by Capt. Jamie Humphries 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs KABUL, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Members of the Kandahar Air Wing and U.S. Army Task Force Thunder conducted their first joint air-assault mission, "Operation Sand Hill Crane," together recently. Officials explained…

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. United States Central Command has released the results of its investigation into the CH-47 helicopter crash in Tangi Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 6, that killed all 38 personnel onboard, including 30 U.S. and 8…

By 2nd Lt. Stuart White, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division AL KUT, Iraq (Army News Service)-- While leading his platoon on a routine patrol Sept. 5, 1st Lt. Christopher Morrow of the 1st Cavalry Division, spotted unattended…

WASHINGTONBryan Underwood, a former contract guard working at a U.S. Consulate in China, has been charged in a superseding indictment with one count of attempting to communicate national defense information to a foreign government, two counts of making false statements,…

KABUL, Afghanistan In Sayyidabad district, Wardak province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force killed a significant Taliban leader and one of his associates during a security operation Tuesday. A precision air strike killed Taliban leader, Qari Tahir, after the…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard spent Friday moving personnel and assets to be ready to respond as Hurricane Irene churned up the eastern seaboard. Units from the 1st, 5th and 7th Coast Guard Districts implemented their hurricane plans, moving command…

WASHINGTON Donald H. Cone, 48, of Frederick, Md., was sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to 30 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment. U.S. District Court Judge Gerald…

WASHINGTON Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business out of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. The company…

COEUR DALENE Levi Wayne Mendenhall, 31, of Kamiah, Idaho, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison for transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure, or intimidate, stalking, and use of explosive material during the commission of a federal…

by Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- From pens to Bradley fighting vehicles, 1.7 million pieces of military equipment have been moved out of Iraq so far, as the Dec. 31 deadline for U.S. forces to…

by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- As the pressure increases on the federal budget, the Defense Department must make cuts in a balanced way, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced the designation of six members of an al-Qaida network headed by Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, a prominent Iran-based al-Qaida facilitator, operating under an agreement between al-Qaida and the Iranian government. Todays…