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Marjah push teaches lessons for future

After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along,

WNY soldier helps in Iraqi dem. process

While considerable attention has been devoted to Iraqi reconstruction at the national and provincial levels, U.S. forces are leveraging their resources to

Gates praises troops in southern Afgh.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in

Casey sees 'anxiety' on lifting gay ban

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey said Thursday he sees anxiety in the armed services over how possible changes in the law that bans openly gay

Maj. discharged after child porn charge

The National Guard says a western Illinois soldier charged with possession of child pornography in Afghanistan has been discharged from the Army and will not

US Rep: No poison plot at Army base

An Army probe into allegations of verbal threats involving a base's food supply has revealed that none of the five soldiers detained was involved in any plot

Soldiers negotiate Afgh damage payments

The battalion commander pondered the question: How much is a tree worth?  Warrior one day, haggler the next. Lt. Col. Burton Shields was talking to an Afghan

1 still investigated for alleged threat

The Army says one of five soldiers connected to a military translator program remains under investigation for alleged verbal threats involving food at Fort

Afghan government claims Marjah control

The Afghan government took official control of the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah on Thursday, installing an administrator and raising the national flag

Former GI convicted of stealing pay

A former soldier has been convicted of stealing $100,000 in pay and lying to federal agents.

US offensive yet to persuade residents

Despite an 11-day-old U.S.-led attack to capture the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, most Afghan tribal leaders in this town are still sitting on the fence. The

Chiefs against lifting ban too quickly

Top Army and Air Force officers said Tuesday they would be reluctant to overturn a 17-year policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military

Battle shows war rarely fought to plan

Over the past week, men belonging to the 5th Stryker Brigade and Afghan forces have swept through villages and compounds once held by Taliban fighters,

2 US helicopter pilots killed in Iraq

The U.S. military says two Army helicopter pilots have been killed in an accident on a base in northern Iraq.

Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight

Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on

Troops face mystery holes, angry ants

When not in combat in Afghanistan, it's a battle of wits between U.S. troops and their elusive Taliban foe, in which the skill lies in reading the terrain and

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