Sep 19, 2006

GUATEMALA experienced civil war for decades until 1996, and because of atrocities its military once committed against its own people it suffered U.S. sanctions that affected the education, training and financing of its military, said COL Linda Gould, commander of U.S. Military Group, Guatemala.

Sep 18, 2006

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic Americans for helping to shape our national character and strengthen our communities. The warmth and vitality of the Hispanic culture are great gifts to America and are part of the unique fabric of our country.

Sep 17, 2006

Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez relinquished command of V Corps during ceremonies held here at Campbell Barracks, held Sept. 6.

Sep 17, 2006

For nearly four years, a researcher in Washington, D.C., has been working toward tracking how service members respond to treatment for the "silent disease" hepatitis C.

Sep 17, 2006

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense is ready to gain operational control of the 4th Iraqi Army Division as early as next week, the multi-national Coalition said in a draft statement on Saturday. The move would be the second transfer of an Iraqi division from Coalition control this month.

Sep 17, 2006

In April, ousted dictator Saddam Hussein was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity for his role 1988's Anfal campaign against Iraq's Kurdish population. Now, as Iraqis wait for the trial to run its course, three local Kurdish citizens reflect on what they endured before and after the campaign that some say left 100,000 Kurds dead and another 182,000 missing.

Sep 17, 2006

The U.S. military's goal is to win the fight against insurgents in Anbar province and across Iraq, but leaders recognize that winning will take more than just military operations, a top U.S. general here said Sept. 15.

Sep 17, 2006

The scorching sands of Iraq gave way to the lush green and cool winds of Germany as soldiers from Charlie Company, 501st Military Intelligence Battalion, returned from deployment. The 501st MI spent nearly a year in Ramadi and Al Taqaddum, before returning to Germany shortly after 10 a.m. Sept. 9.

Sep 17, 2006

U.S. soldiers realized the Afghan National Police could benefit from the knowledge and experience they had gained while providing security at checkpoints.

Sep 17, 2006

Spec. Jose Pantoja shows off the danger of his mission along the border region of eastern Afghanistan: a scar on his cheek from an enemy bullet. During one of the longest firefights his company has encountered Aca,!" nearly four hours long Aca,!" three others sustained gunshot wounds, and nearly everyone took minor wounds from rocket propelled grenade shrapnel.

Sep 17, 2006

As Americans pause to observe POW/MIA Recognition Day today, teams of military and civilian experts will be excavating sites in Europe, South Korea, Solomon Islands, Alaska and Hawaii, looking for remains to help identify servicemembers still missing from past wars.

Sep 17, 2006

Blood spilled over the battlefield is not easily forgotten.

Sep 17, 2006

It was, Aca,!A"lights, camera, action,Aca,!' for several Fort Rucker servicemembers Sept. 11-15 when the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center and Firehouse Pictures shot a training video for two new Army Traffic Safety Training Program courses.

Sep 16, 2006

On September 16th the U.S. Army Reserve will stand-up four new commands, Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands (RRSC's), continuing a transformation plan that was announced in September 2005.

Sep 16, 2006

Ophthalmologist Dr. (Maj.) Buck Rogers made history Aug. 21 when he performed the first corneal transplant in Afghanistan on an Afghan soldier at the 14th Combat Support Hospital on Bagram Airfield.

Sep 15, 2006

A Fort Bragg-based soldier was detained Saturday in Moscow in the death of his Russian wifeAca,!a,,cs uncle.

Sep 15, 2006

Cheering friends, teary moms, proud dads and relieved spouses hushed for a split second before erupting in roaring applause as their loved ones marched on American soil for the first time in almost a year.

Sep 15, 2006

When Spc. Michael P. Chatman and other combat engineers go out in front of convoys to clear hidden explosives, they know their chances of being hurt are a Aca,!A"little bit higher.Aca,!'

Sep 15, 2006

82nd Paratrooper becomes Buckmaster Pfc. Elliot Perry, 21, of Denison, Texas, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, grew up hunting, so knowing a lot about wildlife and hunting strategy is second nature for this 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper. Perry was able to out perform 48 other soldiers with his knowledge of wildlife and hunting skills to win the Jackie Bushman, 2006 Buckmasters Challenge July 26 on the nationally televised Jackie Bushman Show.

Sep 15, 2006

Things started to go wrong for the convoy of 407th Brigade Support Battalion paratroopers right from the beginning. First, they found protestors blocking the road to their objective. Then, they were hit by skirmishers who shot at them from hidden positions beside the road. And finally, they had to fight their way out of a hostile village full of snipers after an improvised explosive device disabled one of their vehicles.

Sep 14, 2006

Air Force C-130 pilot Lt. Col. Bryant Qualls offloaded precious cargo at a joint military and civilian emergency response exercise at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Sep 14, 2006

Engineers from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center began supplying water Sept. 11 to residents of Neah BayAca,!a,,cs Makah Indian Reservation, which has run nearly dry.

Sep 14, 2006

While training is the primary focus of Soldiers magazineAca,!a,,cs September issue, the lead story deals with a real-world operation: the assistance Maryland National Guard Soldiers provided to Americans evacuated from war-torn Lebanon.

Sep 14, 2006

After more than a year in Iraq, Sgt. 1st Class Peter Moran was ready to get back to his family and friends. Little did he know his return festivities would include Christina Aguilera and the Good Morning America crew.

Sep 14, 2006

Jenni is battling GardnerAca,!a,,cs Syndrome, a rare genetic disease in which the colon, stomach and upper intestine become riddled with polyps. The polyps, or tumors, eventually lead to cancer.

Sep 14, 2006

Spec. Jose Pantoja shows off the danger of his mission along the border region of eastern Afghanistan: a scar on his cheek from an enemy bullet.

Sep 12, 2006

Soldiers, emergency responders and volunteers help set up the site for Freedom Walk, a 9/11 commemoration event at Fort Stewart, Ga.

Sep 12, 2006

When U.S. Soldiers conduct small-unit operations against hostile forces, combat lifesavers fill a critical role in keeping severely wounded comrades alive on the battlefield. ItAca,!a,,cs one Soldier taking care of another.

Sep 11, 2006

Coronary specialist Dr. Jonathan P. Oline had a change of heart and a change in career. He put his 17-year private practice on hold to serve his country.

Sep 11, 2006

Spc. Enriquillo Hernandez, from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, provides security as his platoon gathers intelligence along the Syria/Iraq border. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

Sep 11, 2006

People kept a respectful silence as 184 beams of white light emanated from the PentagonAca,!a,,cs center courtyard yesterday evening, rising into the night sky like lonely wraiths searching for lost loved ones.

Sep 11, 2006

They represented a cross-section of America's thousands of men, women and children of all ages, races and backgrounds from every corner of the country and came together yesterday during the second annual America Supports You Freedom Walk here to pay tribute to those killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sep 11, 2006

About 1,200 Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders, along with a peppering of folks on other types of bikes, rode in the fourth annual Aca,!A"Rattle the Runway Ride" Sunday to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Sep 11, 2006

Multi-National Corps-Iraq held a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Al Faw Palace today, reminding everyone in attendance why servicemembers stand on foreign ground.

Sep 11, 2006

The morale of American GIs serving in Iraq continues to be high, regardless of the danger, difficult conditions and family sacrifices they face, the Army's top enlisted leader said Thursday.

Sep 11, 2006

Army leaders are committed to ensuring soldiers have the best force-protection capability possible, but also want to avoid giving Soldiers a false sense of security, service officials said here Sept. 8.

Sep 11, 2006

They were young and old, college students and retirees, rural visitors and city natives, government employees and private-sector workers, uniformed military personnel and civilians, black and white, Asian and Hispanic; but they all shared a common sense of purpose today.

Sep 11, 2006

Immediately after the second tower collapsed on 9/11, members of the Corps of Engineers' fleet were underway. Stationed along the Hudson River for a Coast Guard boat-safety class, the Corps' boats from the Philadelphia and New York districts became taxis to safety for people trying to flee the scene. "Everyone volunteered to help without a second thought", said Joe Meyers from the Corps' New York district. In all, they ferried 2,300 people off Manhattan.

Sep 11, 2006

One of America's best known red, white and blue symbols was lowered for the last time Sept. 7 at the "Smithsonian Museum of American History", where it had been the centerpiece of its September 11, 2001, "Bearing Witness to History" exhibit that opened Sept. 11, 2002.

Sep 10, 2006

Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, transferred security responsibility for the majority of the Kirkuk province to two battalions of the Iraqi army during a ceremony at an Iraqi military compound just outside of Kirkuk yesterday.

Sep 10, 2006

Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Dartt, an engineer from U.S. Army, Pacific, shares a coloring book with Ganzorig Purev, 10, outside the Simba Kindergarten School, which his unit is building near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

Sep 10, 2006

Sgt. Renee Kraus, administrative noncommissioned officer to the Fort Meyer, Va., garrison command sergeant major, shares the spirit of giving with the local military community by volunteering with So Others Might Eat, a nonprofit Washington, D.C. organization.

Sep 10, 2006

Ghassem Khosrownia, a project engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersAca,!a,,c Gulf Region Central District in Baghdad, Iraq, knows something about cultural challenges Aca,!" heAca,!a,,cs a first-generation immigrant from Iran who earned his U.S. citizenship 20 years ago.

Sep 9, 2006

U.S. military officials reported that a satellite-guided bomb slammed into several Iraqi buildings including a Republican Guard headquarters and the Iraqi Information Ministry center, south of Baghdad on Tuesday.

Sep 8, 2006

By a cumulative score of 140-57, the All-Army womenAca,!a,,cs softball team went 8-1 against sister services to win the 2006 Armed Forces WomenAca,!a,,cs Softball Championship Aug. 21-24 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Sep 8, 2006

The ArmyAca,!a,,cs top doctor wants to help put aside the stigma preventing Soldiers and family members from seeking or receiving the mental health care they need and deserve.

Sep 8, 2006

For the man who now serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watching the televised image of an airliner hitting the World Trade Center signaled the end of an era as the country was thrust into war.

Sep 8, 2006

The Defense Department is focusing efforts to ensure servicemembers stationed overseas and in the United States know their options for voting in the 2006 congressional and local elections.

Sep 8, 2006

Lt. Col. Scott Power was in the last hard Ranger School class in 1989. Lt. Col. Chris Forbes was in the last hard Officer Basic Course in 1988. And Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gaskin, he was in the last hard basic training in 1995.

Sep 8, 2006

As the 1941 Aca,!A"day of infamyAca,!' sneak attack on Pearl Harbor launched America into a world war against nations, the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon launched a war against nation-less terrorists. This war required the Army to take a different approach to organizing, training and fighting.

Sep 8, 2006

Sept. 11, 2001, started beautifully. But by 10 a.m., the clear blue skies were marred by black smoke rising above horrific scenes of death and destruction.

Sep 8, 2006

Staff Sgt. Ruihu Wu is a member of the Army ReserveAca,!a,,cs New York-based 436th Movement Control Battalion. He is currently deployed to Kuwait with the 143rd Transportation Command. On Sept. 11, 2001, Wu was working at a New York City law firm, one building away from the World Trade Center towers. Five years later, this is what he has to say.

Sep 8, 2006

The 9/11 terrorist attacks five years ago had a profound effect on men and women serving in the National Guard. These are three of their stories:

Sep 8, 2006

Women patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center can now get vaccinated against certain subtypes of the virus that can lead to cervical cancer Aca,!" a deadly cancer in women.

Sep 8, 2006

It's really very simple. If we keep our information and communications secure lives will be saved. Operational Security and Information Assurance are not just Army programs. They are a mindset that requires the constant attention of every Army officer, enlisted Soldier, civilian employee, contractor and family member.

Sep 8, 2006

Tens of thousands of Americans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia are preparing to put on their walking shoes during the next few days as they participate in Freedom Walks to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to honor veterans, past and present.

Sep 8, 2006

After a brief stop at Ground Zero in New York this morning, 105 bicyclists, some for the fifth time, began the 272-mile trek that will end at the Pentagon on Sept. 11.

Sep 8, 2006

The EPSN Classic broadcast of Saturday's 2006 home opener, the 83rd in the illustrious history of Michie Stadium, will be streamed live on the internet via the Army Knowledge Online Web site as the Black Knights host Mid-American Conference foe Kent State.

Sep 8, 2006

The Army announced today the publication of Field Manual 2-22.3, Aca,!A"Human Intelligence Collector Operations.Aca,!'

Sep 8, 2006

Richard L. Smith was serving with Company B, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, when he first came under fire on Nov. 17, 1965.

Jan 10, 2006

Governors of four southern states have declared states of emergency due to winter storms, bringing a number of National Guard troops on state active duty.