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The U.S. Army says a 49-year-old brigadier general has died in Afghanistan.

   A statement posted on the Fort Hood website says Brig.

Gen. Terence Hildner died Friday in Kabul of apparent natural causes.

   Hildner has commanded the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command at Fort Hood since August 2010.

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Kendall Sanders caught two picks as a defensive back in the U.S.

Army All-American Bowl in early January. It’s hard to think a performance like that may jeopardize a player’s spot on a team, but to be sure, Sanders texted his future coach, Texas’ Mack Brown.

Bottling up emotions can make people more aggressive, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Minnesota that was funded, in part, by a grant from the U.S.

Army. The study, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, could have important implications for reducing violence and…   » Continue Reading

Event: Military and university officials will formally decommission Russell A. Steindam Hall (RAS) as a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) facility.

University President William Powers Jr. and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Ret) Lawson W. Magruder III will lead the ceremony, which includes removing the ROTC plaque and lowering the American [...]

A year ago, there were some 160,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. This week marks the end of an enormous withdrawal of American troops to 50,000.

Most have been flown out of Iraq, but one brigade, the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, drove from north of Baghdad to the crossing into Kuwait, tracing in reverse the route the U.S.

Army took when it invaded Iraq more than seven years ago.

Days after President Obama announced his decision to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who commands American troops throughout the Middle East and South Asia, talks with Steve Inskeep about a country where Obama cannot send more forces: Pakistan.

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Elections are being held next week in Afghanistan. U.S. troops have been trying to make some areas safer so civilians can go to the polls.

One particular area that has been a trouble spot is the Taliban stronghold of Helmand province. U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal is the commander in Afghanistan.

He tells Renee Montagne the he believes "the vast percentage of voters in Helmand are going to have the option to vote."