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Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadline.

Defense Department officials expect to launch a new policy in the coming months that will make head-injury evaluations mandatory for all troops who suffer possible concussions.

The model used to determine the appropriate size of the United States military is being replaced following the Quadrennial Defense Review.

During the recent whirlwind visit of the Installation Management Command commander to Europe garrisons, the first since taking command of the organization that oversees the Army's 163 Army garrisons, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch spoke about the launch of a military campaign of a slightly different flavor.

Though the U.S. has been building up the civilian infrastructure of Iraq since 2003, the sense of ownership and level interest of the people has never been as great as it is now, and that makes all the difference.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' visits with Marines and with Soldiers in Afghanistan's Kandahar province have reinforced his belief that the current strategy is working in Afghanistan.

Thousands lined the streets of downtown Daytona Beach, Fla., March 4, to honor Chief Warrant Officer Romulio Camargo, a Special Forces Soldier who was paralyzed during combat in Afghanistan in 2008.

An eight-year process to transform training and skills of Army combat medics culminated last year as all members of the old 91B Military Occupational Specialty became qualified as 68W Healthcare Specialists.

  NBC News reports on the Army’s efforts on digital marketing. The video piece focuses on the work the U.S. Army is doing to support social media, and includes interviews with LTG Freakley, LTC Brian Tribus and CPT Kirsten Rowe. There are also references to the Army’s social media channels, including Army Strong Stories.

Col. Frederick Lough, MD, a cardiac surgeon at George Washington University Hospital and long-time Army Reserve officer, asked to be called onto active duty to participate more fully in support of Soldiers. The segment shows him preparing to leave Washington DC for deployment to a combat hospital in western Afghanistan.

The U.S. Army is helping graduate students Luis Missura and Tom Tokarz pay for their medical and dental degrees at Nova Southeastern University through its Health Professions Scholarship Program, one of the most comprehensive scholarships available today. Tokarz and Missura both found the program attractive because it will enable them to serve their country and graduate debt-free.

Article contends the work the U.S. Army is doing in social media is "nothing short of amazing" when it comes to opening up dialogue with new and potential recruits, and that the U.S. Army has seen "tremendous momentum." A video interview of Major Mary Constantino at BlogWorld is embedded and the article concludes by offering readers four tips from the U.S. Army on executing a s

Col. Deborah McDonald, the first female director of admissions at the United States Military Academy at West Point, provides her point of view on life in the Army, the role of women at West Point and the Army’s education benefits.

Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei was accepted into NASA's 2009 astronaut candidate class. The former Minneapolis resident discussed his career in the U.S. Army detachment at NASA and how he looks forward to future missions to space.