HEROES 2013

'Only the guys who have been blown up can understand'

Burned, battered and dazed from the roadside bomb blast that shot him out of his Humvee, Cpl. David McKimmey saw his comrade slouched in the distance.

HEROES 2013

'I was just trying to make something happen'

Sgt. 1st Class Clint Lyons knew it was going to get ugly.

EUCOM commander makes plea to restore civilians' housing allowance

The head of U.S. European Command is asking the Defense Department to take action to restore housing allowances for the nearly 700 civilian overseas workers who were informed last month that they were receiving the allowance in error and would be held liable for all past payments received.

HEROES 2013

'Their lives were in his hands'

As a member of the elite Special Forces, Sgt. 1st Class Calvin Harrison would often find himself in harm’s way.

Patch students broadcast their skills in video production class

Just a couple of hours after anchoring Patch High School’s morning news, Baileigh Sessions was outside filming a scene for a public service announcement slated to eventually air on AFN.

Breedlove: No-fly zone over Syria would constitute 'act of war'

Any effort to dismantle Syria’s air defenses as part of enforcing a no-fly zone would be tantamount to a declaration of war, cautioned NATO’s new military chief, Gen. Philip Breedlove.

Analysis

Troops needed to secure Syria’s chemical weapons, some experts say

Some say that all the talk of no-fly zones and limited aid distracts from the ultimate underlying issue: If the U.S. and others want to ensure chemical weapons don’t slip into the wrong hands, it would likely require thousands of ground troops.

NATO head to visit DC amid debate over Syria

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen begins a two-day visit to Washington on Thursday at a time when alliance members are grappling over how to deal with the situation in Syria and the shape of the mission in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of combat troops next year.

DOD civilians use 'strength in numbers' to fight LQA loss

Facebook is turning into a rallying point for those who are now on the hook for housing allowance. “People are finding out about it by word of mouth,” Army civilian Rik Thibodeau said. “We’re finding strength in numbers.”

White House adviser on Afghanistan nominated as new US envoy to NATO

Retired Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, who for the past six years has served as a White House adviser on Afghanistan, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Thursday to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to NATO.