| Trainers Provide Lessons-Learned to Deploying Troops Trainer/mentors at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., are providing lessons-learned to soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team that's preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. defense.gov |
First Lady Urges Support for Military Families As the nation observed Independence Day, First Lady Michelle Obama issued a statement urging Americans to support servicemembers and their families. defense.gov |
National Guard Aircrews Fuel Polar Research If not for the specialized skills of a relatively small group of Air National Guard pilots and their crews, the secrets hidden in the DNA of bedrock debris in Greenland may well have remained undiscovered. defense.gov |
Obama Well-served by Afghan Debate, Gates Says President Barack Obama was "well-served" by the vigorous debate during the development of the Afghan strategy, and the national security team has worked harmoniously since his decision, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said. defense.gov |
General Discusses Changes to Initial Army Training From a revamped physical training plan to eliminations in some live-fire operations, changes in the habits of today's youth have prompted the Army to make adjustments in its basic training program, said the chief of initial entry training at the Army's Training and Doctrine Command. defense.gov |