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A soldier, wounded in Iraq, wins the battle to stay in the Army so he can continue to serve his country by deploying to Iraq again. In May 2007, Army Spc. Jake Altman’s life changed. He was in the lead vehicle scouting for improvised explosive devices.

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Face of Defense: Wounded Warrior Ready to Return to [...]

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff evoked the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Trenton in the annual holiday message he issued to U.S. servicemembers and their families.

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Chairman Issues Holiday Message to Servicemembers, Families

For soldiers preparing to deploy on a peacekeeping mission, nonlethal weapons instruction is an important part of their deployment training.

More here: Peacekeeping Training Focuses Less on Combat, More on Control, Compliance