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The Senate unanimously confirmed Army Gen. David H. Petraeus to be commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan. Petraeus was serving as the commander of U.S. Central Command, and replaces Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal in Afghanistan.

The Labor Department is awarding more than $5 million in grants to help homeless female veterans and veterans with families find jobs and work toward a “bright future,” the secretary of labor announced.

In this blog, guest blogger Heather Forsgren Weaver offers some tips for military families that might soon be moving with pets.

The Army is taking every measure possible to fix the problems at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., and it should continue to manage the nation’s “most hallowed ground,” Army Secretary John M. McHugh told Congress.

Afghan and International Security Assistance Force troops repelled a number of insurgents who attacked the airfield in Jalalabad.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Mike Larey, a member of the Louisiana National Guard and a New Orleans chef, serves his Cajun cuisine to troops serving in Haiti.

The United States is working hard to regain Pakistan’s trust after several years without a relationship, but it’s going to take time, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.

Senators questioned Army Gen. David H. Petraeus repeatedly on his understanding of the July 2011 target date to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The committee passed its recommendation for Petraeus’ confirmation as the new commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to the full Senate after the hearing. The general’s nomination for the NATO commander’s post in Afghanistan must go through NATO channels.

In her latest blog, AFPS’ Elaine Wilson writes about an Air Force couple who adopted three children with help from the Defense Department’s adoption reimbursement program.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that he returned from Afghanistan reassured that U.S. and NATO forces remain on track there, but also concerned about the synergy among terrorist groups in the region.