We've got about 550 soldiers and airmen deployed in support of operation Iraqi Freedom and operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Those are the same vests our soldiers are being issued.

She saw Task Force Green Mountain in Kuwait; she saw Task Force Catamount in Afghanistan. She has consistently done everything she can to check on the soldiers physically and shake their hands.

It's certainly conceivable that based on the broad concerns of the mission they may require that training or that the battalion as a whole will do that kind of mission.

Getting paid as a soldier on active duty status is more than a state employee earns.

The Air Force has done well with this program. It brings a lot of stability and predictability to the process. Families are able to plan ahead.