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If you want to minimize your chance of injury while running, you choose a shoe based on your foot shape, right? Wrong. Results of three military studies showed that prescribing shoes based on foot shape made no difference in the rate at which injuries occurred in Army, Marine and Air Force basic trainees, who spend quite a bit of time running. That's "no" as in none, sports fans.

Development of snake-like technology underway at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory July 22 is moving the military toward sending more autonomous systems instead of Soldiers on search-and-rescue missions, a top priority in the most dangerous mission areas.

The campaign to build the Afghan National Security Force to 305,000 members is ahead of schedule and many advances have been made, but a senior officer said there are still obstacles to overcome by October 2011.

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program will resume Oct. 25, but with some significant changes to the popular spouse employment program, a defense official announced July 20.

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen assigned to Joint Task Force New Horizons have made major progress on their engineering and medical missions in Haiti, the task force commander said July 12.

In Afghanistan's Kandahar province, residents living in the districts to the north are taking advantage of the U.S. Department of Defense's Small Rewards Program, or SRP, and as a result, countless lives are being saved.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced June 29 that the Department of Veterans Affairs is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers, signifying a deceased's status as a veteran.

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum celebrated 25 years as home to the 10th Mountain Division during the post’s annual Mountainfest open house in July.

Commanders charged with addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of Soldiers and families have a new "tool" that focuses all available installation resources on those needs.

Out of more than 700 applicants, an active-duty Army lieutenant colonel's name rose to the top of the 2010-2011 White House Fellows program list –– a program designed to give participants hands –– on experience with the inner workings of the government.

One hundred fifty-six service members from 56 different countries recited the Oath of Citizenship in the rotunda of Al Faw Palace in Iraq and marked the Fourth of July as the day they became American citizens.

Troopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, concluded their culminating training event at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, June 26.

The Ammunition and Fuel Platoon in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade, is one of the busiest groups in the brigade.

Combat advisor teams from the Army, Navy and Air Force learned lifesaving techniques for use on today’s modern battlefield at the 6th Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade’s Tiger First Responder course, or TFR. The three-day class complies with Army Medical Department doctrine and training and is taught by instructors with various backgrounds and personal experiences. 

The Army's health-care system may soon see changes in how Soldiers are treated for pain, according to a report released by the Army's surgeon general June 30 which recommends 109 changes.

The U.S. Army is testing fuel cell technology for an auxiliary power unit which can bring more electrical power on board an Abrams tank, service officials said.

The Senate unanimously confirmed Army Gen. David H. Petraeus to be commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan June 30.

The Louisiana National Guard's Task Force Kout Men held an official commencement ceremony for New Horizons Haiti 2010 June 15.

When Staff Sgt. Christopher Bain was ambushed in Iraq April 8, 2004, he died –– for 10 minutes. Fortunately, he received four blood transfusions from Iraqi soldiers and survived, but did not escape facing years of torment.

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