| Fort Monroe handoff to preserve history, military housing When the Army vacates historic Fort Monroe next year, the plan is to convert it to a National Park, yet lease an office complex inside and continue to house military families there. army.mil |
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Surveys Hit Servicemembers' Inboxes Defense Department officials have e-mailed surveys to 400,000 servicemembers as part of a review to prepare for a potential repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that bans gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. defense.gov |
Pentagon, Karzai work to disband security companies Pentagon officials are working with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to disband private security contractors in Afghanistan. army.mil |
Defense Department Launches Absentee Voting Week The Department of Defense announced Absentee Voting Week, Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, to help servicemembers and civilians serving outside their home states make their votes count. defense.gov |
Army fulfills obligations, pays claims for land use Iraqi citizens who own the land on Forward Operating Base Paliwoda were compensated for the use of their land during a claims payment mission held at Joint Base Balad, Sept. 19-21, 2010. army.mil |