia.
June 26, 2003 - The newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, James E. Williams, will be christened June 28 during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, Miss.
June 23, 2003 - A photograph of a patrol of stainless steel statues trudging through snow toward an objective is featured on the new commemorative postage stamp honoring the Korean War Veterans Memorial that's slated to be dedicated by the U.S. Postal Service on July 27.
June 20, 2003 - They're reservists. But, contrary to the historical precedent set by their predeccessors, they didn't linger behind front-line troops when Operation Iraqi Freedom kicked off.
June 12, 2003 - Spectators at 13 Major League Baseball games and one Major League Soccer game will have the opportunity to honor America's military forces June 14, Flag Day.
June 08, 2003 - On his drive to work each day at Naval Station Mayport, in Jacksonville, Fla., retired Navy Capt. Bill Kennedy, a former aircraft carrier commander, passes three pawnshops, and two Cash Advance and two Florida Internet businesses.
June 02, 2003 - Spearheaded by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, a team of U.S., Chilean and Panamanian naval experts finalized in late May, the first coalition plan to protect the Panama Canal against terrorist threats.
May 30, 2003 - USS McCampbell, on its first operational deployment, seized 1.36 metric tons of cocaine from a sailing vessel off the coast of Central America.
May 28, 2003 - The remains of nine U.S. Navy crew members, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified, and their remains are being returned to their families for burial.
May 23, 2003 - The Pentagon has announced the names of two military officers who will serve as Chief Prosecutor and Chief Defense Counsel for the trials of foreign terrorist suspects.
May 22, 2003 - ''We will soon witness one of the great historical events of our lifetime.'' That’s how one South Carolina state official described the forthcoming burial of the eight-member crew of the Hunley, the first successful combat submarine in world history.
May 19, 2003 - The high-pitched jet engines pierced the gray overcast, as a C-17 Globemaster III rumbled just above the runway. What 5-year-old Stephen Monaco didn’t see, he felt and heard.
May 17, 2003 - Conan O'Brien's unruly red mop may not meet military regulations, but the comedian's unruly behavior met with howls and cheers from Marines he visited Friday.
May 15, 2003 - A rare journal of a Sailor who served on the Civil War steamship Vanderbilt will be presented to the Navy Department Library at 1 p.m., May 16, at the Washington Navy Yard.
May 09, 2003 - In the northern Arabian Gulf, the last of Comfort’s patients were transferred to medical facilities ashore this week, as the ship prepares to go home.
May 07, 2003 - In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Carrier Air Wing 3’s own Chaplain Alan Wilmot, an Alabama native, led the ready rooms in prayer at each brief and was an ever-present sight on the flight deck as its aviators launched into combat.
May 05, 2003 - As a new day dawned in the Arabian Gulf May 2, there was a sense of guarded optimism for Sailors and Marines here about President Bush’s recent nationally televised speech to the nation from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
May 02, 2003 - Major combat operations in Iraq are over, and America and her allies have prevailed, President George W. Bush said May 1 on the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
April 30, 2003 - Making sense of the carnage of war is of course no easy task, so for some, immersion in the work at hand meant not having to dwell on war’s resulting injuries. There has been ample opportunity to stay busy.
April 29, 2003 - Every Sailor aboard USS Kitty Hawk is serving his or her country in one way, shape or form. But some are also serving in not so obvious ways. These silent warriors are the walking blood donors necessary for the ship to maintain emergency readiness.
April 27, 2003 - ESPN established the ''Jocks to GIs Direct'' e-mail-based, one-to-one pen pal program between professional athletes, coaches and military personnel in the Middle East and other overseas locations.
April 21, 2003 - DoD is taking a watchful approach to its smallpox vaccination program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reported investigating whether a sequence of cardiac deaths was associated with the vaccine.
April 20, 2003 - Darryl Worley gave a 45-minute concert at the Pentagon for several hundred servicemembers, civilian employees and family members April 16. The show was broadcast live to troops overseas, and an audio webcast now also is available.
April 17, 2003 - The ''Dambusters'' of Strike Fighter Squadron 195 and Carrier Air Wing 5 said a final farewell to Lt. Nathan ''O.J.'' White April 16, during a memorial service held on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk.
April 13, 2003 - The survey focused on locating Navy losses and the temporary harbors used in Neptune, the naval portion of Operation Overlord (D-Day), the codename for the Allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944.
April 11, 2003 - Signs of the disintegration of Saddam Hussein's regime abound in Iraq, U.S. Central Command officials said in a briefing in Qatar today.
April 10, 2003 - Coalition aircraft predominantly use either JDAMs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) or Laser-Guided Bombs (LGB) that literally fly conventional 500, 1,000 or 2,000 pound bombs to a target. The result is accurate bombing that minimizes civilian casualties.
April 08, 2003 - More than 90 members of the press arrived at LRMC April 2 to attend a news conference with three injured Marines. Each Marine gave a brief account of how he was injured in battle and the circumstances surrounding his experience.
April 05, 2003 - The special operations mission to rescue Army Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch from Iraqi captivity was a triumph of joint planning and execution, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart.
April 04, 2003 - Pfc. Jessica Lynch has undergone several successful surgeries since being rescued by coalition forces, and her doctors believe she will continue to improve through extensive rehabilitative services.
April 01, 2003 - Shortly after touching down on deck, the S-3B malfunctioned while taxiing on the carrier’s flight deck and slid to the port side of the deck. The plane went over the side and hit flight deck safety netting, with the pilots aboard ejecting into the water.
March 31, 2003 - The sight of bloodied, bandaged Marines laying on flimsy, green cots in southern Iraq was a disheartening scene, March 27. But the wounded wouldn't let their misfortune get them down.
March 31, 2003 - British artillery and coalition aircraft destroyed a column of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles early March 27, British Air Marshal Brian Burridge said at a press briefing.
March 27, 2003 - While the ground troops making their way toward Baghdad struggled against blinding sandstorms March 25, the same weather patterns affected CVW-3 aviators, as they catapulted from the flight deck and soared into hostile skies.
March 26, 2003 - U.S. Navy and Air Force assets teamed together to conduct a successful nautical strike March 21, as a fast-attack Iraqi patrol boat in the Arabian Gulf was targeted and sunk by precision-guided ordnance.
March 26, 2003 - VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu is with the Army's Third Infantry Division near Baghdad in Central Iraq. London Bureau Editor Kevin Lynch spoke to her by satellite phone about activities overnight and early in the day.
March 24, 2003 - To bolster force protection, the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care packages or donations to service members forward deployed unless you are a family member, loved one or personal friend.
March 23, 2003 - The Navy Surgeon General is looking for a few good blood donors to help prevent a shortage of type-O blood.
March 21, 2003 - About 700 coalition aircraft flew missions against more than 100 targets. The strikes flew even as planners in the area attempted to determine the results of the strikes against the Iraqi leadership the day before.
March 20, 2003 - Iraq has fired surface-to- surface missiles at U.S. forces based in Kuwait, DoD officials said this morning.
March 19, 2003 - In an address to the nation Wednesday night: ''My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.''
March 19, 2003 - Operations to disarm Iraq have begun, President Bush announced during a speech to America tonight. The president confirmed the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world.
March 19, 2003 - Women have come full circle in 227 years of serving in the Navy, from working in ships during the War of 1812 to being an integral part of today’s sea services and continuing their pioneering spirit into the 21st century.
March 13, 2003 - The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is leading the nation with this year's annual ''Days of Rememberance'' observance for the victims of the Holocaust from. The National Day of Rememberance Ceremony will be held April 30 in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
March 05, 2003 - Four North Korean ighter jets intercepted a U.S. Air Force plane in international airspace over the Sea of Japan early March 2, Defense Department officials said.
February 24, 2003 - USS Tarawa (LHA 1) arrived off the coast of Kuwait in the North Arabian Gulf recently, adding approximately 4,000 more Sailors and Marines to the rapidly growing American force in the region.
February 20, 2003 - A North Korean fighter jet crossed briefly into South Korean air space Thursday, the first such incident in 20 years.
February 19, 2003 - Ground fighting, though still confined in scope, was deadly for both sides 50 years ago this week in Korea, as the Chinese reacted savagely to U.N. incursions.
February 18, 2003 - The U.S. military buildup in the Gulf now includes the biggest concentration of American aircraft carriers in the region since the 1991 Gulf War.
February 03, 2003 - The initial investigation into the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster shows that something went terribly wrong on the orbiter's left side, minutes before it disintegrated on its return to Earth from orbit Saturday.
February 01, 2003 - The mission commander was Air Force Col. Rick D. Husband. The 45-year-old officer was from Amarillo, Texas. Navy Cmdr. William C. McCool attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated second in his class in 1983.
January 02, 2003 - Successful bombing runs on supply and communications centers near Kumsong and the Siberian border opened the new year, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
December 23, 2002 - An American Predator unmanned aerial vehicle was assumed lost today over southern Iraq.
December 06, 2002 - Martin Cruz Smith's new novel focuses on the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But in writing about December 6, 1941, he also recreates an era. Japan was seeking to become a dominant force in the Pacific and was already at war with China.
December 03, 2002 - With the click of a mouse, heartfelt messages have been sent to thousands of deployed troops this holiday season.
November 19, 2002 - When it was all over, only points separated the All-Army basketball team from the Air Force squad, tied with four wins each. The soldiers took home the gold medals and the 2002 Armed Forces Basketball Tournament title last week at Fort Hood.
November 07, 2002 - Do you have a special talent? Can you juggle while riding a unicycle? Can you twirl a rifle as if it were a baton? The Tonight Show might be looking for you!
October 21, 2002 - Much like the Tuskegee Airmen, the Navajo code talkers, and Japanese Americans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, women veterans had to ''overcome extra obstacles just to serve their nation.''
October 17, 2002 - After a fake withdrawal by elements of the Republic of Korea from Sniper Ridge, the ROK 2nd Division trap the Chinese on the ridge as a part of Operation Showdown, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
September 27, 2002 - In the skies over the blue-green waters of Key West, aircraft that were once designed to destroy each other are now flying together - testing each other's capabilities.
September 12, 2002 - While people around the country attended ceremonies commemorating the horrific losses of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, about 300 members of an interagency team directed by the U.S. element of the North American Aerospace Defense Command were in place.
September 12, 2002 - The last five victims of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon were buried Sept. 12 with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Section 64, even though there were no identifiable remains.
September 10, 2002 - Army Emergency Relief and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society today each received $350,000 checks from the Washington Redskins football team at an outdoor Pentagon ceremony.
September 06, 2002 - Yesterday's deadly bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, was a deplorable, deliberate act that targeted innocents to spread terror, a senior Pentagon spokesperson said here today.
September 06, 2002 - If you love country music, you know Alan Jackson. If you work at the Pentagon, you can see him up close and personal Monday morning.
September 05, 2002 - Against repeated Chinese assaults, U.S. marines held Bunker Hill 50 years ago in Korea, but the Chinese pushed the ROK Capital Division off Capitol Hill and Finger Ridge, beginning a long battle to retake the area.
September 03, 2002 - Only feet away from where they lost the lives of family and coworkers, 9-11 victims talked candidly about the tragic events of that day with ''America's Most Wanted'' host John Walsh.
August 23, 2002 - Royal Canadian paratroopers bested a field of 42 teams from 12 nations here Aug. 17 in Leapfest, the International Military Parachute Competition.
August 20, 2002 - More rioting by communist prisoners of war resulted in crackdowns that left four POWs dead and 64 wounded, 50 years ago this week in Korea.
August 06, 2002 - Two separate incidents of bravery under fire this week led to posthumous awards of the Medal of Honor to a Navy corpsman and an Army paratrooper, 50 years ago in Korea.
July 22, 2002 - Department of Defense blood donor centers are asking sailors and Marines to donate this summer in hopes of keeping up DOD blood supplies while assisting civilian blood collection agencies.
June 04, 2002 - The first part of today's multiagency, bilateral air security exercise sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command is already a ''go.''
May 27, 2002 - ''We extend a special welcome to the Minister of Defense from Sweden and representatives of many armed forces of friendly nations around the world who’ve come on this special Memorial Day to honor our dead.''
May 17, 2002 - THE PRESIDENT: Well, it's my honor to welcome back the Mighty Falcons. It seems like Coach DeBerry is the charter member of the White House frequent visitor club. I'm real proud of you all and want...
May 02, 2002 - Making and keeping military-to-military ties with foreign nations is important to U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said at the Pentagon today.
January 03, 2002 - In his first news conference of 2002, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today there is a lot left to do in Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism will be pursued wherever it leads.
