Military of Millennials

By Art Fritzson, Lloyd W. Howell, Jr., Dov S. Zakheim ... via Business-Strategy.com

Millennials are changing the look of the military. Soldiers are more tech-savvy, open-minded, can multitask, and may be unprepared for command and control. 

How To Honor Our Troops This Holiday

By Cindy Foley...via FamilyWize.org

The holiday season is a time that most people spend with their families, but for many troops they will not be able to do this. Help make the holidays less lonely for troops who do so much for our country. Make a difference.

Female Soldiers Sue Over Combat Exclusion Rule

By Molly O'Toole...via HuffingtonPost.com

Women have been serving in documented combat roles for years, yet they don't qualify for higher ranking positions due to the Combat Exclusion Rule. With the ACLU behind them, these feminine warriors are fighting for their rights.

Halfway Home From Afghanistan

By Associated Press ... via Fox News

More than half of the US troops in Afghanistan are headed back to the states, but 63,000 still remain behind. How long will we still be in Afghanistan and will their military be stable enough to leave? General John Allen gives us an update.

Bionic Arms for Soldiers

By Elizabeth Montalbano ... via DesignNews

The US military is funding a project to build a lightweight prosthetic arm for amputee soldiers called DEKA, revolutionizing the world of prosthetics.

Gen Y Veterans: The War Doesn't End At Home

By Jessica Thomas

Like Vietnam, a high rate of service members returning from Afghanistan and Iraq gradually display ill mental health effects due to combat. Nearly 300,000 returning veterans report symptoms of PTSD.

After the Homecoming

By Rick Montgomery ... via The Kansas City Star

At first the transition is sweet. You’re safe at home. You’re not taking orders. Others will fight those foreign wars. Then what?

Honoring Ashley: An American Hero

By Marni E. Goldberg

Army 1st Lt. Ashley White Stumpf, 24, died on October 22, 2011 while serving her country in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. A 2009 Kent State graduate, Ashley was assigned to the 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, Goldsboro, N.C., and served as a member of the Cultural Support Team attached to a Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan. She was an amazing young woman serving in a unique and dangerous position, and will be greatly missed...

US Troops Leave Iraq

By Marni E. Goldberg

It was a great day on Sunday, December 18, 2011 witnessing our troops cross the Iraq border in what is being hailed as the end of the Iraq War. Our troops were diligent in their mission, and represented our country with great honor.