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WASHINGTON - The Defense Department’s family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months to encompass a wider population of military parents.

WASHINGTON - The ongoing U.S.-Afghan operation in Marja, Afghanistan, probably is the greatest in the history of counterinsurgency, said Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, during an interview with CNN.

FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard will mobilize soldiers and airmen to begin flood contingency operations for seven of the state’s southeastern counties.

WASHINGTON - Dorothy Canty Forsberg, referred to as “Dottie,” recalled her experiences as a Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service member during World War II.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi police arrested three suspected terrorists, two of whom are believed to be al-Qaida in Iraq leaders.

WASHINGTON - Afghan and coalition forces killed a senior Taliban operative, detained numerous suspected insurgents and seized weapons and drugs.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - In the two months since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, the humanitarian situation has transitioned from crisis response to one of sustained relief and long-term recovery, said Army Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, commander of Joint Task Force Haiti.

WASHINGTON - An American Forces Press Service writer describes her visit to Dover Air Force Base, Del., where she witnessed a dignified transfer of fallen servicemembers' remains.

WASHINGTON - Navy Seaman Vince Edward Chu Lo said his mom, a nurse who treated poor people in the Philippines, inspired him to become a combat corpsman.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Air Force members are helping Chilean officials expand a hospital by adding two operating rooms, six critical-care beds and four wards to help treat citizens injured by the Feb. 27 earthquake.