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Reports that the U.S. Defense Department has named Brigadier General K.C. McClain to a newly created post, policy chief for sexual assault prevention and response.

The article reports that officials at the U.S. Pentagon are considering General David H. Petraeus, currently the leader of American forces in the Iraq War, for a position in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) command in 2008. The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush would prefer to keep Petraeus in Iraq, as he is credited with lowering violence and improving troop morale.

Reports on how the number of United States Reserve and National Guard on domestic and overseas missions has fallen. Decrease in the number of part-time forces on active duty since the U.S. invasion of Iraq two years ago; Review of how the decrease comes as welcome relief to tens of thousands of formerly part-time soldiers who, with their families, employers and communities, have been badly stressed by their long call-ups for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq; Suggestion that U.S. Armed Forces are running perilously low on Reserve and National Guard soldiers who largely fill certain support jobs because most are nearing their twenty-four month maximum call-up limit.

Reports that Sunni Arabs have accepted a compromise offer to increase their representation on the Shiite-led parliamentary committee that is to draft a constitution. How the agreement is a significant step forward in Iraq's political progress; How Sunni Arabs will have 15 additional seats and 10 adviser positions in the committee; Arrest of two U.S. soldiers accused of killing two soldiers; Continuing insurgent violence in Iraq.

The article reports on the American military officials in Afghanistan who denounced the order of Afghan authorities to release more prisoners whom the Americans consider to be dangerous insurgents and emphasized that their release would violate agreements between the two governments.

The article reports on the difficulty experienced by Iraqis who work for the U.S. Armed Forces in applying for U.S. Visa.

FORT HOOD, Tex. -- The first few of dozens of witnesses to the 2009 massacre on this sprawling Army base gave chilling testimony on Wednesday in a pretrial hearing for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is charged in the attack. The witnesses described a scene of chaotic horror in which unarmed soldiers were mowed down, or jumped out of windows, or clawed over one another in a desperate reach for safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

''Dwell time'' is military shorthand for the precious home-front visits back to family life that soldiers enjoy between the multiple deployments of modern warfare. The need for enough dwell time -- and for a fairer, less stressful distribution of repeat deployments -- is a keystone finding in a study of the alarming rise in suicides afflicting the military as it soldiers on in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other factors stand out, including the continuing stigmatization of troubled warriors who dare to step forward for help. And, most surprising, perhaps, the lack of a top-level Pentagon office and prevention policy for the hundreds of antisuicide programs now pursued separately by the services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Department of Defense has identified 1,246 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans this week: CASTRO, Andrew J., 20, Specialist, Army; Westlake Village, Calif.; 101st Airborne Division. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CORRECTION APPENDED Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Sunday that he did not feel personally attacked by the derisive remarks by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and his aides in a Rolling Stone article published last month. But he suggested that General McChrystal's firing as the top commander in Afghanistan was necessary. ''I didn't take it personally at all; I really, honest to God, didn't,'' the vice president said in an interview on ABC's ''This Week.'' ''Compared to what happens in politics, this was a piece of cake.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For opponents of the ban against homosexuals serving openly in the military, the steps by Congress this week to repeal the policy, known as ''don't ask, don't tell,'' were a major victory. But now they are girding for what may be an equally difficult task: the transition to a force where straight and openly gay servicemen and women live, work and fight alongside one other. Some homosexuals in the military say they are worried about how that process will work and whether they will be treated differently if they publicly acknowledge their sexual orientation. Some raised concerns about being harassed, assigned to separate barracks or shunned by colleagues who had been friendly before. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Department of Defense has identified 840 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the death of the following American on Monday: GRAHAM, Kevin J., 27, Specialist, Army; Benton, Ky.; Second Infantry Division. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The United States military said Sunday that American and Iraqi troops had arrested a suspect in the murders of at least 13 members of the Iraqi national tae kwon do team in 2006, in a possible resolution of a case that was among the more vexing crimes at the height of Iraq's sectarian warfare. The team and its coaches were traveling from Baghdad to Jordan in May 2006 to attend a training camp and try to get visas to the United States for a tournament in Las Vegas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Federal authorities examining the early, chaotic days of the $125 billion American-led effort to rebuild Iraq have significantly broadened their inquiry to include senior American military officers who oversaw the program, according to interviews with senior government officials and court documents. Court records show that last month investigators subpoenaed the personal bank records of Col. Anthony B. Bell, who is now retired from the Army but who was in charge of reconstruction contracting in Iraq in 2003 and 2004 when the small operation grew into a frenzied attempt to remake the country's broken infrastructure. In addition, investigators are examining the activities of Lt. Col. Ronald W. Hirtle of the Air Force, who was a senior contracting officer in Baghdad in 2004, according to two federal officials involved in the inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Department of Defense has identified 4,004 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American on Thursday: DHANOOLAL, Dayne D., 26, Sgt., Army; Brooklyn; Third Infantry Division. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information on thousands of families returning to their homes in Baghdad, Iraq, which according to the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, has happened due to increased security in Iraq and its outlying areas. Maliki said that terrorist acts, number of suicide attacks, and car bombings have reduced to 77% in Baghdad in 2007 as compared to 2006. U.S. military officials said it was unclear how Maliki had tallied the number of returning families, as tallying was very difficult.

The article informs that Tiger Woods, a famous golfer, will play a host to the inaugural AT&T National, a tournament that will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation and honor members of the U.S. military, in July 2007. It is stated that the AT&T will be the first tournament of Woods since the U.S. Open.

The article reports that Canadian Coast Guard has announced to withdraw its plan to create 34 zones for gunfire training on the Great Lakes. Several meetings with community leaders and 900 or so public comments led to scrapping the proposal. A primary concern of the plan was the use of lead ammunition in the lakes.

The article reports on the killing of eight soldiers of the U.S. in Baghdad, Iraq in two separate incidents including a road side bomb attack and a small firearms fire incident. Officials of the U.S. Armed Forces said that the number is the highest in the Iraqi capital in a day since July 2005. The officials also reported a rise in incidents of suicide bombings at Baghdad.

Recounts the experience of Sergeant Helen Gerhardt on love while on the U.S. Armed Forces. Refusal to date while on the army after separating with her husband; Invitation from a couple of guys to date; Speculation by her companions about her sexual orientation.

Focuses on the hundreds of Iraqi prisoners held in Abu Ghraib prison for prolonged periods despite a lack of evidence that they posed a security threat to U.S. forces, according to an Army report. How the unpublished report by Major General Donald J. Ryder reflects concerns among U.S. officers and officials in Iraq over the refusal of top U.S. commanders in Baghdad to authorize the release of so-called security prisoners; References to violations of the Pentagon's own polices and the Geneva Conventions; Highlights of the report, which warned that the continuing influx of prisoners would strain the system; Discharge of prisoners from the facility since abuses at Abu Ghraib were publicized; Questions over the military's process of deciding who should be released and who should remain; Defense of U.S. procedures by spokesman Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt; Tensions between U.S. officials at the prison and senior U.S. officers in Baghdad over release of prisoners from Abu Ghraib.

Reports that the top U.S. officer in Iraq, Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, will leave his command, to be replaced by the Army vice chief of staff, General George W. Casey Jr. Contention of Pentagon officials that the replacement does not reflect on Sanchez's handling of the widening prisoner-abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, which was under his authority; Why Sanchez has been under pressure recently in Iraq; Criticism of Sanchez by some U.S. lawmakers; Background on Casey; Uncertainty over Sanchez's new assignment; Comments of U.S. officials.

Reports on the investigation of U.S. military officer Thomas M. Pappas in connection with the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq. Relocation of Pappas' headquarters from Camp Victory in Baghdad to Abu Ghraib; Claim that Pappas could had been intimidated by his superiors to get prisoners to talk.

Reports that U.S. Army officials in Iraq responded in 2003 to a Red Cross report of abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad by trying to curtail the international agency's prison inspections, according to a senior Army officer. Significance of the November 2003 Red Cross report; Delay in a criminal investigation by the military; Army's contention that it acted promptly in addressing Red Cross complaints; Comments of Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, whose soldiers guarded the prisoners, and White House general counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales; How the accounts of other senior military officials seem at adds with the Red Cross report and Karpinski's comments; Clues to the mysterious death of an Iraqi prisoner; Overview of the seven U.S. reservists who are accused of charges related to abuse of victims at Abu Ghraib. INSET: The Accused.

Reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has recommended retired Special Operations Commander Peter J. Schoomaker and Lieutenant General John P. Abizaid to the top positions in the U.S. Army as of June 11, 2003.

Focuses on the decision of United States President George W. Bush to nominate three business executives as Armed Forces secretaries.

Reports that United States military officials have proposed downgrading the crime of adultery in the military's justice system. Recommendations of a committee appointed by US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen; Provisions of the proposed changes.