American Forces Press Service News Feed

[...] The Defense Department's June 29 request to Congress to move $708 million in excess funds from the military health [...]

[...] the new focus on the Asia-Pacific region is a national strategy and one not just for the Defense Department, U.S. Pacific Command is reaching out to its interagency and non-governmental partners to [...]

[...] The Defense Department remains focused on building and strengthening defense initiatives in the Asia-Pacific [...]

[...] Partnerships between the Defense Department and civilian communities always have been important, but are essential in a challenging [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in the Andar district of Ghazni [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban financier in the Zurmat district of Paktiya province. [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. The leader [...]

[...] In the Andar district of Ghazni province, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban-affiliated insurgent responsible for acquiring and emplacing [...]

[...] Korean and U.S. troops are prepared to respond to aggression remains a top priority for U.S. Pacific Command. [...]

[...] U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Interagency Task Force West passes along information to regional partner nations' law [...]

[...] U.S. Pacific Command is helping to build stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region one inoculation, one [...]

[...] As U.S. Pacific Command strives to build stronger alliances and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region, one of [...]

[...] Transitioning service members, military spouses and veterans attending job fairs around the country are finding themselves [...]

[...] of the war in Afghanistan has inspired an American teenager to honor the memory of 30 fallen service members and to help their families -- by shooting hoops. [...]

[...] specialist Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Latrice Walker serves up nutritious meals to service members aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga while on deployment in the Western [...]

[...] will work with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ensure the financial health of service members and their families, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during a joint press briefing with [...]

[...] Recognizing that the new focus on the Asia-Pacific region is a national strategy and one not just for the Defense Department, U.S. Pacific Command is [...]

[...] Defense Department remains focused on building and strengthening defense initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region to reach the goals outlined in the U.S. defense strategic guidance, senior DOD officials [...]

[...] U.S. Pacific Command is helping to build stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region one inoculation, one cataract surgery and one first-responder training class at a time. [...]

[...] As U.S. Pacific Command strives to build stronger alliances and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region, one of its big focuses is on taking the military-to-military relationship with India to [...]

[...] A coalition airstrike killed several insurgents during a search for a Taliban leader in the Achin district of Nangarhar province. [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Kandahar province. The arrested insurgent leader facilitated the use of homemade [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in the Andar district of Ghazni province. [...]

[...] An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. The leader controlled an insurgent cell [...]

[...] Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and four co-defendants have the right to skip court proceedings regarding their case, an [...]

[...] Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-described mastermind in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, condemned the military commissions process for the second time since the pre-trial hearings [...]

[...] Three of the five defendants charged with plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States have refused to attend the second day of their pretrial hearing at [...]

[...] A combined Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani network leader in Ghazni province. The detained Haqqani leader is believed to be directly associated with suicide-bombing and [...]

[...] security force conducted an operation to arrest a Taliban leader in the Andar district of Ghazni province. [...]

[...] In the Andar district of Ghazni province, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban-affiliated insurgent responsible [...]

[...] and coalition security force arrested a Taliban weapons dealer in the Sangin district of Helmand province. [...]

[...] and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. The leader controlled an insurgent cell responsible for multiple attacks against Afghan and [...]

[...] the use of homemade explosives and bomb-making materials across Afghan borders into Helmand province. [...]