Quote of the Day
"Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies."

-- Alexander Pope

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Iraq Sunnis, Secular Groups Want Vote Review
Video: U.S. jets strike northern Iraq
Family of 11 Iraqi Shi'ites murdered

Operation Enduring Freedom
Would-be suicide bombers blown up in Afghan blast
Bomb Kills one Soldier, Wounds two in Afghanistan
Soldier Killed, Four Injured in Vehicle Accident

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Padilla Lawyers Want High Court to Clarify War Powers
Sept. 11 Loan Recipients Not Hurt by Attacks
Audit cites Homeland Security management issues

Welcome Home!
Photos: Texas Army Guard 56th Brigade Returns

Troops on Trial
Two Marines Cleared in Rape Case

Fox News
California Flooding Kills One
Photo Essay: California Flooding
Babysitter Charged After Toddler Found Drunk
Palestinian Bomber Kills Israeli Soldier
Nov. Existing Home Sales Lowest Since March
Jobless Claims Up Slightly
Austrian Fund to Pay Holocaust Survivors
New Orleans Delays Katrina Home Demolition
Health South Sues Scrushy
SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES

Reuters: Top News
Iraq al Qaeda claims Israel attack: Web
UK Hilton says hotel deal talks progressing well
Administaff buys human resources Web site
Brambles sells steel services unit
Scotts Miracle-Gro sees deeper 1st-quarter loss
Celgene shares up on FDA approval
Quidel says regulators approve claims for flu test
Bomber kills 3 at W.Bank checkpoint
Iraq government talks resume in Kurdish mountains
Iran, Russia to discuss uranium enrichment: diplomat
Bosnia-based body to help identify Katrina victims
Cloned dog claim investigated
China's moon orbiting mission takes step forward
Potters' town booming in northern Mexico
Women often uninformed about breast reconstruction
Lung disease patients breathe easier with rehab
Video:
Palestinian bombs West Bank road
Japanese stocks soared in 2005

AP World News
S. Korean School Debunks Hwang's Research
Poland Keeping Troops in Iraq Another Year
Jamaican Police Officer Becomes Rap Artist
Adviser: Russia Becoming 'Corporate' State
300 Million Chinese Drink Unsafe Water
Fire Strikes Russian Home for Mentally Ill
Leopard Kills 75-Year-Old Man in India
Ukraine Says It Has Enough Gas for Winter
Yemeni Predicts Germans Will Be Released
Accused Nazi Loses Another Round in Court
Italian Premier Accused of Bribing Lawyer
China Slams Japan Over Suicide Allegations
British Official Calls for Terror Probe
Turkish Writer Won't Face New Charges
Group Asks Putin to Forgo Signing NGO Bill
Pakistani Slays Daughters to Salvage 'Honor'

Military.com
Wars Lack Medal of Honor
Corps Pays $100K for Retooled Jeep
GAO Cites Army's Sloppy Record Keeping
Chiefs Demoted in Pentagon Succession Line
Army May Equip Fewer Heavy Combat Teams
Deadly Attacks Prompt Safer Combat Vehicles
A Struggle Over Military Recruitment of Students
C-17, Tanker Collide off Oahu
Guard Soldiers Respond to Texas, Okla. Fires
Icebreakers on Thin Ice

CENTCOM: News Releases
TEAMWORK CLEARING RAMADI STREETS
FIRST BATTLE SPACE TRANSITION IN NINEVEH PROVINCE
CITIZENS OF PAKTIKA PROVINCE WELCOME NEW ROAD

Department of Defense
82nd Airborne Unit Wraps Up Deployment - Story
'Army Water' Makes Debut in Balad, Baghdad - Story
Iraqis Resolved to Overcome Challenges - Story
U.S. Army Task Force Foils Terror Bombings - Story
Coalition Aircrews Fly Combat, Support Missions
U.S., Iraqis Thwart Prison Escape, Seize Weapons

ON THE GROUND
U.S. Army Doctor Delivers Election-Day Baby - Story
Soldier in Kabul Re-enlists Brother in New York - Story
Bagram Air Base A-10s Take Fight to Enemy - Story

IN IRAQ
Corps of Engineers Improves Iraqi Roads
Holiday Gifts Cheer Soldiers on Way to War
'Raging Bulls' Marines, Sailors Return to Iraq
Army Chief of Staff Visits Troops for Christmas
U.S. Soldiers Bring Wheels to Disabled Iraqi Man

IN AFGHANISTAN
Operation Sleigh Ride Brightens Troops’ Day
Rumsfeld Honors Task Force Bayonet Troops

FACE OF DEFENSE
Twins Share Deployment, Volunteer Efforts in Desert - Story

AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Wounded Vets Get Holiday Boost - Story
Retired Teacher Sews Pillowcases

TOP NEWS
IRAQ
Crash Claims 2 Pilots; Soldier Killed
Command Focus: Train Logisticians
Iraqis, Troops Respond to Bombings
Task Force Baghdad Soldier Killed
Pace: Troop Level Balance Crucial
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (pdf)
Multinational Force Iraq
Eye on Iraq Update (pdf)
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (pdf)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Ceremony Marks Bank Renovation
U.S. Troop Levels to Drop Video
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Elections Signal Progress
Retreat From Iraq 'Wrong Strategy'
Offense Key to Winning, Bush Says
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
Cycles Enhance Reserve Readiness
Pace Explains High Re-up Rate
Bush Expresses Pride in Troops
Rumsfeld Cites Year's Successes
National Guard, Reserve Update

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Army Casualties - Story


Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar

Gitmo