Former US-trained general projects a reputation for strength, calm
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a retired four-star general trained in the United States, led the fight against Indonesia&#39;s main al-Qaida-linked militant group.
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Every military commander knows the importance of holding the high ground.  By 1943 - when young Lt. John F.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- With a simple salute to an Army marshal early yesterday, a frail Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins capped months of negotiations between Japan and North Korea and eased a diplomatic headache for Tokyo and Washington.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had &quot;enthusiastically&quot; accepted President George W Bush&#39;s suggestion to stay on in the post.
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Bernard Kerik, the former New York police comissioner nominated by President Bush to be secretary of Homeland Security, is well-equipped to muscle the massive new department into shape.
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The new Afghan army is winning the support of the population and is capable of tackling a lingering insurgency by remnants of the ousted Taliban regime, the U.S. general in charge of its training said Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- The former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has calmed somewhat, with signs of commerce reappearing on the streets and no shots fired over the past 10 days at US or Iraqi forces, the Marine general overseeing US troops in the city said yesterday.
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Last night in New York, the UN secretary-general was given a standing ovation - a robust response to a series of attacks in past weeks.
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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq -- Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno assumed command as the new number two general in Iraq at a ceremony in the capital yesterday, vowing to use more than combat to resolve the conflict .
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Saluting an ex-player who gave up football to serve his country.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  -- The highest-ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan took command of 35,500 strong NATO-led force Sunday, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command.
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US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins yesterday gave himself up at an American army base in Japan. Picture:AP. US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins gave himself up a US base in Japan
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Counterinsurgency tactics put a big premium on winning hearts and minds. For soldiers undergoing training at Fort Polk, La., it seems to be sticking.
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In a pep talk to US troops ahead their invasion of Fallujah on Sunday, the senior enlisted Marine in Iraq, Sgt. Major Carlton Kent drew inspiration from great Marine triumphs of the past.
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It was meant to be a morale boost. The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stopped over to talk with troops in Kuwait on his way to Iraq.
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A former US Army Sergeant who spent nearly 40 years in North Korea has left a US military base in Japan to begin a new life with his family.
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For a country that since World War II has eschewed any impression as an aggressor, the decision to take a leading role in a high-profile military exercise marked a rare display of force.