By Robin Chen Delos Washington 06 July 2007 Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military members pass through Washington Dulles International Airport each year -- many on their way to and from conflict zones. While many other airports have welcome centers...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 June 2007 The commander of U.S. troops in Baghdad says al-Qaida cells are being cornered into fighting rather than fleeingthe new offensive by his forces and the Iraqi army. Major General Joseph Fil says the result is continu...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 14 June 2007 A military court in southern Russia Thursday convicted four soldiers, three in absentia, for the murder of six Chechen civilians in 2002. The conviction comes after two civilian juries had found the men innocent....
By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 06 June 2007 U.S. military commanders are playing down a military report that says the Baghdad security operation is moving more slowly than expected, with American and Iraqi forces now in control of about one third of B...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 11 May 2007 The presidential guard in Guinea blocked hundreds of soldiers from marching on the presidential palace in Conakry Friday. The soldiers are demanding back pay and calling on top military officials to resign. VOA's N...
By Malcolm Brown Djibouti 09 May 2007 Djibouti and U.S. flags The United States is moving ahead with a new military command structure for Africa, consolidating all U.S. activity on the continent. Africa Command will not be complete until late next ye...
By Paula Wolfson White House 25 April 2007 President Bush has announced an enhanced effort to combat malaria in Africa. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president spoke Wednesday at an event marking Malaria Awareness Day in the...
By Efam Dovi Accra 18 April 2007 Military communications experts from Africa, Europe and North America, are finalizing strategies for testing a continental communication network facility. Efam Dovi reports from the Ghanaian capital that the Ghana arm...
By Kane Farabaugh New York 13 April 2007 Watch West Point Training Each year hundreds of cadets become officers when they graduate from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Since 2003, many of the graduates have passed through the acad...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 04 April 2007 U.S. military officials say sectarian murders have decreased in Baghdad since a joint U.S.-Iraqi security plan was launched in mid-February, but high-profile car bombings in and around the capital continue to...