| White House eyeing narrower war effort Senior officials make case for a policy shift that would use few, if any, new combat troops and instead focus on faster training of Afghan forces. pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Federal Officials Pledge Support for Hiring Veterans Senior federal officials pledged their support of President Barack Obama's Nov. 9 directive to establish a veterans' employment program office designed to help former servicemembers get through the maze of paperwork as they apply for federal positions. defenselink.mil |
New VA patients younger, more often women No one's quite ready for them, but female veterans have arrived in the Veterans Affairs's hundreds of hospitals and clinics. A system long geared toward treating an aging male population is scrambling to care for thousands of female veterans. Population - Hospital - United States - Military - Veterans pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Face of Defense: Third-generation Paratrooper Deploys Sgt. 1st Class John Bushnell proved himself to be an excellent Army recruiter. But it was his family's mark as paratroopers that he spent 13 years working toward and recently achieved. defense.gov |
Army Athletes Make USA Winter Olympics Team Seven current and former members of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program have earned spots on Team USA for the XXI Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 12-28 in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. defense.gov |