During the summer months, bicycles become a popular way of transport for everyone on post, especially children.

Expansion efforts are well under way in southern Afghanistan, where most of the 21,000 troops deploying to the country this summer will be concentrated.

Some Soldiers turn to friends within their unit for the support they need during a deployment. Others are lucky enough to have a family member serving with them.

Strains of classical music stream from the doorway of a weather-beaten building at Forward Operating Base Gardez in the middle of the Afghan countryside.

America’s gratitude inspires the members of its armed forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a message he issued to commemorate May as National Military Appreciation Month.

President Barack Obama’s administration recently announced its White House fellowship finalists, an elite group that includes representatives of the U.S. military.

I ride my bike to and from work most days. I have ridden in rain, snow, sleet, wind, sun, and darkness.

Senior military health officials warn against taking antiviral medicines to fight the H1N1 flu virus until a doctor has confirmed the diagnosis, according to a May 1 American Forces Press Service release.

• For the week ending May 2, Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Emergency Services reported the following:

A new command to provide sole guidance and policy for the Army’s 36 Warrior Transition Units and the nine Community Based Warrior Transition Units was activated Monday in the Pentagon courtyard.