| Operation Improves Security in Afghan Province Afghan soldiers, supported by International Security Assistance Force troops, have completed a clearing operation aimed at disrupting insurgent presence north of Heart in Badghis province defense.gov |
Family Matters Blog: My Weekend in Iraq With Dr. Biden AFPS' Elaine Wilson was planning her own Independence Day getaway when she got a last-minute invitation to travel to Iraq with Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, and write about Dr. Biden's time there. In this blog, Elaine shares what she learned on this special holiday trip. defense.gov |
Grenade Thrown From Mosque Wounds 4 ISAF Troops Four International Security Assistance Force troops were wounded in eastern Afghanistan by a grenade thrown from a mosque. defense.gov |
Army Shadow earns DOD performance-based logistics award The Army's Shadow unmanned aerial system was recently named the recipient of a Department of Defense award for performance-based logistics, in part for the high readiness rate of the system, its improved reliability and its decreasing cost of operation. army.mil |
Face of Defense: Football Player Joins Marines Marine Corps Pvt. Bernard D. Lueken gave up a promising football career to enlist in the Marine Corps as a tribute to his mother, who died of breast cancer. defense.gov |