Face of Defense: Deployed Soldier Finds Home With Old Motorbike
When Army Spc. Skyler W. Genest started fixing an early 1970s motorbike he found while deployed in Afghanistan, he found himself thinking of life back home in Vermont. defense.gov |
Multinational peacekeeping operation kicks off in Cambodia
Troops from 10 countries stood with each other on the parade field at the Training School for Multinational Peacekeeping Forces July 17, marking the start of the Angkor Sentinel 2010 field training exercise, co-sponsored with the U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in support of the U.N. Global Peacekeeping Operation Initiative. army.mil |
Mullen: Insurgents More Concerned With Fight Than Timeline
Extremists in Afghanistan are more concerned with continuing their fight than they are with the timeline that calls for a U.S. drawdown to begin next summer, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. defense.gov |
Summit Highlights Veterans' College Successes, Challenges
The first White House Summit on Community Colleges spotlighted the key role that local colleges play in American education including teaching military veterans returning to school. defense.gov |
It's 'Black Seven' up for the Iraqi Army; now that's refreshing
"Black Seven" is a problem solver. He wakes before zero-dark-thirty every morning. He drives across the street from his Containerized Housing Unit to the Iraqi Army training site. He talks with the Iraqis and is neighborly in his approach. He jokes; he listens to problems and offers advice. Sometimes he stays into the black night for chai. army.mil |