As tensions rise in Korea, US military is ready if needed »

By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2010 – The U.S. and South Korean militaries will undergo two new training exercises in light of last week’s finding that North Korea sank a South Korean navy ship, killing 46 sailors, a Pentagon spokesman announced today.Video
The U.S. Navy committed to conducting anti-submarine and maritime interdiction training [...]

U.S. Marines battle fire and sandstorm in Afghanistan »

By Cpl. Justis Beauregard, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — A large cloud of smoke rolled into the air as the Supply Management Unit lot erupted in flames, May 16, — a stomach-churning site, especially in a combat zone.
Marines from Crash Fire Rescue and Heavy Equipment operators with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 were [...]

Entire 101st Airborne division to deploy to Afghanistan »

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 28, 2010) — Throughout 2010 and 2011, more than 20,000 Soldiers from Fort Campbell’s 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Afghanistan, the first time an entire Army division has deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom within one year.
During a press conference Monday, Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of the 101st, [...]

Expert says U.S. must assist Pakistan with insurgency »

By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2010 – Calling relations with Pakistan vital to U.S. national security, senior Defense Department officials testified on Capitol Hill today in support of long-term funding for Pakistan’s counterinsurgency operations.
Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy, and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., director of operations [...]

US Marines patrol Taliban hot spot »

 By Lance Cpl. Dwight A. Henderson, Regimental Combat Team 7 

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan  — From inside of a small compound, known as Patrol Base Khodi Rhom, the Marines of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, alongside a section of Afghan National Army soldiers, patrol an area once known for large amounts of enemy activity in Garmsir [...]

US carrier crew commended for Iranian flyby response »

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2010 – Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell today credited the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for its disciplined response last week when an Iranian military aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of it in the Gulf of Oman.
An Iranian navy maritime patrol aircraft flew [...]

Success mounts in U.S. operations in Afghanistan »

Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2010 – Afghan and international forces killed or captured numerous enemy fighters and seized stockpiles of drugs and illegal weapons in recent Afghanistan operations, military officials reported.
– Two Haqqani terrorist network facilitators and two other militants were captured by an Afghan-international security force [...]

US Army refurbishes and redeploys equipment from Iraq to Afghanistan »

By C. Todd Lopez
Army News Service
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2010 – The Army is now 35 percent complete in its effort to move equipment and materiel out of Iraq as part of the U.S. withdrawal from that country.
Lt. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., commander of 3rd Army, spoke April 2 during a Pentagon news conference about [...]

NATO forces battle insurgents with community cooperation in Afghanistan »

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2010 – Afghan and NATO troops were involved in a 12-hour battle yesterday with insurgents in western Afghanistan’s Badghis province, killing dozens of enemy fighters, military officials reported.
An Afghan commando also was killed, and six Afghan soldiers were reported wounded, as well as three international Special Forces soldiers, military officials said. No [...]

US Troops capture Taliban bomb maker »

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2010 – Afghan and international forces today captured a Taliban explosives expert who is believed to be a leader for insurgent bomb-making efforts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, military officials reported.
The combined force captured the man and several other militants just west of Kandahar City while searching a compound there. The man is [...]

Earth Hour is upon us »

Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take [...]

USNS Comfort returns home after successful Haiti relief mission »

American Forces Press Service
NORFOLK, Va., March 14, 2010 – The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived at Naval Station Norfolk here yesterday after its seven-week deployment in Haiti supporting Operation Unified Response. Video
Comfort left its Baltimore homeport in record time after receiving orders to make best speed to Haiti to provide medical aid to victims [...]

US forces kill senior Taliban operative »

American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces killed a senior Taliban operative, detained numerous suspected insurgents and seized weapons and drugs in recent operations, military officials in Kabul reported.
In the Chak-e Wardak district of Wardak province today, Afghan and international forces captured a suspected Taliban subcommander allegedly responsible for conducting [...]

US looks beyond Iraq and Afghanistan »

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2010 – While the United States draws down in Iraq and builds up in Afghanistan, “we must not lose sight of our other challenges” in the Middle East, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here today.
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States must [...]

US Commander says success in Afghanistan is achievable »

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2010 – Though considerable challenges remain in Afghanistan, success there is achievable and important, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here today. Video
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus also noted progress in Iraq during testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
“We’ve spent much of the past year working to get the [...]

7 U.S. service members killed in action in March »

Afghanistan – 7 U.S. service members have been killed in action during combat operations in the first week of March.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 1 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. The [...]

U.S. Marines train for a different kind of fight »

By Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac , Marine Forces Reserve 

HARSTAD, Norway – Marines with 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment open fire upon a mock enemy force during a training raid March 3, 2010. After nearly a month above the Arctic Circle, Marines with the battalion are on their way home from Norway after completing Exercise Cold Response [...]

Air Force team deploys to Chile »

American Forces Press Service
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 9, 2010 – An Air Force expeditionary medical support team from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, will arrive here today to help people impacted by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the nation Feb. 27.
The team, consisting of more than 80 airmen, including 63 medical personnel, will conduct humanitarian [...]

Two soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq »

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died Feb. 21 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing.  The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tenn.
Killed were:
Capt. Marcus R. Alford, 28, [...]

Operation Moshtarak shoes progress as Marines and Afghans battle Taliban »

KABUL, Feb. 23, 2010 – Signs of steady progress in development and governance are evident in the central part of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command officials said today.
In a daily update on Operation Moshtarak, which began in the region Feb. 13, officials said bridges, roads and culverts are being repaired, bazaars [...]