Mar 29, 2012

Staff Sgt. Stefanie Mason, who is on the list released today of Army athletes who qualified for the Warrior Games, was riding in an up-armored SUV in Kabul, Afghanistan, when the driver decided to go faster.

Mar 28, 2012

The actions of one Rhode Island National Guard Soldier epitomized the Army Value of selfless service, "doing one's duty loyally without thought of recognition or gain," as he heroically saved an Afghan child without regard for his own life.

Mar 27, 2012

Nine members of the West Point Model United Nations Team traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia, over spring break to participate in the World Model United Nations Conference hosted by both Harvard University and the University of British Columbia.

Mar 27, 2012

The last mine resistant, ambush protected vehicle to depart Iraq during Operation New Dawn was loaded aboard the Ocean Crescent, March 24, 2012, at Port of Ash Shuaiba, Kuwait, for transport to the 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood, Texas.

Mar 27, 2012

A U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group Soldier was awarded the Soldier's Medal March 23, 2012, during a ceremony held in his honor at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command headquarters on Fort Eustis, Va.

Mar 26, 2012

Two U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program wrestlers over the weekend qualified their Greco-Roman weight classes for Team USA to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Mar 25, 2012

Close to 7,000 marchers, including 30 wounded warriors and an original Bataan POW, took part in the 23rd annual Bataan Memorial Death March, March 25, 2012, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Mar 22, 2012

Some of the military's best photographers, videographers and graphic artists were named during the Defense Information School's 49th annual Visual Information Awards program, held March 12-15, 2012.

Mar 22, 2012

Nineteen military children represented Maryland at a mini-Olympic competition that was hosted by Michelle Obama, March 13, 2012, at American University in Washington, D.C.

Mar 21, 2012

Army senior linebacker Andrew Rodriguez added another trophy to his mantle on March 20, 2012, by winning the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award.

Mar 21, 2012

More than 12 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and Army veterans traveled to Sumter, S.C., to train and compete for a place on the Army Warrior Games archery team March 12-16, 2012.

Mar 21, 2012

Each month, the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital receives two special visitors. Both visitors would rather lift spirits than play fetch -- Paisley, a Great Dane and Lela, a Labrador retriever, are Red Cross therapy dogs.

Mar 20, 2012

The Army is trying to create basic language and cultural expertise in the officer, civilian, and enlisted ranks for active and reserve components with the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency program.

Mar 20, 2012

A married couple, both U.S. Army research biologists, is working together to improve Soldiers' ability to detect, identify and protect against potentially lethal biological threat agents.

Mar 20, 2012

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Spc. Dennis Bowsher sits in the proverbial driver's seat for Team USA's modern pentathletes on the road to London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Mar 19, 2012

Army World Class Athlete Program member Spc. Megan Henry, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 854th Engineer Battalion, 411th Engineer Brigade, won the 2012 U.S. National Skeleton Championship in the women's category at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, March 4, 2012.

Mar 16, 2012

Homes for Our Troops presented the keys to the 109th home built for a seriously-injured service member since the organization began building homes in 2004, to Staff Sgt. Millican, Georgia National Guard.

Mar 16, 2012

The XVIII Airborne Corps brought back more than 50 items donated to U.S. troops by Iraqi citizens that are being cataloged within the Army's historical channels as potential artifacts from the war in Iraq.

Mar 15, 2012

Spc. Simon Davidson-Hood, Continental Color Guard, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), shares his experiences of serving in the military from different countries.

Mar 14, 2012

Hundreds of women gathered on Capitol Hill, March 13, 2012, to induct into the Army Women's Hall of Fame those who served in Vietnam.

Mar 14, 2012

The Soldiers of the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, said goodbye to a Military Working Dog named Brando during a memorial ceremony March 9, 2012, at the chapel on Panzer Kaserne, Germany.

Mar 13, 2012

Respect and attention are words commonly heard throughout the armed forces. For most, it's an understood concept. For the four-legged service animals of Caisson Platoon, it's a learned habit.

Mar 13, 2012

One small gesture of friendship by a team of Special Forces Soldiers set one young Bolivian corporal on a path toward wearing his own American green beret

Mar 12, 2012

Community members and Bamberg Middle High School's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets presented 33 Soldiers with quilts for their deployed service during a ceremony at the Bamberg Chapel, in Germany, Feb. 29, 2012.

Mar 12, 2012

On International Women's Day, Capt. Mickey Kelly firmly positioned herself as an Olympic contender among women from 27 nations competing in the 2012 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Series.

Mar 12, 2012

A memorial honoring 118 fallen Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was recently unveiled at Fort Knox, Ky.

Mar 12, 2012

Spend a day in the life of Staff Sgt. George Norton as he prepares for the 2012 London Olympics.

Mar 10, 2012

The only U.S. military rabbi currently serving in Afghanistan travels regularly from his base at Kandahar Air Field to other military camps and uses the Internet to reach his congregation.

Mar 8, 2012

Over the past five years, what's now known as the Military Culinary Arts Competition has evolved from a predominately Army and Marine Corps event to one that has attracted all of the armed services.

Mar 8, 2012

About 70 Soldiers from across the country brought their "A" game to the Warrior Games clinics at Fort Meade, Md., to train and compete in sitting volleyball, track and field, and cycling, scheduled for March 8-12, 2012.

Mar 8, 2012

A panel of two senior executive service Army civilians, a major general, a colonel and a sergeant major, all of whom are women, shared their personal stories on what drove them to be in the positions they are today.

Mar 7, 2012

The last U.S. Army vehicle to drive out of Iraq in December will be preserved in the historical record at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood, Texas.

Mar 7, 2012

About 335 chefs and 22 teams are competing this week in the largest U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition ever, with more than 850 separate events to be judged.

Mar 5, 2012

Many Soldiers have called the Army their home over the years. Few have meant it more than Staff Sgt. Sharalis Canales of the Natick Soldier Systems Center.

Mar 5, 2012

A 1st Lt. Joshua J. Lien was leading the 200th Engineer Company during bridge building operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan, when he found out his wife had given birth to his son, Tucker Casey Lien.

Mar 5, 2012

Of all the events within the 37th Annual Military Culinary Competition currently in progress at Fort Lee, ice carving is one of the few that doesn't involve cooking.

Mar 5, 2012

Jadey Pareja, an Edgewood Chemical Biological Center chemist, leads five scientists in the Protective Equipment Test Branch who test and analyze the carbon materials that will be integrated into Soldiers' protective mask filters.

Mar 5, 2012

Spc. Justin Olsen, the newest Olympic gold medalist in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program's stable of elite bobsledders, won two gold medals at the 2012 FIBT Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships Feb. 18-26, 2012, in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Mar 2, 2012

A Soldier stationed at Vicenza, Italy, received the Soldier's Medal today for his actions on May 31, 2011, when he took an armed bank robber down after a heist in Sarasota, Fla.

Mar 1, 2012

Andrew Mahana received the Department of the Army Commander's Award, Feb. 23, 2012, for Civilian Service for his heroic actions after an accident at the Reno Air Races in Nevada

Mar 1, 2012

When David Faigin took delivery of the book, he knew he held a smash hit in his hands. Never mind that it would never find its way onto the New York Times Best Sellers list. In fact, he couldn't care less that not a single copy would ever be sold.

Mar 1, 2012

Though the Medical Enlisted Corps was formally established as the Hospital Corps on March 1, 1887, their history dates back to the Revolutionary War.

Feb 29, 2012

It was shortly after dawn on the morning of March 23, 2003, and it was already the worst day of Spc. Shoshana Johnson's life.

Feb 29, 2012

Military leaders, island representatives, family and friends of the late Pfc. Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano participated in the unveiling of the headstone that now bears a Medal of Honor inscription, in a solemn ceremony Feb. 27, 2012, at Maui Veterans Cemetery, Hawaii.

Feb 28, 2012

When the U.S. Army Center of Military History has a priceless artifact in need of restoration it calls on a group of professional machinists and fabricators located here at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Feb 28, 2012

Cpl. Matt Kinsey says he plays for the newest version of "America's Team" -- the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, now practicing at the Washington Nationals spring training camp.

Feb 24, 2012

Each of the 174 Infantrymen who graduated Feb. 17, 2012, at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Fort Benning, Ga., received a 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar.

Feb 24, 2012

In honor of African-American History Month, Fred Moore, the first African-American Tomb Guard, recalled his journey from serving as a firing party member in Honor Guard Company in 1960, to making history a year later.

Feb 24, 2012

A combat medic who treated a Soldier in Afghanistan found herself in a role reversal after she was injured a week later and brought to San Antonio Military Medical Center where the Soldier she treated is also recovering.

Feb 23, 2012

Shoshana "Shana" Johnson will never forget March 23, 2003 -- not because it was the day she reluctantly became famous, but because it was the day she was cruelly thrust into the annals of history.

Feb 21, 2012

Barbara Coloroso, best-selling author and recognized expert in the areas of parenting, teaching, conflict resolution and bullying, visited Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 27, 2012.

Feb 21, 2012

For many service members, deploying overseas results in an extended period of time away from loved ones. During these moments, troops often need support from their friends and families more than ever. For one Third Army father and son, deploying has brought them as close as they have ever been.

Feb 17, 2012

When Sgt. Sandra Coast graduates from Basic Combat Training on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., she officially begins her Army career, at 51 years old.

Feb 17, 2012

An Alaska Vietnam veteran is awarded the Silver Star -- 45 years after earning it.

Feb 17, 2012

Robert "Bobby" Ricketson came back to Fort Bragg, N.C.,to fulfill a dying wish -- to see paratroopers jump from their aircraft one last time.

Feb 15, 2012

George Hardy Jr. started collecting World War II memorabilia associated with African-Americans about seven years ago, and his collection now includes hundreds of photographs, three distinct uniform displays, Soldiers' personal effects and even a replica radio playing 1940s-era music.

Feb 15, 2012

Greco-Roman wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers won a record sixth heavyweight title at the 2012 Dave Schultz Memorial International and was subsequently named Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2012, by USA Wrestling.

Feb 14, 2012

Retired Maj. Gen. Harvey Williams still has a yearning for on-post life. He once was the post commander.

Feb 14, 2012

A Soldier gets a care package in the mail. The package is from his wife. As she insisted, he waits until Valentine's Day to open it.

Feb 13, 2012

By now, most of America has heard of J.R. Martinez, the veteran-turned-actor-turned-dancer who amazed "Dancing with the Stars" judges as he waltzed, jived and tangoed his way into the hearts of viewers across the country.

Feb 10, 2012

Operation Warfighter is a temporary assignment internship program at Fort Sill, Okla., that is helping Staff Sgt. Louis Thompson focus on his future.

Feb 9, 2012

Sgt. Breanne Pye's silhouette photo of a Soldier in Afghanistan was voted the best photo in the Army.mil 2011 Year in Photos compilation.

Feb 8, 2012

Military recruits who wear glasses won't be issued S9s or "birth control glasses" anymore -- the nickname given to the iconic glasses because many service members believe that while wearing the frames, it is impossible to appear attractive.

Feb 7, 2012

Capt. Brendan P. Murphy, of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Brigade, distinguished himself as the Air Mission Command and pilot in command of a CH-47D helicopter, Sept. 5, 2010, during Operation Enduring Freedom X, in Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2012

Capt. Brendan Graham, a pathologist at San Antonio Military Medical Center donated half of the $47,602 he won on 'Jeopardy' to three charities.

Feb 7, 2012

Last summer, near the Sea of Galilee in the northern Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Adi, Daniel J. Houten finished up routine repairs on an Israeli Army M113 armored personnel carrier. As he shut the hood, he also closed the door on another chapter in his life.

Feb 6, 2012

More than 60 Army Reserve Soldiers attended a meet-and-greet with a local member of the Second World War's famed Tuskegee Airmen, Jan. 27, 2012, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

Feb 3, 2012

When Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Shawn Michael Hibbard was was paired with all-star football player Eli Harold for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, they found they shared similar hardships from the past, along with similar aspirations for the future.

Feb 2, 2012

An aviation crew with C Company "Dustoff," Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, recently earned an Army Aviation Association of America National Award for a mission conducted in June 2011 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Feb 2, 2012

The "Pale Riders" 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted an awards ceremony, honoring their troops for acts of valor and courage while deployed to Afghanistan, at Fort Riley, Kan., Jan. 25, 2012.

Feb 2, 2012

The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program provides outstanding Soldier athletes from all Army components the support and training they need to compete and succeed in national and international competitions while maintaining military careers.

Jan 31, 2012

There was not enough room for Boy Scout Troop 107 of Wiesbaden, Germany, in this year's Klondike Derby in Kandersteg, Switzerland, but they did not give up. In true Scout fashion, they created their own Klondike Derby.

Jan 31, 2012

The Defense Department and the Army said goodbye today to a general known for his leadership and his innovation, but who may be best remembered for his focus on advancing brain injury treatment and mental health care.

Jan 27, 2012

Members of the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command are preparing for their first mission to North Korea in seven years to search for remains of missing U.S. Korean War veterans, a defense official reported.

Jan 26, 2012

After 21 years away from the Army and retiring from dentistry in the civilian sector, Daniel P. Alston returned to serve in the Army Reserve, and now commands the 143rd Dental Company (Area Support) Forward as a lieutenant colonel.

Jan 26, 2012

Maj. Julie D'Annunzio became one of the first females to ever complete Bradley fighting vehicle gunnery, a combat position that is normally a male-only event.

Jan 25, 2012

Aaron Narvol, a World War II Veteran, received his Purple Heart nearly 70 years after being wounded by enemy fire during a battle in April of 1942.

Jan 25, 2012

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Staff Sgt. John Nunn is once again an Olympian. Nunn earned a berth in the London Olympic Games by winning the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for 50K Race Walk with a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes, 41 seconds in Santee, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2012.

Jan 24, 2012

Spc. Hedrick Porrata of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick Soldier Systems Center realized his lifelong dream to become a doctor by passing the medical board recently in Worcester, Mass.

Jan 24, 2012

The annual Yama Sakura in Japan offered U.S. Soldier a unique cultural experience designed to strengthen relationships between U.S. personnel and their Japanese counterparts.

Jan 24, 2012

Every time the Corps begins a beach project, it takes measures to protect sea turtles that comply with environmental policies established by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Jan 23, 2012

A military author, World War II veterans, military and community leaders around Savannah, Ga., gathered to remember the men of the 27th Bombardment Group, which returned home with only 30 percent of their men after World War II.

Jan 23, 2012

Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is the first active-duty Soldier to be nominated for the Paralympic Games and first active-duty service member to ever be nominated to compete in shooting sports at the games.

Jan 20, 2012

Twenty five wounded Soldiers came to El Paso and Fort Bliss, Texas, from different installations to participate in the Warrior Games Shooting Training Camp, Jan. 11-14, 2012.

Jan 19, 2012

The Army Field Band has quite a lineup scheduled for 2012, with performances ranging from Arkansas to Iowa and a lot in between.

Jan 19, 2012

Staff Sgt.'s Andrew and Tim Payne, the youngest of four boys from Buffalo, N.Y., have always been close, and a horrible circumstance brought them even closer.

Jan 18, 2012

Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees distributed two dozen boxes of donated jackets, hats, gloves and other winter clothes to a large orphanage on Jan. 14, 2012, a day when heavy snow fell and the temperature reached 32 degrees in the Afghan capital.

Jan 18, 2012

Raul Mendoza officiates football all over south Texas, from Pop Warner up through high school, but his favorite game is the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Jan 17, 2012

Walk down the baby aisle of your local grocery store and you will see shelves stacked from top to bottom with disposable diapers. Huggies, Pampers and store brand names, ranging from newborn up to size six or more.

Jan 17, 2012

A military professional from the U.S. Army Law Enforcement community will be recognized in a big way this April for his significant contributions in combating sexual assault and violence against women.

Jan 17, 2012

Capt. Kelly Calway carved five minutes off her personal best and led all military runners with a 25th-place finish in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials Jan. 14, 2012.

Jan 16, 2012

One in four Congress members has previously served in the United States military. However, very few congressmen leave public office to serve in the armed forces.

Jan 13, 2012

While the Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds highlight their officer corps by placing officers in key positions, the demonstrators of the U.S. Army Golden Knights are all enlisted.

Jan 12, 2012

When Don Lee relaxes on his couch at home to take in the NFL playoffs on TV, chances are he watches the games a little bit differently than most people.

Jan 11, 2012

Nearly five months after the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers have maintained their professionalism throughout the process.

Jan 10, 2012

The stars did shine bright deep in the heart of Texas, Jan. 7, 2012, as some of the top high school football players in the country and some of the top Army Soldier Heroes teamed up for the 12th annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl in the Alamodome.

Jan 9, 2012

Halfway along a 24-mile bike route through the German countryside of Rheinland Pfalz, Staff Sgt. Barry Homberg took a break from pedaling to refuel and reflect on a journey that had been longer than the 11 miles he'd already pedaled that crisp autumn day.

Jan 9, 2012

For one 1st Infantry Division Soldier, his love for his family and his country led him into an Army recruiter's office, onto basic training, up the road to Fort Riley, Kan., and around the world to Afghanistan.

Jan 9, 2012

Two prior-service contractors in Afghanistan helped save the life of a Soldier struck by a sniper.

Jan 9, 2012

Melanie Will-Cole served as an example for would-be scientists during the Young Women in Science and Engineering College and Career Workshop at Aberdeen Proving Ground.