Management at the Dragon Hill Lodge at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, sees the upcoming move of most U.S. forces from Seoul as an opportunity for the lodge to become a premier destination within the Armed Forces Recreation Center network.

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Drug and weapons seizures, and the capture of a senior Taliban commander and other insurgents highlight recent operations.

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Iraqi security forces arrested nine terrorism suspects after Iraqi judges issued arrest warrants.

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Though considerable challenges remain in Afghanistan, success there is achievable and important, said U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, during a briefing.

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The Defense Department is rolling out a new set of guidelines for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury among servicemembers in combat areas.

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Preparations for the formal establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, which will operate and defend the Defense Department's information networks, are in progress, a senior military officer told the House Armed Services Committee.

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Reports of sexual assault involving servicemembers rose by 11 percent in fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2009, according to a report released by the Department of Defense.

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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. David R. Brewer, a drill instructor at the recruit training center in San Diego, recalled how his grandfather taught him how to catch trout using a cookie.

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While the United States draws down in Iraq and builds up in Afghanistan, "we must not lose sight of our other challenges" in the Middle East, said U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petreaus, commander of U.S. Central Command.

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The Defense Department's family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months to encompass a wider population of military parents, a defense legal expert said.

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The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency.

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In the two months since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, the humanitarian situation has transitioned from crisis response to one of sustained relief and long term recovery.

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The North Dakota National Guard will mobilize soldiers and airmen to begin flood contingency operations for seven of the state's southeastern counties.

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An American Forces Press Service writer describes her visit to Dover Air Force Base, Del., where she witnessed a dignified transfer of fallen servicemembers' remains.

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Dorothy Canty Forsberg, referred to as "Dottie," recalled her experiences as a Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service member during World War II.

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Navy Seaman Vince Edward Chu Lo, a corpsman for 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, enjoys helping Afghans in need of medical attention.

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Iraqi police arrested three suspected terrorists, two of whom are believed to be al-Qaida in Iraq leaders.

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U.S. Air Force members are helping Chilean officials expand their medical capabilities to assist efforts to treat citizens injured by the Feb. 27 earthquake.

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An Army two-star general tells his story of meeting the grieving, but proud, family of a fallen soldier returning home.

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Afghan and coalition forces killed a senior Taliban operative, detained numerous suspected insurgents and seized weapons and drugs.

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The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort stopped at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after its seven-week deployment in Haiti, where the crew provided care to nearly 800 Haitians who were injured in the devastating earthquake that struck Jan. 12.

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Civilian mobilization training is ongoing at the Joint Maneuver Training Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind.

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Afghan and international forces killed one insurgent, detained 16 suspected militants and seized enemy weapon stockpiles.

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Reports of civilian casualties resulting from military operations are "completely groundless," a senior official of the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command said.

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Researchers are developing a training simulator that creates environments mirroring the challenges servicemembers face behind the wheel.

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NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services.

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The USNS Comfort will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., March 13, en route to its home port in Baltimore after completing its humanitarian assistance mission off the coast of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.

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The dignified transfer is a solemn movement of fallen servicemembers from the aircraft to a vehicle to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

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Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Dominguez is the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon drill master, tasked with memorizing, teaching and handing down the platoon's unique drill style, called the "slide drill."

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