When the candidates had no pressure to act on civil rights, President Harry S. Truman sent the first civil rights message to Congress, a comprehensive 10-point proposal outlining equal opportunity for all citizens.
Army Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz told Pentagon reporters that a combination of the troops surge, the work of Sunni Muslim “Sons of Iraq” citizen security groups and counter-IED programs are responsible for the reduction in roadside-bomb attacks.
The idea of getting people involved in a letter-writing campaign to reach all servicemembers currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan may seem a little far-fetched for the average person, but Cody Anderson is by no means “average.”
On the wall of the operations cell for Task Force Vigilant it reads, “Vigilance is Excellence.” However, for Task Force Vigilant, a patrolling and quick-reaction team for Multinational Division Center, vigilance also stands for peace.
For the eleventh straight week, violence in Iraq continues at the lowest levels in four years, despite ongoing threats from al-Qaida in Iraq and Iranian-backed militants, a coalition general said today.
Today's diversity in the Army and Air National Guard reflects the diversity of the communities its members serve and live in, the National Guard Bureau's equal opportunity and civil rights director said.
As the Defense Department commemorated the 60th anniversary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the observance is a reminder of “how far we’ve come toward living up to our founding ideals...”
The U.S. military is reaching out to government, academia and industry for help in developing capabilities for protecting the nation’s cyber infrastructure, an Army electronic warfare expert said yesterday.
“Our veterans possess incredible strength that comes from their service in combat. Some also have the strength that comes from learning to overcome and live with a disability,” said Eric Greitens, its chairman
Wherever U.S. forces are deployed across Afghanistan -- whether conducting combat operations in the east and south or security and stability operations in the west and north -- they do so from forward operating bases.
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When the candidates had no pressure to act on civil rights, President Harry S. Truman sent the first civil rights message to Congress, a comprehensive 10-point proposal outlining equal opportunity for all citizens. 
Army Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz told Pentagon reporters that a combination of the troops surge, the work of Sunni Muslim “Sons of Iraq” citizen security groups and counter-IED programs are responsible for the reduction in roadside-bomb attacks. 
On the wall of the operations cell for Task Force Vigilant it reads, “Vigilance is Excellence.” However, for Task Force Vigilant, a patrolling and quick-reaction team for Multinational Division Center, vigilance also stands for peace.
Wherever U.S. forces are deployed across Afghanistan -- whether conducting combat operations in the east and south or security and stability operations in the west and north -- they do so from forward operating bases. 
