MARLBOROUGH, Mass., July 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army and Raytheon announced the successful testing of a satellite communications production terminal technology.

LONDON, July 20 (UPI) -- A new strategic study has spotlighted different approaches adopted by British and U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to confront armed opponents and the tensions created over the differences, publishers for the Kingston University-led research said Monday.

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The number of active-duty U.S. Army soldiers will increase temporarily by 22,000 to help eliminate stress, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.

UPI Almanac for Monday, July 20, 2009.

NEW YORK, July 19 (UPI) -- Frank McCourt, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Angela's Ashes," died in New York Sunday of cancer, his family announced. He was 78.

NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- A $50 million study is designed to investigate ways to reduce suicide among U.S. military personnel, researchers said.

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The stress from ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has increased a push for proposals that would temporarily expand the U.S. Army.

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army says it conducted a study to determine what causes some soldiers to lash out violently, but results offered few hints at contributing factors.

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is considering whether to temporarily expand the U.S. Army to alleviate stress, the Pentagon said.