| Female Super-Athlete Finds Inspiration in Army Life Army Capt. Kelly Calway, the Army's 2008 Female Athlete of the Year, is a busy woman, defending her country and raising a family, while preparing to join the World Class Athlete Program. defense.gov |
New scanners reduce customs wait leaving Kuwait Soldiers traveling from Kuwait do not have to wait as long to clear customs at Camp Virginia and Ali Al Salem. New scanners reduce 'baggage dump' by about 80 percent. army.mil |
U.S. Focuses on Rescue, Flood Relief in Pakistan Beyond the mind-boggling personal toll of Pakistan's monsoon floods – with 20 million people affected and 4 million made homeless – there's also a strategic impact, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan said. defense.gov |
Media roundtable focuses spotlight on recent Fort Hood suicides When word broke of several apparent suicides in the Fort Hood area over the weekend, Maj. Gen. Will Grimsley, the installation's senior commander, called together all brigade-level commanders and their command sergeants major and directed them to take a hard look for at-risk Soldiers in their ranks. He directed them to pass the word down to battalion commanders and company commanders, as well. army.mil |
Lynn: Cyberwarfare Extends Scope of Conflict Information technology, and the world's reliance on it, has redefined the front lines of national security, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. defense.gov |