| Chairman's Corner: Happy Birthday Army! In a "Chairman's Corner" message, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates the U.S. Army on its 235th birthday, calling the Army "the best it has ever been." defense.gov |
Mission Unchanged in Afghanistan, Mullen Says The U.S. mission in Afghanistan has not changed, despite its new leadership, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a news conference in Kabul. defense.gov |
Veterans Affairs Works to Reduce Claims Backlog The Veterans Affairs Department is making great strides in its efforts to reduce the backlog of veterans' claims, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki told veterans. defense.gov |
Family Matters Blog: Mom Prepares to Deploy With Husband Gone In this blog, we highlight a military mom's recent posting on the Double Duty blog "Ready? Set? Change!" about preparing to deploy while her husband already is serving overseas. defense.gov |
Army Africa specialists inspect munitions in Horn of Africa Three U.S. Army Africa Soldiers deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11-19 to support U.S. Army Europe’s G-4 branch in conducting Quality Assurance Inventory and Serviceability Inspections of munitions under the control of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. army.mil |