KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012  – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Haqqani leader and a Haqqani facilitator in Logar province, today. The arrested leader acquired weapons for Haqqani fighters and directed attacks against Afghan and coalition forces throughout Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province. At the time of his[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012 – Afghan and coalition officials confirmed today that Assadullah, a top district-level Taliban leader, was killed during an operation in Sar-e Pul province, Tuesday. Assadullah led a group of Taliban fighters and had planned and executed numerous attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. He also had[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012 – The education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial “Wall” will be a place to join the past to the future, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said at the center’s groundbreaking ceremony today. By telling the stories of service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012. On Friday, December 7, craigslist founder Craig Newmark will join Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune and Sierra Club Mission Outdoors Director and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Stacy Bare in their first Google+ Hangout together to discuss the relationship between outdoor recreation, conservation and the[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) has honored Ronald Stephens, a Greenville resident and US Army veteran, as its November 2012 “Veteran of the Month.” Stephens, who retired from the Illinois House of Representatives in 2011, was honored during a ceremony today at The First Christian[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2012  – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a local Haqqani leader in Sabari district, Khost province, today. The leader was in charge of the acquisition and distribution of weapons and ammunition to insurgents operating throughout Khost province. During the operation, the security force also detained[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2012. GEORGE LITTLE: I’d like to begin with just a quick update on the department’s response to Hurricane Sandy. There currently remain about 1,000 National Guardsmen and more than 300 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel deployed to New York and New Jersey to assist local, state[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Cpl. Christopher M. Monahan Jr., 25, of Island Heights, N.J., died Nov. 26 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2,[Read More…]

Outdated Policy Fails to Recognize Women’s Service and Leadership in Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2012.  The Defense Department’s longstanding policy barring women from thousands of ground combat positions was challenged today in a federal lawsuit by four servicewomen and the Service Women’s Action Network. The plaintiffs are[Read More…]

Nation’s First Joint Computer Donation Program to Help Veterans Access Job Training, Employment SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2012. State officials announced today that Illinois will donate 400 surplus computers to veterans’ organizations to help provide veterans with greater access to online training and other internet-based employment assistance.  The Illinois Department of Central[Read More…]