The Arsenal's "heart," in essence its "character," is this month's Face of Strength because of what the workforce does without seeking fanfare or celebration from those outside of the fence line. Whether it is their donating annual leave to a fellow worker or their unwavering support to the community, they always step up to the challenge.

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Measurable progress has been achieved in Afghanistan's Khost and Paktia Provinces, but it is fragile, Army Col. Viet Luong, commander of the American task force in the area, said today.

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Residents of Qara Qosh, Iraq, enjoyed an afternoon free of worries here recently as Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assisted Iraqi Security Forces in providing security for the people of the town.

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Wiesbaden, Germany, Soldiers helped put smiles on the faces of young cancer patients at Mainz University, Dec. 7. Several members of Wiesbaden's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program stopped by the Mainz cancer center to hand out holiday goodies and to spend time with the young patients.

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For the second time since the founding of the Artillery School at Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC), Afghan National Army (ANA) students conducted a live-fire gunnery exercise, Dec. 26.

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An International Security Assistance Force patrol that came under small-arms fire today in the Nad'Ali District of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, called in an airstrike that killed one insurgent and derailed the enemy attack, military officials reported.

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As Shiite pilgrims slowly filtered out of religious shrines in Karbala, Iraq, Dec. 17, the quiet passing of the Muslim religious holiday of Ashoura made a loud statement about the capabilities of Iraqi Security Forces in the area.

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As of 8 a.m. today, 430 National Guard members had been activated in response to an East Coast winter storm that left as much as two feet of snow in some areas and prompted six governors to activate their National Guard troops.

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The recent arrival of three Bell T-407 training helicopters at Camp Taji, Iraq, will help to train qualified Iraqi Army pilots to operate and maintain the helicopters, as well as rapidly accelerate the fielding and utilization of Iraqi 407 Armed Scout Helicopters which are scheduled to be fielded here by the end of 2011.

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Afghan and coalition forces captured a Haqqani Network leader who conducts attacks against Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces during a security operation in Khost province yesterday.

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