Today, Veterans Day, America pauses to honor these men and women and the values of duty and sacrifice they represent. Long after they leave uniform, they symbolize what it means to be a citizen of a free nation.

On World Freedom Day, we celebrate the anniversary of the historic fall of the Berlin Wall and honor the brave citizens of East and West Germany who helped secure freedom and liberty for future generations.

The Air Force salutes the Marine Corps on its 233nd birthday Nov. 10.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Air Force Aid Society’s Gen. Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program, which provides $2,000 grants those selected. The application deadline is March 6.

Basketball legend and avid motorcyclist Michael Jordan is the latest high-profile celebrity to team up with the National Guard.

The Corps is offering $4,000 for Marine captains in the combat arms, combat support and aviation fields who sign on for an additional year of service by Sept. 15, 2009.

The military says an explosion late Thursday tore a 45-centimeter hole in a pipeline providing potable water to the Adhamiyah, Rusafa and Karrada districts of the capital.

General David Petraeus, who is widely credited with turning the Iraq conflict around, took command of all U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia Friday - making him the new Iraq commander’s boss and adding Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf and the surrounding region to his responsibilities.

The award “Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” was bestowed on two U.S. Army lieutenant colonels during a ceremony at the British Embassy Oct. 29.

“The jobs have been wonderful; they tell you you’ll know when you have enough, but I haven’t had enough yet,” she said. “But so far it’s been great assignments, I’ve seen a lot of the world and learned a lot of different things. It’s a different Army than when I came in.”