President Barack Obama told servicemembers in Alaska he will not risk their lives without a clear mission, the equipment they need and the strategy required to succeed.

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President Barack Obama told servicemembers in Alaska he will not risk their lives without a clear mission, the equipment they need and the strategy required to succeed.

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The Senate has voted to confirm Christopher R. Hill as the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq.


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President Barack Obama has vowed to increase the size of the Army and Marine Corps, raise military pay and deliver better care to veterans.


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Whatever decisions President-elect Barack Obama makes regarding Iraq and Afghanistan, the military is prepared to carry them out, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview on the CBS-TV show “60 Minutes.”

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Chairman Says He’s Ready to Execute New President’s Military Decisions

An Army soldier serving in Iraq received a special phone call Dec. 24, 2008, and on the other end of the line was the commander-in-chief.


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President George W. Bush has signed an updated unified command plan that codifies U.S. Africa Command, shifts responsibility for parts of the Caribbean Sea to U.S. Northern Command and assigns cyberspace and pandemic influenza missions to other combatant commanders.

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New Unified Command Plan Spells Out Responsibilities, Missions

President George W. Bush paid a call at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to visit with wounded warriors, extend holiday greetings to them and their families and check up personally on the care and support they are receiving.

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Bush Visits Troops, Families at Walter Reed

The absence of new terrorist attacks on the United States since 9/11 reflects the success of the nation’s anti-terror programs and policies, Vice President Richard B. Cheney said.


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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked Pakistani military and intelligence officials for their continued efforts to fight terrorism.

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Mullen Thanks Pakistani Leaders for Anti-terror Efforts