05/08/2008: Armed Forces Make Progress in Regenerative Medicine U.S. warriors are more likely than ever to survive battlefield wounds, thanks to medical progress. It's the innovation behind that progress that inspires military doctors as they study the possibilities of regenerative medicine.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: World's Medical Leaders Help Afghans Combat Disease Medical leaders from around the world gathered in Bagram for an all-day seminar to discuss infectious diseases, like tuberculosis, which are the No. 1 cause of death in Afghanistan.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Chicken Farming Gets Boost in Iraqi Town Coalition forces distributed more than 13,000 egg-laying chicks to 10 poultry farmers in the Hawr Rajab area to provide a more sustainable income for the area's largely family-based farms.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Nine Enemy Fighters, Detain 13 Suspects Coalition forces in Iraq killed nine enemy fighters and detained 13 suspects during a series of operations across the country.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: America Supports You: Group Provides Reading Program at Military Hospitals Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is among the hospitals that encourage early reading through the Reach Out and Read program.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Walter Reed Strives to Remove Stigma From Mental Health Care Troops need to feel as comfortable seeking mental health care for combat-related stresses as they are getting treated for physical injuries, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center official said.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Pentagon Seeks to Fund University Research in National Security The Defense Department is developing a proposal to finance university research on national security-related issues to "cultivate that expertise" in academia, a senior Pentagon official said.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Face of Defense: 15th-Generation Rabbi Helps Airmen Keep Faith Chaplain (Capt.) Raphael Berdugo is one of only nine rabbis in the Air Force and the only one in the U.S. Air Forces Central region. He is a 15th generation rabbi whose goal is to lead people to a righteous path.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Waiver Recipients Take Advantage of 'Second Chance' in Army Army recruits who joined the ranks on conduct waivers are slightly more prone to misconduct, but also are promoted faster, re-enlist in higher numbers and represent higher-quality recruits than others, an internal Army study revealed.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Secretary Marks 10th Annual Military Appreciation Month Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates marked the 10th annual Military Appreciation Month and thanked those who support America's troops through the Defense Department's America Supports You program. His remarks follow.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Department Begins Roles, Missions Review Work has begun on a review of the U.S. military's roles and missions, senior defense officials said. The congressionally mandated study looks to ensure the department is organized effectively and in ways to make it easier for the warfighter.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Gates: U.S. Military Ready to Help, Ships, Air Support Staged The tragedy following a devastating cyclone in Burma is compounded by the fact that the U.S. military and others are ready to help, but can't without the ruling military junta's approval, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Pentagon Ceremony Fetes Superlative Defense Installations The premier military service installations and the Defense Logistics Agency were recognized at a Pentagon awards ceremony for effective leadership and management.	05/08/08
05/08/2008: Marines in Afghanistan to Redeploy as Scheduled, Gates Says The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will redeploy from Afghanistan in November as scheduled, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.	05/08/08
05/07/2008: Training Program Strengthens Afghan Police, Confuses Taliban The coalition has initiated a "focused district development" program in volatile southern Afghanistan to reform community police forces.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Iraqi Actors Bring Comedy to Wasit Province Actors from the popular Iraqi sitcom "Mud House" recently performed the first comedic play since 2003 in Iraq's Wasit province.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Coalition Forces Capture 13 Militants, Disrupt Insurgency Coalition forces apprehended 13 militants and disrupted insurgent operations in Afghanistan's Paktia province, coalition officials reported.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: New Combat Outpost Helps Counterinsurgency Fight in Afghanistan Army engineers have completed construction of a combat outpost on the Afghan-Pakistani border.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Predator Combat Air Patrols Double in One Year A significant unmanned aerial vehicle warfighting milestone was reached more than two years ahead of schedule May 1, with the beginning of the 24th MQ-1 Predator combat air patrol.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Coalition Forces Kill Terrorist Leader, Detain 23 Suspects Coalition forces killed a wanted terrorist and detained 23 suspects in two days of operations targeting terrorist cells around Iraq.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: New Names Etched Into Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall The names of four U.S. servicemembers have been etched into the glossy black walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial alongside more than 58,000 of their fallen comrades.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Sadr City Residents Grow Tired of Criminal Activity in Their Midst The people of Sadr City are cooperating with Iraqi forces, but clearing the crowded portion of Baghdad is a painstaking procedure, an Iraqi government spokesman said in Baghdad.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: America Supports You: CinCHouse.com Wins Webby Award A troop-support organization's Web site earned top honors in the annual Webby Awards competition as the top lifestyle site of 2008. "We are extremely honored," said Navy wife and author Meredith Leyva, who created the site.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: U.S. Military Ready to Provide Aid for Stricken Burmese, Official Says A flotilla of U.S. Navy vessels, rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, U.S. Air Force planes and thousands of servicemembers are ready to assist Burma's cyclone-stricken people, if asked, a senior Defense Department official said.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: New Joint Staff Team Evaluates Wounded Warrior Programs A joint team formed by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is looking at the broad range of care and support services for wounded warriors to find any gaps and tap into best practices.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Markets, Schools, Businesses Demonstrate Peace, Prosperity in Iraqi City Citizens of Basra, the third-largest city in Iraq, celebrated the opening of a central market that demonstrated a return of peace and prosperity to an area that until recently was a stronghold of Shiia militias.	05/07/08
05/07/2008: Military Works to Eliminate Perceived Mental Health Treatment Stigma Military leaders must encourage their troops suffering from combat stress to seek mental health services, the head of the new Joint Staff Wounded Warrior Integration Team said.	05/07/08
05/06/2008: 'Army Wives' Cast Works to Create Realistic Military Parallel The cast and producers of "Army Wives," Lifetime Network's top-rated show filmed on Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., try to show real military life out of their respect for real military families.	05/06/08
05/06/2008: Face of Defense: Marine Becomes Jack of All Trades Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas L. Szczerba is the go-to guy for his 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment unit.	05/06/08