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The Army will work to preserve soldiers’ dwell time of at least 12 months between deployments despite the upcoming surge in Afghanistan and the end of stop-loss, officials say.

Not many people can say they received a phone call from the president of the United States on Christmas Eve. Tech. Sgt. Donald Pedro, an 821st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron fuels advisor, was honored to receive a phone call from his commander in chief, Barack Obama, to wish him

At Fort Bragg, N.C., thousands of miles from the heat and noise of battle, two Special Forces soldiers were recognized for bravery under fire and saving the lives of their teammates.

When SPC Troy Yocum came home from Iraq, he had just one thing on his mind: hike 7000 miles across America while drumming to raise $5 million for Military families After the 2 week marathon in Kentucky Troy will hike north to Indinapolis and Chicago. Here is where we ...hope to gain a lot of momentum with the media. After a few baseball games Troy will head south west to St. Louis and perform with several drum artists. Troy's path will connect with the American Discovery Trail (ADT) once he passes the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis. From here he will follow the trail all the way to Moab, Utah where he will disconnect and head south west through the Zion Forrest to Las Vegas. Then on to the west coast in Los Angeles. From here Troy will turn east and head to Texas to visit three cities and finally start a push towards Washington D.C and New York. Once all the way to the east coast Troy will once again turn westward and hike home to Louisville, KY

A tradition continues this year, as NORAD has started tracking Santa’s journey around the world.

Since the start of HooahMail just 21 days ago, more than 3,540 accounts have been set up by families and friends of Soldiers in Afghanistan, and some 1,690 letters delivered.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2009 Army soldiers and civilians serving in Afghanistan spread good cheer this holiday season to U.S., coalition and Afghan audiences, in what they have dubbed “Operation Caroling.”

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But on Dec. 6 at Pope Air Force Base, it was not a team of reindeer, but Maj. Jeff Dasher, a navigator in the 95th Airlift Squadron who guided the mission for the 440th Airlift Wing's C-130 Herculesthat flew a group of Soldier Santas across the