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News Archives For June 2007
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Military Center Studies Brain Injuries
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 FORT DETRICK, Md. (Army News Service, June 28, 2007) - The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center treats and researches traumatic brain injuries, signature wounds of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
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Kit Keeps Soldiers Living Well
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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOGAR, Afghanistan (Army News Service, June 27, 2007) - With the new Expeditionary Force Provider Kit, deployed Soldiers can have fully-functional living quarters ready in the field in as little as four hours.
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Tiger Woods to Honor Soldiers
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 27, 2007) - Tiger Woods will honor Soldiers and military Families July 4 at the inaugural Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am Tournament, part of the AT&T National PGA Tour event, scheduled for July 3-8 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
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Army's Medical Hotline Serves Soldiers
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 27, 2007) - The Army's three-month-old "Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline," established March 19, has already fielded thousands of calls from Soldiers and concerned Family members, officials said here June 25.
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Reservists Carry Heavy Load in Missions
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 26, 2007) - Three Army Reserve Soldiers appeared with Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz at the State Department's Foreign Press Center Thursday to share their deployment stories with the media.
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Top 2007 Drill Sergeants
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 FORT MONROE, Va. (Army News Service, June 22, 2007) - The top 17 drill sergeants from throughout U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command competed this week at Fort Eustis, Va., to earn the honor of being named the 2007 Drill Sergeant of the Year.
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Miss USA Visits Soldiers
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 22, 2007) – The reigning Miss USA Rachel Smith paid a call on the Army yesterday. After lunch and a Pentagon tour, Miss USA visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where she spent several hours chatting with wounded warriors.
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U.S., Iraqi Troops Rescue Malnourished Boys
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 BAGHDAD (Army News, Service, June 21, 2007) - U.S. and Iraqi army forces found an orphanage housing 24 severely malnourished and abused boys in Baghdad's Fajr neighborhood June 10, military officials reported yesterday.
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Army Secretary Nominee Affirms Commitment
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 20, 2007) - With more than 140,000 Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, "we can never take our eye off the ball," the Army secretary designate told a Senate committee yesterday, but he also reaffirmed that taking care of Soldiers and Families remains his top priority.
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Greatest Inventions for 2006
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 15, 2007) - Researchers behind the Army's top 10 greatest inventions for 2006 were recognized at a ceremony Tuesday in Arlington, Va.
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Young Medics Gain Experience
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, June 18, 2007) - The busiest emergency room in the world is providing a wealth of experience and confidence to 82nd Sustainment Brigade medics.
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Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder
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 KORENGAL VALLEY, Afghanistan - The paratroopers were keen for the mission despite their rough conditions. The difference between a tan line and dirty skin has long since passed. Bites from sand fleas and mosquitoes just add to the problem. Electricity, toilets and running water (a 45 minute patrol away) are long forgotten conveniences.
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Key to Better Mental Health
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 18, 2007) - The key to improving mental health care in the military and in America is to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help, Defense Department medical officials said Friday.
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Birthday Bash Features New Technology
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 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2007 - The Army celebrated its 232nd birthday here today in the Pentagon courtyard by displaying some of the newest clothing, personal equipment and weaponry coming on line to support warfighters.
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Iraqi Leaders Call for Unity
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, June 15, 2007) - Iraqi leaders called for unity from the Askra Mosque, the scene of another terrorist attack.
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Happy Birthday U.S. Army!
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 Since its birth on 14 June 1775—over a year before the Declaration of Independence—the United States Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of our Nation. Soldiers have fought more than 10 wars, from the American Revolution through the Cold War, the Gulf War, to the current War on Terrorism. This 232nd Birthday is a recognition of The Army's history, traditions, and service to the Nation, a Call To Duty, 232 Years of Service to Our Nation.
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Fort Bragg holds Army Birthday 10-miler
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 FORT BRAGG - Approximately 900 participants ran in the 11th annual Army Birthday 10-Miler on Fort Bragg Friday. The men's overall champion was Derek Fenton, 37, of Holly Springs, N.C. who finished in 55:46. The women's overall champion was Donna M. Palisca, 29, who finished the race in 1:07:21. "My goal was to break 70 minutes," said Palisca. Palisca said she was in a rush during the race. "In three hours my husband is deploying to Iraq, so I wanted to get back to see him off."
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Airport Celebrates 500,000th R&R Traveler
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 DALLAS (Army News Service, June 13, 2007) - A "shower of affection" greeted an aircraft carrying the 500,000th servicemember and DOD civilian returning home for R&R from operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Tuesday.
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Army to Celebrate 232nd Birthday
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 12, 2007) - Installations and commands all over the world will celebrate the Army's 232nd birthday June 14. The celebrations honor Soldiers answering the call to duty during one of the most dangerous periods in history.
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Disabled Vets to Test Limits During Games
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 12, 2007) - More than 20 veterans injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan will join some 600 other disabled veterans next week for the 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
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Officials Optimistic About Army Recruiting
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - Defense officials said today they're not overly concerned that the Army fell slightly short of its recruiting goal for May, noting that the service is still 2,000 recruits ahead of its year-to-date goals.
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Army Driver Scores Season's 7th Top-10 Finish
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 LONG POND, Pa. (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - Mark Martin and the U.S. Army Team used a combination of pit strategy and speed to earn a seventh-place finish in Sunday's rain-shortened Nextel Cup race at Pocono Raceway.
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New Way to Assign Pilots to Aircraft
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 FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - A team of Fort Rucker researchers is assembling a new computer-based test that will help the Army determine the best aircraft and mission for aviator candidates.
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Forensic Science Gives Edge to Warfighters
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 BAGHDAD, Iraq (Army News Service, June 11, 2007) - Since opening its doors seven months ago, the Multinational Corps - Iraq Law Enforcement Forensics Laboratory has been enabling warfighters to track down criminals and insurgents throughout Iraq.
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Policy Allows Soldiers to Retain ACUs
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 8, 2007) - A temporary change to Army uniform policy now allows active-duty Soldiers to retain the Army Combat Uniforms they were issued prior to deployment into combat zones.
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Cultural Resources Program in Fort Drum
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 FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Army News Service, June 8, 2007) - Fort Drum was recognized for the cultural resources program it provides to 10th Mountain Division Soldiers in a Pentagon ceremony yesterday which netted the fort the Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Installation Cultural Resources Management.
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Al Qaeda Support Waning
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, June 8, 2007) - Circumstantial evidence indicates al Qaeda in Iraq is weakening and popular support is swinging toward the coalition in Iraq's Diyala province, the commander of U.S. military forces there said June 4.
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A New Generation of Officers
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 7, 2007) -- Among the seven Army initiatives that Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. has said are vital for balancing the Army's strategic requirements and resources is the need to improve leader development. And over the past several weeks he has taken the opportunity to express his views in person to newly commissioned Army officers.
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Troops disrupt operations, capture insurgents
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 BAGHDAD (Multi-National Force-Iraq News Service, June 6, 2007) — Coalition forces detained a number of suspects and uncovered an enemy mortar system in Iraq during operations that ended Tuesday.
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UGA Army ROTC Graduates In Iraq
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 ATHENS, Ga. ( Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications, June 6 2007) - Major Chris Carter and Major Russ Black, two UGA Army ROTC graduates currently serving in Iraq, display a Georgia flag signed by former athletic director and head coach Vince Dooley and current head football coach Mark Richt.
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Counterinsurgency Expert Advises Soldiers
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 CAMP STRIKER, Iraq (Army News Service, June 5, 2007) - Recruit more Iraqi Soldiers and increase their divisions from 11 to 20 is what one counterinsurgency expert said he would do if he was in the shoes of the Multinational Forces - Iraq commander.
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Army Helps Prepare Hurricane States
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 4, 2007) - The Army is helping out U.S. states and territories that are in the paths of potentially deadly hurricanes by providing equipment to help fill shortages identified by National Guard commanders there, a senior Army official said June 1.
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Sergeant Major Visits Soldiers in Djibouti
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 CAMP LEMONIER, Africa (Army News Service, June 4, 2007) - Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston visited Soldiers deployed here in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa June 2-4.
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Modular Combat Team Makes Mark in Iraq
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 31, 2007) - In its first deployment to Iraq, one of the Army's newest modular light infantry brigade combat teams is making its mark under the president's troop plus-up plan, the brigade's top officer said in a May 25 briefing to Pentagon reporters.
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BAGHDAD - One arm and a visceral cavity, wide open with its contents scattered about, is the cost of saving Soldiers' lives. But the brain is intact. 