Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 18 others while conducting multiple operations throughout Iraq Sunday, military officials reported.

The Military Channel is asking service members across the armed forces to submit videotaped stories about their service in the global war on terrorism for broadcast on television, company officials said.

Twelve U.S. Soldiers were killed when the Blackhawk helicopter in which they were riding crashed northeast of Baghdad Saturday afternoon, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported Sunday.

U.S. Army North recently participated in Vigilant Shield ’07, an exercise designed to test the Department of Defense’s ability to response to an attack on the homeland.

The general responsible for day-to-day operations in Iraq said the conflict hinges on closing the gap between the people of Iraq and their fledgling government.

Moving another carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf region and manning Patriot anti-missile batteries there is a way of telling the people of the area that the United States has an enduring interest in peace, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here Monday.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Dec. 26 learned from a U.S. Army officer working closely with Iraqi forces that Iraqi units are gaining confidence in their abilities and are doing more to empower noncommissioned officers.

About 125 Iraqi police officers, assigned to various units in the Baqubah area, graduated from the first Iraqi Police Training Academy in Baqubah, Dec. 24.

The 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division headquarters, and two of its battalions, trekked from Mosul to Baghdad over a two-day period recently, performing combat operations along the way.

Air power and ground bombardment came together in a newer, faster way at Rodriguez Range late last week.