As combat missions increase in Afghanistan a very dangerous job gets even more important—that of delivering supplies along the sometimes very vulnerable roads. Riding in MRAP vehicles, also known as “gun trucks,” the armed escorts for these comvoys...
President Obama seems to be considering sending more National Guard troops to keep order along the US.-Mexican border as drug-related violence increases in northern Mexico, DoD spokesmen said Friday.br /br /The governors of Arizona and Texas have...
In the last, perhaps, 10 days we in West Michigan have been honored to welcome home from combat duty in Iraq and Kuwait nearly 500 soldiers from the Michigan National Guard. Three hundred and twenty troopers from the 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry...
All the reports from the Mideast show that our troops are doing magnificantly. They are brave, resourceful, and dedicated. If there is one quite common characteristic among our troops, it is that they believe in what they were doing over there;...