| National Guard from neighboring states aid Louisiana National Guardsmen from Louisiana's neighboring states and beyond have joined with the bayou state's National Guard to help protect its shores from the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. army.mil |
Family Matters Blog: Military Spouse Shares Deployment Tips In this blog, Army spouse and mother Rebekah Sanderlin shares her lessons-learned from nearly a half-dozen deployments and passes on some tips for coping with the separations. defense.gov |
Combined Forces Kill 3 Insurgents Combined forces killed three insurgents and detained three others during their continuing pursuit of a Taliban subcommander. defense.gov |
Pakistan Relief Focus Shifts From Air to Ground The Pakistani government has announced that it no longer requires U.S. military fixed-wing aircraft support for delivery of flood-relief supplies, but U.S. military helicopters will continue to support Pakistan flood-relief missions. defense.gov |
Efficiencies Will Keep Military Strong in Tight Economy, Lynn Says Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III reiterated the need for efficiencies as a way to keep the military strong during tight economic times. defense.gov |