Sep 2nd, 2008 · Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Renee Montage about the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. The Corps is tracking the water levels and monitoring communication among other federal and state agencies, local levee boards and liaisons with all 13 coastal parishes.
Aug 17th, 2008 · Second Lt. Howard C. Enoch Jr. was a fighter pilot shot down in Europe during World War II; he had been missing for more than six decades. The Department of Defense has just identified Enoch's remains.
Jul 20th, 2008 · Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a retired West Point psychology professor, teaches military and police officers how to manage the crippling mental and physical effects of extreme fear. He utilizes a technique called "stress inoculation."
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, a hulking and aggressive New Jersey native, will take over from the more cerebral and diplomatic David Petraeus as the top commander in Iraq this summer.
Jun 7th, 2008 · Scott Simon speaks to U.S. Navy Commander Mark Kelly and Lt. Col. Sergei Volkov of the Russian Federation Air Force about life on the International Space Station and U.S. space shuttle's the mission to deliver the "Kibo" Japanese Experiment Laboratory.
May 6th, 2008 · Just over a year ago, Lt. Douglas McGregor and NPR's Jamie Tarabay shared a brush with death in the Iraqi province of Diyala. The two recently reconnected in Texas to reflect on an IED explosion that rocked their Humvee and on life since the blast.
Mar 12th, 2008 · New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has announced that he is resigning. Spitzer will step down on Monday and hand over the reigns of power to Lt. Governor David Paterson. Spitzer had been under intense pressure to resign after federal law enforcement alleged that he had paid large sums of cash to a high-class call girl agency.
Mar 12th, 2008 · New York governor Eliot Spitzer announced today that he will resign. His lieutenant governor, Dave Paterson, will take over on Monday. Paterson will be the first African American -- and blind -- governor of the state.