Electronic library kiosk bound for Iraq
HEIDELBERG, Germany – Camp Victory in Iraq is nearly 2,000 miles from the nearest Army Library in Europe. But soldiers deployed at the sprawling base near Baghdad International Airport will soon have access to a broad spectrum of such resources via an e-Branch kiosk. |
07/22/08 |
Najaf Airport provides travel, economic boost to southern provinces
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped off the first plane landing in Najaf International Airport and waved to cheering crowds July 20.
The celebration marked the opening of a new airport, which will facilitate travel, boost business opportunities and increase tourism to the third-most-popular destination for Islamic pilgrimages.
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07/22/08 |
Soldier continues Jujitsu training while in Iraq
He moved from being locked in the guard to base with little effort, wrapped his opponent's neck in the crook of his arm and locked in until his opponent's head turned fuscia. |
07/21/08 |
Freedom Rest helps Soldiers escape
Soldiers melt away stress in the steaming sauna; they lounge around the swimming pool watching one another leap from the high dive; some use the workout room to improve their bodies and their moods. The scene is similar to any resort. |
07/21/08 |
R-E-S-P-E-C-T spells reduced stigma, more choices
SCHWEINFURT, Germany – Soldiers seeking behavioral health care on U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt have a myriad of options for care and treatment: Military Family Life Counselors, Social Work Services, psychiatrists, psychologists, chaplains, and now, thanks to the RESPECT-Mil program, primary care providers. |
07/21/08 |
Integrated Forces
Undersecretary of the Army reflects on 60th anniversary of Integrated Force. |
07/21/08 |
Mercedes Wild
Sixty years after the Berlin Airlift, Mercedes Wild sits down with Spc. Cody Wilson as she tells the tale of her 'Chocolate Uncle.' |
07/21/08 |
Chief says Army needs to replicate Bliss PTSD program
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey visited Fort Bliss July 13 and said that an innovative program there to treat post-traumatic stress disorders ought to be replicated at other locations across the Army. |
07/18/08 |
War of 1812 hero reburied at Congressional Cemetery
Maj. Gen. Alexander Macomb, who won acclaim during the War of 1812 and who served as the second commanding general of the Army from 1828 until his death in 1841, was reburied with his wife, Catherine, at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., yesterday. |
07/18/08 |
New programs warn about mixing medicines, alcohol
With more than 12,000 warriors in transition across the Army, and many of them taking prescribed medications, officials said there is the potential for abuse or overdose of medications |
07/18/08 |
Army launches new Web site for 'Gifts' to Soldiers
The new “Gifts to Army” Web site, launched Monday, is an online resource developed to streamline and process gifts to the Army that benefit Soldiers and Families. |
07/18/08 |
General Macomb Reburial
Gen. Alexander Macomb, former Chief of the U.S. Army, is laid to rest for the second time. |
07/18/08 |
Army preparing for 26th Science Conference
The 26th Army Science Conference may be a few months away, but plans are already well underway for the event, a biennial gathering of Army scientists and the latest technologies revolutionizing the battlefield and the homefront.
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07/18/08 |
Delaware becomes 10th state to ratify military Education Compact
Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed House Bill 297 Thursday, making Delaware the tenth state to ratify the “Compact on Education Transition for Military Children.” Adoption of the compact in10 states was needed to make it operational.
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07/17/08 |