Fort Riley soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Fort Riley soldier was killed in combat recently while serving in...
View ArticleUS military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,029, AP reports
As of Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at least 2,029 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press...
View ArticleOklahoma National Guard soldiers to deploy as Afghanistan fighting winds down
OKLAHOMA CITY - President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by 2014 likely will end a busy schedule of foreign deployments for the Oklahoma National Guard. Maj. Gen....
View ArticleFort Carson couple reunited after seven-month tour in Afghanistan
COLORADO SPRINGS — On Jan. 27, Emily Campbell married Sgt. Jeffrey Campbell. In March, the sergeant deployed to Afghanistan. On April 15, he survived an attack that left another Fort Carson soldier...
View ArticleAfter Afghanistan, it's sweet to be home again
On Jan. 27, Emily Campbell married Sgt. Jeffrey Campbell. In March, the sergeant deployed to Afghanistan. On April 15, he survived an attack that left another Fort Carson soldier dead. Seven months...
View ArticleOregon Army Capt. gunned down by enemy fire in Afghanistan
Advertisement Late yesterday the Department of Defense announced the death of an Oregon soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Capt. James D. Nehl, 37, of Gardiner,...
View ArticleAustralia pulls back in Afghanistan, Timor
AUSTRALIAN troops have withdrawn from all forward operating bases and patrol bases in Uruzgan, and handed over control of security in the province to Afghan forces. And after 13 years keeping the...
View ArticleSpokane soldier attacked and killed by insurgents in Afghanistan
Related topics Spokane Washington Advertisement For the fourth time this week, the Department of Defense announced the death of another U.S. soldier who has died while supporting Operation Enduring...
View ArticleSoldier killed by improvised bomb in Afghanistan
Related topics PentagonAfghanistanTalibanimprovised explosive deviceArmy Advertisement The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in...
View ArticleOklahoma Guard soldiers to deploy as Afghanistan fighting winds down
OKLAHOMA CITY — President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by 2014 likely will end a busy schedule of foreign deployments for the Oklahoma National Guard. Maj. Gen....
View ArticleSoldier killed in Afghanistan identified as Staff Sgt. Rayvon Battle Jr.
Related topics PentagonAfghanistanJoint Base Lewis-McChord Advertisement The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. "Staff Sgt....
View ArticleThanksgiving Army-style at remote base in Afghanistan
COMBAT OUTPOST BOWRI TANA, Afghanistan — As she prepares Thanksgiving lunch and dinner here, Spc. Nikki Barthelemey faces a few holiday challenges — cooking the turkey evenly, finishing side dishes on...
View ArticleFt. Riley soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan
Related topics PentagonFt RileyKansasAfghanistan1st Infantry Division Advertisement The Department of Defense today announced the death of a soldier from Ft. Riley, Kansas who was supporting Operation...
View ArticleGa. soldiers decorated for 1st Afghan deployment
FORT STEWART, Ga. The ambush caught Army Spc. Richard Baker and the team of special forces troops he was assisting as they left a village in western Afghanistan, where the 20-year-old medic found...
View ArticleRI soldiers returning from year in Afghanistan
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) -- The final group of soldiers on a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan to...
View ArticleAt least 2,029 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001
As of Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at least 2,029 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press...
View Article>US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,029
As of Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at least 2,029 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press...
View ArticleAustralian soldiers impressed by Afghan partners
Related topics Afghanistan Advertisement Afghan National Security Forces in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province are taking the fight to the enemy with - a little help of their Australian mentors from...
View ArticleCaptain Walter Barrie killed in Afghanistan (British Prime Minister)
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Walter Reid Barrie from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was shot and...
View Article10th Mountain Division Soldiers aid Hurricane Sandy relief effort (The...
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Hurricane Sandy, the second-costliest hurricane in American history, hit the Northeast in late October, resulting in more than $50 million in damage. In...
View ArticleCalif. Guard aviators train for Afghanistan mission (The United States Army)
FORT HOOD, Texas (Nov. 14, 2012) -- The California Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, one of the oldest Chinook helicopter units in the Army, is no stranger to...
View Article166th AV trains Calif. Guard aviators for Afghanistan (The United States Army)
FORT HOOD, Texas -- The California Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, one of the oldest Chinook helicopter units in the Army, is no stranger to Afghanistan. The...
View Article11/13/12 Returning Alaska National Guardsmen reflect on meaning of Veteran’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Karima Turner 134th Public Affairs Detachment Returning Alaska National Guardsmen reflect on meaning of Veteran's Day CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind.-For...
View ArticleTreadwell Welcomes Alaska Troops Home (State of Alaska)
Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers return from Afghanistan INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-More than 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen returned to the United States Nov. 8, following a year-long deployment to...
View ArticleArmy's 172nd sorting, clearing gear as inactivation begins
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Chemical masks, heavy gunsights, tripods — all laid out on the floor in rows before being checked, counted and packaged for shipping. It’s a snapshot of change in U.S. Army...
View Article11/16/12 Re-integration programs help Guardsmen returning from deployment...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Karima Turner 134th Public Affairs Detachment Re-integration programs help Guardsmen returning from deployment CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind.-Returning from...
View ArticleThanksgiving service for Tankies' return from Afghanistan (British Prime...
29 Nov 12 Family and friends of soldiers from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) were joined by the local community of Bury St Edmunds yesterday at a thanksgiving service held to mark the regiment's...
View Article11/26/12 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers return from Afghanistan (State...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Karima Turner 134th Public Affairs Detachment Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers return from Afghanistan INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-More than 100 Alaska...
View ArticleTwo Fort Riley soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT RILEY, Kan. -- Two 1st Infantry Division soldiers from Fort Riley have died of wounds they suffered in separate attacks in...
View Article2 Fort Riley soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT RILEY, Kan. â Two 1st Infantry Division soldiers from Fort Riley have died of wounds they suffered in separate attacks...
View ArticleSoldiers from SC, Arkansas killed in Afghanistan
COLUMBIA, S.C. Federal officials say two Kansas-based soldiers from South Carolina and Arkansas...
View ArticleNational Guard infantry unit boasts Soldier with doctorate degree (State of...
Jonathan A. McMahan, 31, of Ballwin, doubles as a clinical pharmacist at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in midtown St. Louis and as an Army medic with the Missouri National Guard's 1st Battalion,...
View ArticleSoldiers return from last Solomons tour
Tears flowed but it was all smiles as partners and children welcomed the last of the New Zealand troops home from the Solomon Islands. Thirty-four personnel from the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Royal New...
View ArticlePetraeus-Allen Scandal Persists As War In Afghanistan Roars On
As word began leaking out last Friday that CIA Director David Petraeus would resign because of an extramarital affair, a firefight erupted in Eastern Afghanistan between American troops and Taliban...
View ArticleUS military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,029
As of Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at least 2,029 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press...
View ArticleGunman in Afghan uniform kills British soldier
KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform shot and killed a member of the U.S.-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan — the latest in a spate of insider attacks that are...
View ArticleEMSA among employers seeking out veterans
The skills Staff Sgt. Chris Dent was looking for in a paramedic he saw in several medics coming home from Afghanistan with the Oklahoma National Guard. Dent serves as a medic in the 279th Infantry...
View ArticleNashville comes to Soldiers (The United States Army)
KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 15, 2012) -- On a sunny afternoon Soldiers gathered for a brief escape from their surroundings. As they crowded together, acoustic guitars rang throughout the...
View ArticleFrom the beginning: learning to give everything (The United States Army)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - 'We better die for something than live for nothing,' this motto, claimed by a little known unit, has defined its soldier's lives throughout numerous...
View ArticleLocal Guard units get welcome home from war
In a ceremony Sunday attended by Gov. John Kasich, the state officially welcomed home two Springfield-based units of the Ohio Army National Guard from the War on Terror. Kasich vowed to take over the...
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