Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops ...more

November 30, 2008

A 38-year-old soldier from Bradenton who had served three previous tours of duty in the Middle East died Sunday in Afghanistan after his unit was ambushed by enemy forces, the Department of Defense said Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

The military says it is investigating the death of a 101st Airborne Division soldier serving in Afghanistan. ...more

September 30, 2008

World War II veteran Frank Rosado Jr. was honored Tuesday with a dozen medals for his combat service in Europe. ...more

February 23, 2008

Two soldiers from Florida were killed during the weekend in Iraq. ...more

January 29, 2008

Three Army soldiers who were killed in an intensive, three-hour firefight in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad last week may have died from friendly fire, military officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

Hundreds of U.S. and Iraqi troops backed by helicopters descended Friday on a remote desert area southwest of Baghdad to root out al-Qaida in Iraq and search for two U.S. soldiers missing after a deadly insurgent ambush six months ago. ...more

November 17, 2007