Governors encourage support of Guard's role abroadLeaving a military base in Iraq in their up-armored SUVs, soldiers fire their M-4 automatic weapons into piles of sand dumped along the side of the road. It’s part of the routine: Make sure the guns work...
August 30, 2010
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Moldova day six: Next step on way to peacekeeping certificationThe soldiers of Moldova’s Company A, 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, cleared the first hurdle on the way to Level Two NATO peacekeeping certification today after undergoing an internal evaluation of their skills conducted by officers from the Moldovan Ministry of Defense...
September 1, 2010
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ feedback sought from spousesPentagon officials today mailed out 150,000 new “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” surveys, this time seeking input from military spouses about the potential repeal of the law that bars gay men and lesbians from serving openly, officials said...
August 24, 2010
Army North trains, assists Minnesota’s 55th CSTTwo days after a groundbreaking ceremony here, seven local residents who attended the ceremony started developing strange symptoms of fever, in addition to severe headaches, vomiting and fluid-filled blisters...
September 2, 2010
Iowa ADT helps Afghan girls schoolOn a late August day outside Forward Operating Base Wright, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brumley helped load a slightly scuffed Toyota Corolla with boxes of clothing for the families of war widows and school supplies for the Fatima Girls School in nearby Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan...
September 2, 2010
Locals tip off Afghan army concerning weapons cacheLive mortar rounds are commonly used in manufacturing improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, and in the hands of insurgents or Taliban fighters these weapons could be used to attack local civilians as well as Afghan National Security Forces who patrol the area in unarmored vehicles...
September 2, 2010
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