Sgt. 1st Class Trevino L. Copeland knows a thing or two about deployments. He’s serving his seventh — and his fifth since 2001.


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When it comes to strategic leadership, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan boils his philosophy down to four basic tenets.

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Petraeus Outlines Basic Leadership Tenets

The U.S. military is building relationships as well as local infrastructure as it participates in Balikatan, a joint, bilateral exercise in the Philippines that helps about 22,000 people in need.


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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, basketball hall of famer David Robinson, and stars of CBS-TV’s “The Unit” highlighted the USO tour Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brought along to Afghanistan.

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Chairman Brings USO Show to Remote Afghan Bases

The 10th Iraqi Army Division proved itself when it sent troops to conduct its first large-scale, combined-arms live-fire exercise.

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U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Unleash ‘Lion’s Roar’

All 64 major Air Force bases in the United States are participating in a campaign to change out incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.


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The Navy’s longest-running annual multilateral exercise got under way off the Florida coast, with 11 participating nations working together to promote maritime security and stability in Latin America.

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UNITAS Gold Marks 50 Years of International Maritime Cooperation

Afghan and coalition forces killed one militant and detained 10 suspected militants yesterday in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Khowst provinces.

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Afghan, Coalition Forces Disrupt Terrorist Network

Iraqi security forces and U.S. soldiers detained suspected criminals, averted a bomb attack and seized a mortar cache in Iraq over the past three days, military officials reported.

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Iraqi, U.S. Forces Detain Suspected Criminals, Find Bomb, Weapons

The border with Iran in Iraq’s Diyala province is safer thanks to the efforts of a U.S. Army border transition team.

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U.S. Soldiers Train Iraqis to Enforce Border With Iran