Soldiers Magazine

The new Stability Operations manual, FM 3-07, was released to the field in October by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. "We recognize that in a contemporary operational environment in the 21st century, conventional military operations,...

AT first glance, California's Mojave Desert might seem barren and devoid of humanity. But look again, and you'll see what Luz Ramirez de Bryson sees. "The past and present all merge into one," said Ramirez, archaeologist and cultural resources...

MY family adopted Pfc. Michael Fields-Bradley. Michael is in Iraq and he is 27 years old. He was also trying to sign up one of his fellow Soldiers that he felt really needed some extra support. That touched my heart. I emailed him to ask for...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NOVEMBER 2006 changed me. Prior to then, I had been thankful for the American troops but not involved. But one fall day, I adopted a deployed Soldier and my involvement changed. Suddenly the sacrifices the Soldiers were...

THEY can be symbols of patience, hope and worry, or of honor, grief and the ultimate sacrifice. They are service-star banners, which date back to World War I. Family members hang them in windows to honor loved ones serving or lost in combat--blue...

LIKE the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., in September, was designated a National Special Security Event by the Department of Homeland Security, which means it was of heightened national interest...