Here are the top stories this week related to our soldiers here and abroad, taken from the Our Troops Newsladder.
Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) is investigating allegations that a brigade from the Oklahoma National Guard stationed at Camp Bucca in Iraq is not being fed regularly. A soldier in the brigade said in an email to her father that they were working nine-hour shifts without being served lunch. (armytimes.com)
A Fort Bragg soldier's father uploaded a video to Youtube showing deplorable living conditions in barracks at Fort Bragg, including a photo of a soldier having to unclog a drain in three inches of excrement-filled water on a bathroom floor a mere twelve hours after returning from Afghanistan. (vetvoice.com)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that the White House will nominate Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the multi-national force in Iraq, to head U.S. Central Command. Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno will be nominated to succeed Petraeus in Iraq. (armytimes.com)
Fred Kaplan of Slate.com offers an analysis of what the shift of command means for Iraq and Afghanistan. (slate.com)
Last, the Pentagon this week weighed heightening the America's role in the NATO force in Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban in the south. (csmonitor.com)
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