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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Left: Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abdul al-Kareem Khaleef, the police chief of Diyala province, speaks to “Sons of Iraq” leaders in a meeting Wednesday. Right: Abu Talib, leader of the U.S.-funded “Sons of Iraq” civilian security force in Diyala province, raises issues during the meeting. Both parties eventually agreed to work together to help families who lost their homes to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents.
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Laser munition takes heat to moving targets

In May, though, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft received a new Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition that can target moving vehicles.

U.S. troops lie low, set trap for Taliban

The Americans had provided the Taliban with an almost irresistible lure. For hours, they’d been running the Afghan police through a set of close-quarter battle drills, firing weapons and throwing hand grenades.

While serving as a specialist in the Army, Scott Winkler was paralyzed from the waist down when he fell off an ammunition truck in Tikrit, Iraq, in 2003.

Sailors disciplined for roles in fire aboard George Washington

Six sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington received nonjudicial punishments for a shipboard fire in May that caused $70 million in damage and injured 37 crewmembers, the Pacific Fleet command said Thursday.

Army hearing on deaths of 4 Iraqis ends

Attorneys delivered their closing statements Thursday in an Article 32 investigation that will be used to determine whether two Army junior noncommissioned officers face courts-martial on charges of conspiracy to commit premeditated murder.

Bushmasters take to water

The 2nd Infantry Division soldiers — mainly from Bravo Battery, the "Bushmasters" of 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery — got a lesson in drown-proofing and combat lifesaving at the Hanson Gym Pool.

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