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The article offers information on the advise-and-assist mission of the 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) of the U.S. Army in Mosul, Iraq. It states that the 3rd ID is deployed to assist the Iraqi army for the last phase of the Operation Iraqi Freedom. The mission of the 2nd brigade combat teams is to support the provincial reconstruction teams in the area. Moreover, the U.S. forces aim to set the Iraqi forces to have the capacity to deal with threats coming from both inside and outside the country.

Presents news briefs related to the United States (U.S.) army as of January 1, 2001. Celebration of the 364th anniversary of the National Guard; Criticism against Army Secretary Louis Caldera for questioning the stories of the survivors of No Gun Ri, the Korean War incident where U.S. soldiers fired on civilian refugees; Arrival of soldiers sent to Kuwait in August 2000 at Fort Riley, Kansas.

Presents the recollections of an American veteran of World War I. Family response to enlistment; Arrival in France and transfer to the medical corps; Experiences as a medic; Physical effects.

This section offers news briefs on the U.S. Army as of June 2010. The Advanced Combat Helmets that have been recalled by the service due to defects have been made by federal inmates hired by subcontractor UNICOR. Data from the Defense Department showed that more troops are serving in Afghanistan as compared in Iraq which is a first since 2003. It reports that seven Afghans have been arrested in line with the suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on May 18 which left 18 members of the coalition forces dead.

Reports on the adoption of a family program to help needy Bedouin families in Iraq by the Texas Army National Guard. Proponent of the program; Involvement of the soldiers' families and friends in the U.S. in the initiative; Reaction of Farhan Kamel, one of the recipients, to the program.

The article presents an update on the status and activities of the U.S. Army as of February 18, 2010. Members of the 166th Engineer Company have returned to Alabama following a deployment in Afghanistan. The 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion is engaged in the Multi-National Task Force-East in Kosovo. The 111th Quartermaster Company is part of the Operation Unified Response for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

The article presents an update on the status and activities of the U.S. Army as of December 23, 2009. Members of the Kansas National Guard will be deployed to Djibouti in the early part of 2010. The 40th Special Troops Battalion is among the other Army elements engaged in the Multi-National Task Force-East in Kosovo. The 48th Brigade Combat Team (BCT) is serving in Afghanistan along with other Army elements.

The article presents an update on the status and activities of the U.S. Army as of December 17, 2009. The Nebraska National Guard is scheduled for deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo in record numbers come 2010. The 470th Military Intelligence Battalion is serving in Guantanamo Bay Cuba under Joint Task Force GTMO. It notes that 600 troops are engaged in the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines.

The article presents an update on the U.S. Army as of January 23, 2006. The 4th Infantry Division (ID) of the Army has assumed responsibility for the Multi-National Division Baghdad previously handled by the 3rd ID in Iraq. The 102nd Infantry Battalion will be deployed to Afghanistan to help the region rebuild from the war on terrorism. Several soldiers from the National Guard Bureau in Virginia have volunteered for duty in Afghanistan.

The article focuses on the nation-building role of U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan. United States troops came to Afghanistan as vengeful warriors on the trail of al-Qaeda. But three years after the fall of the Taliban regime, the average soldier is as likely to be rebuilding and making friends as hunting U.S. enemies. Fourteen garrisons, called Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT), of U.S. soldiers are distributing largesse across the country, often in still dangerous combat zones. Soldiers are building hospitals and schools, digging wells, treating illness, training Afghan soldiers and police, and advising local officials. The teams are increasingly pleased with the public-relations success of their efforts. Governor Asadullah Wafa, an advocate of reconciliation with the Taliban, is hugely enthusiastic about the American presence. The PRTs have proved hugely controversial among Kabul's aid agencies. On balance, the PRTs have been a useful improvisation in difficult circumstances, fairly effective in improving security but less so at development work.