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There is no need to imagine the aftermath of perhaps the worst attack on the Afghanistan Border Patrol in its young history. The Taliban captured the grim scene on video. The siege inflamed the simmering distrust between the border patrol and the Afghanistan National Army in a turbulent region.

For years, many of those who risked their lives defecting from North Korea have looked forward to the day Kim Jong Il would die. But, as their former countrymen bid farewell to their “Dear Leader,” defectors living in South Korea were left to wonder if Kim’s death and the emergence of heir apparent Kim Jong Un will do anything to improve the dangerous and deplorable living conditions they left behind.

Although she is a relatively new Army wife, 23-year-old Andrea Thane understands things can turn on a dime when it comes to military life.

Shoppers who ordered a laptop priced at $25 on the Army and Air Force Exchange Service website last week are receiving formal cancellations of their orders, although many say they have yet to be reimbursed.

The March shooting at Frankfurt Airport in which two U.S. airmen were killed has prompted the U.S. Army in Europe to change how it transports military members and their families to and from Germany.

The Defense Commissary Agency has identified 14 stores — all in the United States — that received and possibly sold cans from a batch of baby formula now under government testing for bacteria.

By most measures, the government agency charged with watching over the enormous flow of cash to U.S. reconstruction efforts here stumbled out of the gate after its creation in 2008.

Six years ago, Sgt. Joshua Evans was homeless, jobless and unable to support his wife and daughter in Long Beach, Calif. He called his car home. With his earlier tough times in mind, Evans launched a nonprofit charitable effort, Operation: Santa’s Soldiers, which aims to provide winter coats and boots for the homeless.

Dances, fireworks and champagne are all a part of celebrations U.S. military bases throughout Europe are planning to welcome the new year. If you prefer staying close to home on New Year’s Eve, but still want to take part in festivities, consider attending activities at your local base.

Congress has ordered a slowdown of the controversial plan to relocate the Futenma air station on Okinawa, President Barack Obama has signed legislation temporarily barring funding for the project and the government of Japan is planning to withhold funds as well.