March 4, 2011

U.S. military aircraft to aid Egyptians leaving Libya

WASHINGTON (March 4, 2011) — President Barack Obama announced today he has approved the use of U.S. military aircraft to help Egyptians who have fled to the Tunisian border get back home to Egypt.

March 3, 2011

Middle East revolutions undermine al-Qaida, Iran

WASHINGTON (March 02, 2011) – Al-Qaida and Iran are the biggest losers in the wave of reform sweeping North Africa and the Middle East, top Defense Department leaders said here today.

March 3, 2011

Enemy’s nightmare coming true in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (March 3, 2011) — As U.S. military forces move toward withdrawal from Iraq and transition in Afghanistan, mission requirements remain numerous and strategically vital, the head of U.S. Central Command said today.

March 3, 2011

Seventh cohort of Afghan National Army military police soldiers graduate

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (March 3, 2011) — Under a steady snowfall, nearly 400 Soldiers of the seventh cohort graduated from the Detention Operations Transition Course Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the first of two phases of instruction required to serve as military police in the Detention Facility in Parwan.

March 3, 2011

First ever district council elections held in Marjah

MARJAH, Afghanistan (March 3, 2011) — The first ever District Community Council elections in Marjah have taken place March 2, just a year after Operation MOSHTARAK was launched by ISAF and Afghan forces.

March 2, 2011

West Point cadets witness history in Egypt

WEST POINT, N.Y. (March 2, 2011) — West Point cadets went to Egypt to study language but unwittingly became witnesses to history in the making.

Feb. 28, 2011

Afghan National Army Military Police soldiers prepare for duty

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Feb. 28, 2011) — Afghan National Army Soldiers and U.S. Service members busily worked side by side Sunday, Feb 27, 2011, at the ANA Logistical Support Area in Parwan as Afghan Military Police Soldiers trained for duty in the Detention Facility in Parwan.

Feb. 26, 2011

A haven for Afghan children

KABUL , Afghanistan (Feb. 25, 2011) — Service members from the New Kabul Compound were greeted with smiling faces and wide eyes when they arrived at Sitara III, the all boys’ teenage orphanage in Kabul, Dec. 5.

Feb. 23, 2011

Admiral provides details of Somali piracy killings

WASHINGTON (Feb. 22, 2011) — Four pirates are dead and 15 are in custody, but not before they killed four Americans in the bloodiest piracy incident in recent history, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command told reporters in a conference call today.

Feb. 20, 2011

Former NCO patrols as cavalry officer

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Feb. 20, 2011) — The graveyard shift requires waking while others are leaving work, working while others sleep and sleeping while the world moves through the normal hustle and bustle of its day.