With public opinion swinging hard against the war in Iraq, and frustration mounting about progress made in Afghanistan, American soldiers know challenges exist on and off the battlefield. But as I found...
The four days I spent in the Mohave Desert with troops from the 1st Infantry Division were enlightening, if not confusing. Acronym after acronym blurred into one another, and I was just along for the...
Your Kansas correspondent Alex Parker recently embedded with troops from the 1st Infantry Division, which is recently completed desert warfare training at Fort Irwin, Calif. The troops explain how valuable...