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Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum and his dog Emmie stand with Vietnam War veteran and two-time Purple Heart Medal recipient Dallas Wittgenfeld at the Camp Atterbury Rock at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana.

Hundreds of people joined the celebrations yesterday as the University of South Florida Polytechnic held grand openings at its Blue Sky West business incubator and Blue Sky East business accelerator.

Blair, of Isle Lamotte, Vt., participated in a joint operation that was planned, organized, and executed by Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and U.S. Soldiers, to search for Taliban insurgents and illegal weapons.

Local and national Afghan officials, as well as hundreds of local citizens, welcomed newly-appointed Governor Mohib Ullah Samim to the province at his inauguration ceremony at the governor's compound in the provincial capital of Sharana in Afghanis

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Anti-Afghan forces call it 'Sinful Base,' while a message painted above the doorway to the command post reads 'Welcome to the New Alamo.'

'Indirect fire' refers to the firing of a weapon without a direct line-of-sight between the weapon and its target; it's indiscriminate and it's deadly.

The goal of the Camp Atterbury Facebook page is three fold: to support Soldiers and their families; to expand Army awareness; and to increase community initiatives.

Soldiers of the Army Reserve's 542nd Quartermaster Company, headquartered out of DuBois, Pa., unload baggage from an airplane shortly after returning from a year-long deployment to Iraq, at the Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis.

While most Soldiers who receive promotions serving overseas contact home to share the news loved ones after the ceremony, friends and families were able to watch three

The call for a medical assist echoed over the radio strapped to 22-year-old, Camp Atterbury Military Police Officer Spc. Stephen Strebinger's right shoulder on the rainy afternoon.

I have an unreasonable passion for free t-shirts. Fortunately I am deployed to Iraq, where opportunities exist for Soldiers who are willing to endure running various distances to be rewarded with a free t-shirt.

You'd think that more than a year after News of the Force reported that the then-commander of the (CAP)'s Arizona Wing was a convicted felon, and he was removed from that office, that at least that wing would have learned a lesson.

Rocky Stroup is a loser. So much so that he looks like a completely different person. After casting off close to 200 pounds over a nine-month period, calling him a loser is not a bad thing.

The 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Soldiers out of Fort Riley, Kan, got to meet and take pictures with the Bella Twins, Vince McMahon, Ray Mysterio, R-Truth and John Cena.

Iraqi Army Soldiers help assemble a wheelchair during a combined humanitarian mission, in the town of Salman Pak, Iraq, 25 miles southeast of Baghdad, with US Paratroopers

The Camp Lejeune-based 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently conducting their Realistic Urban Training Exercise in communities of northern Kentucky and southern Indiana.

3rd 'Greywolf' Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers and guests gathered in front of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment operations center, Sept. 28, for the Bulldog Company change of command ceremony.

That quote from former tennis great Arthur Ashe is not just a famous saying, it's a way of life for a unique group of Soldiers deployed here in Baghdad.

It used to be a much rougher area, but this is just a testament to what the Coalition has done together with the Iraqi Security Forces.'

The Army Physical Fitness Test will give the unit Commander an indication of the Soldier's current fitness state in garrison and while deployed.