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Support Soldiers Bring Hot Chow to Outpost Cooks use amenities of containerized kitchen to provide two hot meals a day. By Sgt. 1st Class Kap Kim 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs FORWARD OPERATING BASE HOPE, Iraq, March 20, 2007 -- As the Mustang Battalion's Legionnaires found their way out of Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah and moved up to Forward Operating Base Hope near Sadr City, they knew that relocating meant no more hot meals. "Believe me, it makes a big difference. It's a big morale booster to get some hot chow." Sgt. Ryan Green, Company...

US outpost takes fight to the Taliban Isambard Wilkinson in Urmul Last Updated: 9:24pm GMT 08/01/2007 The silence was deceptive as the American patrol edged along a deep, snow-bound valley in the remotest reaches of eastern Afghanistan. Ignoring a winter lull in hostilities, the soldiers had set off to pursue a local commander allied to Taliban fighters. Radio intercepts showed that insurgents were tracking the men from Alpha Troop of the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry. But this time there was no ambush. US soldiers wait for their flight out of Nuristan. Their Forward Operating Base has come under frequent attack...

NASA unveiled plans yesterday to set up a small and ultimately self-sustaining settlement of astronauts at the south pole of the moon sometime around 2020 -- the first step in an ambitious plan to resume manned exploration of the solar system. The long-awaited proposal envisions initial stays of a week by four-person crews, followed by gradually longer visits until power and other supplies are in place to make a permanent presence possible by 2024. The effort was presented as an unprecedented mission to learn about the moon and places beyond, as well as an integral part of a long-range plan...

Settler leader: Outpost deal a betrayal Head of Kedumim local council protests against meeting between Amana'chairman and defense minister, who tried to negotiate evacuation of illegal outposts. 'We will fight this issue along with our youth at full force,' says Weiss Efrat Weiss Published: 10.19.06, 14:39 Daniella Weiss was angry Thursday, angry at the Yesha Council and feeling betrayed by Amana Chairman Ze'ev (Zambish) Hever in particular. "The meeting between Zambish (Ze'ev Hever) and Defense Minister Amir Peretz and their attempt to reach an agreement on the illegal outposts issue is an act of betrayal," said Weiss to Ynet, "the...

Rare artifacts shed new light on Spanish outpost in Panhandle By BILL KACZORPublished Sunday, July 11, 2004 Associated Press Writer SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Fla. A flood of rare artifacts and the rotted remains of wooden buildings offer surprising insights into life at a Spanish presidio, or military outpost, that vanished under the shifting sands of this barrier island 250 years ago. University of West Florida archaeologists and students, aided by public volunteers, last year recovered more than 40,000 artifacts, and they are digging up more this summer. What they've found shows Presidio Isla de Santa Rosa was more than a...

On Thursday, June 10th, Turner Classic Movies will alter its programming in order to honor actor and former President Ronald Reagan with a 15-film tribute. Here is the new lineup: 8:00 AM Love is On the Air (1937) (first starring role) 9:00 AM Accidents will Happen (1938) 10:15 AM Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) 11:45 AM Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) 1:15 PM Santa Fe Trail (1940) 3:15 PM One for the Book (1947) 5:00 PM Night Unto Night (1949) 6:30 PM Prisoner of War (1954) 8:00 PM Kings Row (1942) 10:15 PM Desperate Journey (1942) 12:15 AM The Last...