Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge is doing his part to reduce the social stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment for war-related stress.

A troop-support group that provides clothing specially adapted for wounded troops recovering in military hospitals will roll out a new line of garments later this year.

The Defense Logistics Agency hired 91 college students with disabilities under the federal government’s Workforce Recruitment Program in 2008, more than any other federal agency.

The United States hopes to continue operations at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan, but would use other means to support troops in Afghanistan if the Kyrgyz government goes through with plans to close it, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Feb. 4.

A long-anticipated upgrade to the modular airborne firefighting system that’s used to battle the nation’s wildfires recently was approved for operational use.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has selected a Navy four-star admiral to lead an assessment of operations at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior DoD official said recently in Washington, D.C.

Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Emergency Services reports the following incidents occurred recently on the installation:

Maj. Gen. John A. Macdonald relinquished command of the U.S. Army Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command to Col. Brick T. Miller at an award and change- of-command ceremony Friday in Wallace Theatre.

The following organizations or facilities offer college scholarships, all with deadlines approaching.

Students from Mount Vernon High School arrived at battalion head quarters on Fort Belvoir last Thursday for Job Shadow Day.