Bob Harper soldiers on with 'The Biggest Loser'
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:17:26 -0800

He misses fellow trainer Jillian Michaels but emphasizes the goal is helping contestants lose weight. Hannah Anders, left, gets her photo taken with Bob Harper of "The Biggest Loser" after a spin class at Crunch Fitness in Hollywood. ...

Giant HD screens put Army soldiers inside virtual combat
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:34:51 -0800

Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training to deploy to Afghanistan at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., was the first PRT to train on a new virtual reality combat simulator designed specifically to help Soldiers ...

2011: That was the year that was - June
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:18:32 -0800

(SDNG photo by Spc. Tiffany Hamilton) Soldiers of the 842nd Engineer Company, experienced earth moving specialists in the South Dakota Army National Guard, build a levee Tuesday, March 31 in Pierre. The state called soldiers from the 842nd from annual ...

Yemen soldiers die in Zinjibar clashes with Islamists
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:45:29 -0800

At least two Yemeni soldiers have died in clashes with militants in the south of the country, officials say. The clashes took place in the suburbs of Zinjibar, capital of restive Abyan province and scene of frequent fighting between troops and ...

Simulator helps prep soldiers for IED attacks
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:49:03 -0800

One of the greatest threats US soldiers face in modern combat zones is the IED, or improvised explosive device. These improvised explosives can destroy vehicles and kill or gravely wound the soldiers inside. The problem for military personnel is that ...

Local soldier begins recovery
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:56:19 -0800

While there, Spang, who previously was stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, worked as a combat engineer, clearing transportation routes of roadside bombs for fellow soldiers and Marines, who were transporting food, water and supplies. On Dec. ...

State of emergency: Soldiers take over Maiduguri, Jos
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:46:00 -0800

LAGOS (AFP) Nigeria began the new year Sunday under a state of emergency in areas targeted by Islamist attacks as soldiers flooded hard-hit cities in a bid to end spiralling violence in Africa's most populous nation. Residents in the northeastern ...

Israeli army rabbi quits Haredi recruitment program amid women's singing row
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:55:36 -0800

Rabbi Moshe Ravad's decision comes a day after the IDF officially announced it will not excuse religious soldiers from official army events that feature female soldiers singing. By Gili Cohen Tags: Orthodox Jews idf iaf jewish law Rabbi Moshe Ravad, ...

Fitzgerald sworn in as Allegheny County's third executive
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:16:29 -0800

Mr. Fitzgerald took the oath of office today at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall before a crowd of about 500 people. He succeeds fellow Democrat Dan Onorato. "Good ideas don't matter unless we have partners moving forward with them," he said in his ...

Payouts to Bradford's hero soldiers revealed
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:54:54 -0800

The Ministry of Defence has awarded compensation to 15 soldiers with Bradford addresses since April, 2005, for injuries including amputations, burns, mental disorders, fractures and dislocations and muscoskeletal disorders. The figures, obtained by the ...

'Candidate The Soldiers Trust'
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:42:01 -0800

But Rand Paul said there's only one candidate in this race who can balance the budget in his first term and only one candidate the soldiers trust. That candidate is my father, he said, calling the Texas congressman to the podium. ...

Soldier enjoyed 'manic feeling'
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:06:11 -0800

Fellow soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-Mc Chord missed the signals of Sgt. David Stewart's unraveling because they assumed he was running himself ragged taking care of his ill wife, Kristy Sampels. In reality, both were abusing synthetic drugs called bath ...

Tale of wounded soldier mesmerizes PEC students
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:01:30 -0800

Today, Tallouzi works for the Wounded Warrior Project, a group of former military personnel and families that gives support to thousands of wounded soldiers each year. Tallouzi travels around the country speaking to schools and organizations about her ...

Yorkshire Regiment grieves for soldier , 19, killed in Afghanistan
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:35:09 -0800

TRIBUTES have been paid to a soldier from the Yorkshire Regiment who was killed in action in Afghanistan. He was named last night as Private John King, 19, of the 1st Battalion, who died in a blast in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province on ...

Veteran honors soldiers by raising flag every day
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:26:12 -0800

The people Parker's referring to are American soldiers . We don't have any draftees anymore so these people are volunteers, he said. They wrote a blank check to this country, so I think they deserve a little bit of honor. Parker knows what it's like ...

Nigeria: Soldiers Shoot Driver, Woman in Maiduguri
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:55:58 -0800

Witnesses who gathered around the scene said that the soldiers gave the taxi driver a hot chase from a nearby roundabout that linked to the area and when he failed to stop, one of them fired shots at him, killing him in the process. ...

Young woman loses 84 pounds to become Soldier
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:01:02 -0800

In May 2010, then 20-year-old Scarbrough walked into the Gainesville recruiting station ready to become a Soldier . This was a brave move for her because before she could enlist two things had to happen. Weighing 240 pounds, the 5-foot-5-inch ...

Local soldier begins recovery
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:56:19 -0800

While there, Spang, who previously was stationed in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, worked as a combat engineer, clearing transportation routes of roadside bombs for fellow soldiers and Marines, who were transporting food, water and supplies. On Dec. ...

Yaffa Yarkoni, Who Sang for Israeli Soldiers , Dies at 86
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:53:15 -0800

President Shimon Peres said that while the Israeli military conquered enemy positions, she conquered the hearts of the soldiers . He called her the nightingale of the army and the entire nation. Yaffa Abramov was born on Dec. 25, 1925, in Tel Aviv, ...

Soldiers Complete Documentation of Arlington National Cemetery
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:15:11 -0800

Soldiers with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3d US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), finished photographing and documenting the location of every tombstone, grave marker and cremation site in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 23, 2011. ...