Oct 18, 2011

A Third Army/ ARCENT contingency traveled to the Noncommissioned Officer Academy to meet with officers, leaders of the schoolhouse and NCOs of all ranks here Sept. 21, 2011.

Oct 18, 2011

The number of military units packing up equipment and personal belongings is increasing as the U.S. continues to prepare its exit from Iraq, as part of Operation New Dawn. But before anything crosses over U.S. borders, everything that is shipped back to the states must go through a thorough customs inspection.

Oct 17, 2011

Third Army hosted firefighters from the Kuwaiti army, U.S. Air Force and Area Support Group -- Kuwait as they completed their fifth week of cooperative training, Oct. 11, 2011.

Oct 17, 2011

The first self-redeploying unit to leave Iraq stopped at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 7, 2011, to rest and re-fuel on their way out of the country.

Oct 14, 2011

Many Soldiers suffer from muscle, bone, and joint pain due to a variety of injuries. In some cases, pain medication can be helpful, but only for a short period. There are many long-term benefits Soldiers can gain from physical therapy.

Oct 13, 2011

U.S. forces are "completely on track" to make a total military withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year, even while U.S. and Iraqi officials discuss the possibility of some staying longer, U.S. Forces Iraq's spokesman and director of strategic effects said today.

Oct 13, 2011

Soldiers from the Virginia Army National Guard 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in the Army Ten-Miler Shadow Run at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2011, and Forward Operating Base Lagman Oct. 9, 2011.

Oct 13, 2011

Soldiers deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, recently honed their ability to recover damaged vehicles during a wheeled vehicle recovery course Sept. 26-28, 2011.

Oct 13, 2011

Soldiers of the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, an Attack-Reconnaissance Squadron consisting of OH-58 Kiowa Warriors, based out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, are the first aviation unit in Iraq to close a forward operating base.

Oct 6, 2011

Third Army/ARCENT teamed with the Kuwaiti army to conduct firefighting training at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Oct. 4, 2011.

Oct 6, 2011

The Indiana National Guard's 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team and Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team examined more than 100 boys and girls at an orphanage in Khowst City, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2011.

Oct 6, 2011

The worldwide economic crisis is having an impact on the NATO mission militarily as the alliance transitions to a post-International Security Assistance Force environment, said the commander of U.S. Army Europe during a bloggers roundtable today.

Oct 5, 2011

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provided security as U.S. Army engineers began building a much needed bridge near the village of Ghormach, Afghanistan, in September.

Oct 4, 2011

Soldiers in the Joint Robotics Repair Detachment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, are members of an elite program trained specifically to repair robots that are used for route clearance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

Oct 4, 2011

The Tennessee Army National Guard's 230th Sustainment Brigade has been chosen as one of several units responsible for withdrawing all U.S. Forces from Iraq by the end of this year.

Oct 4, 2011

Afghan and U.S. troops worked together in Operation Steel Rain to disrupt Haqqani network cells operating in the Tirzaye district of Khowst province, Sept. 29, 2011.

Oct 3, 2011

Maj. Gen. James L. Terry, outgoing commander of Regional Command South, cased the 10th Mountain Division (LI) colors and officially handed over command to Maj. Gen. James L. Huggins Jr., 82nd Airborne Division and new RC(S) commander, during a transition of authority ceremony Saturday on Kandahar Airfield.

Oct 3, 2011

Camp Buehring, Kuwait, played host to the Army 10-Miler satellite run Oct. 2, 2011. Hundreds of deployed service members and civilians participated in the run.

Oct 3, 2011

Forty-six service members took the Oath of Allegiance, becoming U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony held on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2011.

Oct 3, 2011

U.S. Soldiers and Afghan National Security Forces in Zabul province reclaimed a road between Qalat, the provincial capital, and Mizan, the Mizan district capital, held by the Taliban for the past year.

Oct 3, 2011

More than 400 installations in Iraq have already been transitioned from American to Iraqi control -- but until the transfer of forward Operating Base Diamondback, none of those handovers had been completed by an aviation unit.

Oct 3, 2011

American Soldiers here recently conducted a week-long class to train fellow Iraqi Army personnel how to operate heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks in preparation for the upcoming assumption of operations by Iraqi Security Forces at the Camp Taji airfield.

Sep 28, 2011

After the recent death of a Soldier from rabies, many commands are reminding deployed service members to stay away from stray animals on and off post.

Sep 28, 2011

A seminar in Iraq focused on how chaplains can better prepare and help Soldiers adjust and return to their families in the states.

Sep 27, 2011

Two Joint Munitions Command couples deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Operation New Dawn.

Sep 27, 2011

Policeman from the Afghan National Police participated in a graduation ceremony at the Operational Command Center-Provincial in Qalat, Sept. 22, 2011.

Sep 27, 2011

Afghan security forces are moving forward and will be able to assume the lead for security in December 2014, said Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, commander of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan.

Sep 25, 2011

The United States and Iraq are in talks to chart military assistance Iraq needs after the pull-out of U.S. troops at the end of the year, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today.

Sep 22, 2011

The Four Corners site in Kuwait stands ready 24 hours a day to expedite the responsible redeployment, repositioning and reposturing of equipment and troops leaving Iraq due to the presidential directive.

Sep 22, 2011

Approximately 60 Soldiers from across Illinois, as well as two Soldiers from Michigan and South Dakota, have been deployed to Kunar province since June with the Illinois Army National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Development Team.

Sep 22, 2011

Soldiers with Blackfoot Troop, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, partnered with Afghan National Security Forces to locate and destroy enemy strength during Operation Tofan II in Paktya Province, Afghanistan.

Sep 22, 2011

Despite harsh weather and unique working conditions, four employees completed installation of language laboratories in Taji and Ar Rustamiyah, Iraq, that will help Iraqis learn English.

Sep 22, 2011

After a Soldier who recently returned from Afghanistan died from rabies, the Army is seeking to identify the disease in other service members before it's too late.

Sep 21, 2011

Soldiers assigned to the Afghan Local Police training detachment with Company D, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, attached to 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted an improvised explosive device lane at Joint Combat Outpost Masaw, Sept. 15.

Sep 21, 2011

The 47th Combat Support Hospital, along with Soldiers from the 282nd Field Artillery, 1st Calvary Division, held a mobile blood screening as a proactive measure on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Sept. 18, 2011.

Sep 20, 2011

Logistics Task Force-4, part of the 401st Army Field Support Battalion-Kandahar, is working with the Marine Corps on a new, one-of-a-kind maintenance program that will keep Marine Corps vehicles in the fight for an additional two years.

Sep 20, 2011

Field artillerymen with 1st Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, have fired more than 1,200 rounds at the enemy since arriving in eastern Afghanistan nine months ago.

Sep 20, 2011

With the continued transition of U.S. bases throughout northern Iraq, the need for the timely movement of supplies and equipment to centralized locations has shown the value of well-trained logistics Soldiers.

Sep 20, 2011

Sgt. Maj. Norman McAfee, Health Services adviser for the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center, saw a problem last November that needed to be fixed -- wounded Afghan National Patrolmen were dying of wounds before they could receive any medical attention.

Sep 19, 2011

The program coalition forces helped to create in Afghanistan last year to turn young men away from the insurgency and reintegrate them back to their communities is going a long way in building trust and confidence there, a military official said today.

Sep 19, 2011

One of the many threats service members encounter while deployed is the viral disease rabies. Although it's possible to contract the virus while in the U.S., being deployed elevates the risk of coming in contact and being bitten by a wild animal.

Sep 19, 2011

With budgets falling and thousands of troops scheduled to redeploy back home, commanders in the field are striving to become more efficient with resource-saving measures such as the Shower Water Reuse System.

Sep 17, 2011

Constructing buildings on mountain tops is a complicated challenge. It is a bigger challenge when the mountains are in the remote Daykundi province of Afghanistan.

Sep 16, 2011

International Security Assistance Force Joint Command said the coalition will not be deterred by recent attacks in Afghanistan including the Sept. 13 assaults on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and the truck bomb that exploded Sept. 10 near a combat outpost in Wardak province.

Sep 14, 2011

American and Iraqi Soldiers began using a new firing range near Ramadi, Iraq, which U.S. forces recently expanded to improve Iraqi Army training.

Sep 14, 2011

Sgt. Aaron Manis, a human resources specialist with 101st Human Resources Company, calmly walks the halls of the division main building at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, hoping to share his positive attitude with everyone he passes.

Sep 12, 2011

As the Dec. 31 deadline nears for the repositioning of U.S. service members in Iraq, Third Army/ARCENT Soldiers stand ready to assist with their transition.

Sep 9, 2011

Soldiers of the 4th Sustainment Brigade have been teaching combatives courses to service members during their deployment on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.

Sep 7, 2011

To help introduce available services to personnel stationed in Kuwait, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Service) leaders decided to hold an event to raise awareness.

Sep 7, 2011

Afghan and coalition forces killed four insurgents, detained six suspects and seized a weapons cache yesterday during separate operations in Regional Command East in Afghanistan, military officials reported.

Sep 7, 2011

Soldiers from the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Female Engagement Team, along with members of the Afghan National Police, worked together to conduct a joint foot patrol through the bazaar in Qalat, Aug. 21, 2011.

Sep 7, 2011

Sgt. Paul Roberts, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter door gunner with Company B, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, which is a Reserve unit serving with 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Phoenix, made it his personal mission to provide care packages for Soldiers located in these remote areas.

Sep 7, 2011

Elements of 299th "Lifeline" Brigade Support Battalion are preparing to transition responsibility of, or close down, three hubs that currently provide sustainment to forces throughout the Baghdad area of operations.

Sep 7, 2011

By the end of September, water will once again pour through miles of the Septia Canal, in and around the cities of Septia and Al Raga, Iraq, in part because Soldiers from the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provided security while the canal was repaired.

Sep 6, 2011

An Army medic serving with the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team here saved a young Afghan boy's life during a routine check of a local district's medical capabilities.

Sep 6, 2011

The final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks, purchased by the Iraqi government, arrived at Besmaya Combat Training Center mid-August.

Sep 4, 2011

Troops in Kabul, Afghanistan joined a global physical training day, Sept. 3, 2011, that left no room for the faint of heart. The only requirement was to sweat and embrace the pain -- 31 minutes for 31 fallen heroes.

Sep 1, 2011

Teams of National Guardsmen and Reservists protect members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who go "outside the wire" to project sites. Without them, the Afghanistan Engineer District-South couldn't carry out its mission to design and build projects that are a critical component of creating the conditions for stability and security in Afghanistan.

Sep 1, 2011

Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, trained 25 Iraqi army soldiers in basic, advanced and close-quarters marksmanship skills.

Aug 31, 2011

Leaders from the 6th 'Saber' Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division visited Al Zahraa Hospital on the Northeast side of Al Kut, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2011 to speak with hospital officials about the attacks on Aug. 15, 2011, express condolences to the injured and loved ones, and offer general medical advice.

Aug 31, 2011

Third Army/ARCENT is doing its part to prepare Soldiers in the event of a vehicular accident. The mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicle egress trainer course is designed to ready service members for the mean streets of Afghanistan.

Aug 31, 2011

Muslim Soldiers and civilians came together during early morning hours to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2011.

Aug 30, 2011

The Shadow unmanned aerial system helps keep 1st Infantry Division troops safe in Afghanistan.

Aug 30, 2011

Soldiers with a female engagement team, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team delivered medical supplies to a health clinic in Deh Dadi, Afghanistan, June 1, 2011.

Aug 30, 2011

In the middle of the night, in the deep, dark waters of the Persian Gulf, four second class divers of the 7th Engineer Dive Team from Fort Shafter, Hawaii, spent nearly four hours underwater testing their skills to become salvage divers.

Aug 30, 2011

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, practiced assembling and flying the Raven unmanned aircraft iat Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 23, 2011.

Aug 29, 2011

The Kajaki and Dahla dams in southern Afghanistan have not had their underwater structures inspected or repaired for several years, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to remedy the neglect.

Aug 29, 2011

A Soldier with Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team has helped save the life of others while under fire twice in the last two months, once while injured himself.

Aug 26, 2011

Soldiers from 1st Special Troops Battalion, Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, and other service members remember the fallen by touching up the names painted on the Warrior Memorial Wall at Contingency Operating Site Warrior.

Aug 25, 2011

The Small Arms Support Center Kandahar is a weapons repair shop that can repair every kind of weapon from a 9 mm pistol to a howitzer cannon. They fix weapons from all over Southern Afghanistan and if they cannot fix it they will do a one-for-one exchange of the weapon.

Aug 24, 2011

Many service members departing Iraq are now donating personal property they've accumulated to needy Iraqi families, rather than throw it away or sell it to an incoming service member.

Aug 24, 2011

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 1982nd Forward Surgical Team have been up to the task of operating at Forward Operating Base Shank since arriving in Afghanistan late last year.

Aug 23, 2011

Task Force Guns, part of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, currently deployed in northern Afghanistan, is conducting combat operations supporting ground coalition forces in Regional Command North.

Aug 23, 2011

A bomb in Balad, Iraq, put a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle to the test. Three Soldiers lived because the MRAP was tough enough to take the blast.

Aug 22, 2011

Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-North, trained Iraqi Army soldiers on various medical tasks to help ensure they have the knowledge and capability to take care of injured comrades.

Aug 22, 2011

Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Konduz, Afghanistan, recently gained a valuable tool that had been stored away and forgotten -- an Aspen 2000 carbon water purification system.

Aug 22, 2011

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as Army CID, is actively seeking qualified Soldiers who are interested in pursuing a career as CID special agents.

Aug 19, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group at Shindand to expand the base to triple its original size. The extra space will be used to relocate some 3,000 coalition forces to make way for construction of a new training runway for Afghan pilots.

Aug 18, 2011

Soldiers with Company D, 1st "Dragon" Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division-Center supported an Iraqi-led humanitarian outreach operation Aug. 2, 2011, on a hot summer evening at Joint Security Station Deason, Iraq.

Aug 17, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan develops young Afghan engineers into quality assurance representatives and project engineers.

Aug 16, 2011

Only five more months until the Dec. 31 drawdown of Iraq, which will see thousands of servicemembers leave the country and begin the process of redeploying to the U.S. As part of the drawdown, U.S. Forces-Iraq will be moving its headquarters from Iraq to Kuwait.

Aug 16, 2011

Iraq has the most capable counterinsurgency force in the Middle East and Central Asia, but its military still has a long way to go to defend the Iraqi people, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Iraq said here today.

Aug 15, 2011

To combat corruption within the contracting process America's federal law enforcement communities established the International Contract and Corruption Task Force -- Afghanistan.

Aug 15, 2011

The 358th Medical Detachment, Veterinary Services, is a Reserve unit from Alabama whose mission includes keeping improvised explosive device detection dogs healthy and in the fight.

Aug 15, 2011

Calling the operation against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden "a great step" toward U.S. objectives in Afghanistan, a senior defense official emphasized the importance of continuing to build Afghan security forces and institutions so they can continue this momentum.

Aug 15, 2011

Afghan and coalition forces have been heavily engaged in Afghanistan's southeastern region in recent days, killing and detaining numerous insurgent fighters there, military officials reported.

Aug 14, 2011

Five U.S. Army Soldiers were killed Aug. 6, 2011, when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Their memories were honored Aug. 13 and 14 in two memorial ceremonies.

Aug 12, 2011

Accomplishing the traditionally male role of route clearance missions, brings a unique blend of challenges and advantages to female platoon leaders of the 535th Engineer Support Company charged with the mission in eastern Afghanistan.

Aug 12, 2011

If she were in the military, Michelle Klapper would have, by now, probably earned her Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge and a host of other military awards for her contributions to Global War on Terrorism.

Aug 11, 2011

Third Army servicemembers conducted a mass-casualty exercise to validate incident response and exercise reporting procedures here Aug. 6, 2011.

Aug 11, 2011

Afghan and coalition forces yesterday prevented a planned enemy explosion of a mosque in southern Afghanistan and killed a Taliban leader who led insurgent operations in the north, military officials reported.

Aug 11, 2011

Soldiers with Company B, "Griffin" Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division - Center conducted a thorough cleaning of their assigned theater-provided equipment, July 28, 2011, at Camp Liberty, Iraq, in preparation for turn in.

Aug 10, 2011

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Colt will conduct the investigation of the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that killed 38 U.S. and Afghan servicemembers, U.S. Central Command officials announced today.

Aug 10, 2011

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah assisted villagers after their building caught fire during a mounted combat patrol in Pusht-e Rod district of Farah province, Aug. 2, 2011.

Aug 10, 2011

Soldiers from the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, transferred base operations and training responsibilities at the Manila Training Center near Chamchamal, Iraq, to the Kurdish Regional Guard, Aug. 4.

Aug 10, 2011

Coalition forces killed the Taliban insurgents involved with the recent downing of the CH-47 helicopter, with a precision airstrike in Chak district, Wardak province, yesterday.

Aug 10, 2011

The Soldiers of Task Force Attack, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, currently attached to 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, face a high operational tempo in eastern Afghanistan.

Aug 9, 2011

A combined Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed several insurgents and detained numerous others in the Mya Neshin district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province yesterday, military officials reported.

Aug 8, 2011

Criminal Investigation Division special agents conducted an early morning raid on Bagram, Afghanistan, to recover more than $250,000 of equipment stolen U.S. Government property.

Aug 8, 2011

Spartan Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Pasa, in Afghanistan, crowded into the brigade conference room to speak with five wounded warriors from Task Force Spartan Aug. 2 via video teleconference, who are currently recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.