A House budget bill designed to tie up loose ends for fiscal 2007 funding could delay plans to move some troops stationed overseas back to the U.S., Army officials said. But Democrats downplayed those concerns, saying the military will have plenty of funding for long-range basing plans.
In response to continuing financial strains, U.S. Army Europe has canceled all welcome home celebrations for units returning from deployment through this fiscal year, halting the tradition of free food, rides and other community festivities for returning soldiers and their families.
Troops and civilians living and working at Naples are hunkering down for an intense language class, but it isn't Italian escaping their lips. They're learning to read, write and speak Arabic from Abdallah Tawfik, a visiting adjunct professor from the U.S. Naval Academy.
Gas prices at Army and Air Force Exchange Service pumps fell more than a dime a gallon Thursday throughout the Pacific, with the exception of unleaded gas in Japan, which remained unchanged.
