A long tradition of “entertainment for the Soldier, by the Soldier” is getting a new lift - not a facelift, but a “boss lift.”

There were plenty of pugs and petite Pomeranians, dancing dachshunds and prancing poodles, trained therapy dogs and many, many mixed mutts in attendance at Doggy Days Saturday held in Specker Field House.

Residents of Woodlawn Village met with officials from Fort Belvoir and Fairfax County Public Schools Tuesday night to hash out concerns of overcrowding at Fort Belvoir Elementary School. At the meeting’s conclusion, both sides agreed that there’s no easy decision in sight between now and next fall. 

CDC director states rate of H1N1 spread less than seasonal flu

A report broadcast by the Arab news network Al Jazeera about U.S. servicemembers proselytizing in Afghanistan is just plain wrong, Pentagon officials said Monday.

Staff Sgt. Aaron Powell looked up 70 feet in the air and eyeballed a 180-pound rescue dummy dangling from a tree in Virginia Beach Monday — day one of the 2009 Technical Rescue Challenge.

The road to recovery for a wounded Soldier can be long and difficult, but, with the help of Army medicine and the love of military spouses and children, that road is shorter and smoother.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a message to servicemembers and their families around the world, commemorating Friday as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.

As the DoD ventures into social media, even the famed Tuskegee Airmen are using popular social media tools to engage others and inform the world about their service to their country.

President Barack Obama welcomed two dozen American servicemembers as newly naturalized citizens of the United States Friday.