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

President George W. Bush sent his best wishes for the holiday season and those of first lady Laura Bush to servicemembers around the world in a message broadcast on the Pentagon Channel.

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President Extends Holiday Greetings, Thanks

Coalition and Iraqi security forces detained six terrorist suspects in operations, military officials said.


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Afghan and coalition forces traded fire with insurgents in southern Afghanistan after responding to a roadside bomb explosion, military officials said.

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Afghans, Coalition Respond to Bombs, Drugs in Southern Afghanistan

The number of daily attacks in Iraq has dropped nearly 95 percent since last year, a U.S. official said.

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Daily Attacks in Iraq Drop Nearly 95 Percent

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved the deployment of an Army aviation brigade to Afghanistan in the spring of 2009.


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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

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard P. Formica has assumed command of the training program for Afghanistan’s security forces.

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Command Changes Hands for Afghan Security Forces Training

A NATO decision to allow its forces to strike drug targets upon the Afghan government’s request or a proven link to the Taliban is having a dramatic impact on the battlefield.


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Most American troops deploying to Afghanistan in the next year will go to Regional Command South.

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NATO Operations Chief Discusses Deployments, Caveats