FORT MONROE, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was at Fort Monroe in Virginia Monday for the change of command at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Pakistan's new prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, has been plunged into the heart of the storm: U.S. President George W. Bush and front-running Democratic presidential challenger Sen. Barack Obama are both focusing on him to clean out al-Qaida and the Taliban from their strongholds.

TAMPA, Fla., March 28 (UPI) -- Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey became acting chief of U.S. Central Command during a relinquishment-of-command ceremony in Florida Friday.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy Adm. William Fallon resigned as the U.S. Central Command commander, citing the perception that he disagreed with the Bush administration over Iran.

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. military commander who participated in training Iraqi troops said the country needs at least 20,000 more soldiers than originally expected by Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 U.S. Army troops will redeploy in Iraq next month, but in a new role of putting the burden of security on that country's forces.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Despite mounting public pressure, the U.S. general in charge of helping Iraq create an army says training troops to replace coalition forces can't be rushed. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the Multinational Security Transition Command, told CNN pr

BAGHDAD, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Baghdad Monday on a surprise visit to members of Iraq's new Civil Defense Corps.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A two-week rest and recuperation period for those under the command of Brig. Gen. Martin Dempsey in Baghdad has been canceled for the next two months.