March 22nd, 2010
Lakes, dams, mills, mines, mounds, ancient havens and maybe a haunted house or two are all some of the locations veterans get to visit vicariously on a daily basis working on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Veterans Curation Project.
March 21st, 2010
Of 266 EIB candidates, 22 Soldiers obtained the badge on March 21. The EIB recognizes outstanding infantry Soldiers who demonstrate a high degree of professional skill, expertise and excellence.
March 21st, 2010
The U.S. military has begun using Bahrain as a staging area to deliver the
new MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles to Afghanistan, military officials said. The military began flying the M-ATVs from the States last fall, but more can
be delivered at one time by ship, more economically.
March 20th, 2010
The commander of U.S. Forces Korea said Friday that it could be five
or six years before U.S. troops move to Camp Humphreys, the future flagship U.S.
military installation in South Korea, because of the size and complexity of the
massive relocation project.
March 20th, 2010
Some Vietnam War veterans are reluctant to talk about the war, but Giles Pace isn't
one of them. He said he's eager to share his experiences to inspire today's
soldiers and show them that Vietnam War veterans are still supporting them. He's
also eager to tell them how much easier they have it.
March 19th, 2010
As the Army reviews the investigation into a deadly Afghanistan battle for
which several officers reportedly have been reprimanded, one of the service's
most-decorated veterans cautions that determining officer accountability in war
is a "tough issue."
March 18th, 2010
Air Force Maj. Curtis Daniel Miller of Palacios, Texas, will be buried on
March 29 in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
March 18th, 2010
The U.S. will keep troops in Haiti through September to
work alongside Argentine peacekeepers in a volatile part of the country where
tens of thousands fled to after January's earthquake.
March 17th, 2010
Villagers in this volatile region, where insurgent fighters pour in from
across the Pakistan border each spring, express an almost universal sentiment
about the soldiers: fear.
March 17th, 2010
Old Guard Soldiers began testing for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Fort A.P. Hill on Thursday, March 18.