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Share + Nov 13, 2009 9:33 am US/Eastern Reporting Don Dahler FORT HOOD, Texas Click to enlarge 1 of 12 An interior view is seen of Major Nidal Malik Hasan's apartment in the Casa Del Norte apartment complex November 11, 2009 in Killeen, Texas.

Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan was charged Thursday with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's Fort Hood mass shootings.

Capt. Graham Glover, chaplain for the 1st Battalion, 41th Field Artillery, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, shares some thoughts with a group of single soldiers about ways to stregthen their relationships during a single soldier retreat on Hilton Head Island this past week.

Close U.S. NEWS NOVEMBER 9, 2009 By YOCHI J. DREAZEN The deadly rampage at Fort Hood is forcing Pentagon officials to confront difficult questions about the military's growing Muslim population.

Soldiers hold a candlelight vigil Friday at Fort Hood, Texas, to remember the victims of the shooting, which included 13 people killed.

The soldier accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday attended Barstow Community College from spring 1989 to spring 1990, college records show.

Security was tightened Thursday at the Marine Corps Air Combat Center in Twentynine Palms after the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, where 12 soldiers were killed and 31 wounded by a fellow soldier.

By David Danelski The Press-Enterprise The U.S. Army, joining the push to turn Mojave Desert sunshine into electricity, plans to blanket as much as 21 square miles at Fort Irwin with solar mirrors and panels.

FORT IRWIN Most soldiers at Fort Irwin have tried or at least heard of regional barbecue styles like Texas or Memphis barbecue - but California barbecue? On Tuesday, hundreds of fort soldiers got their first taste of what David Biber, owner of Two Guys Grilling, has officially dubbed "California Q." Biber's team and volunteer soldier cooks fired up ...

Lt. Col. John "Red" Walker, the 549th Combat Training Squadron's commander, poses in an F-16 fighter jet at Nellis Air Force Base.

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Previously announced as having 500 megawatts in capacity, the Fort Irwin solar facility may end up double that size.

The Army signed a memorandum of agreement Oct. 15, for an enhanced-use lease to begin development of a 500-megawatt solar power plant at Fort Irwin, Calif.

The U.S. military is tackling a new mission in the field of alternative energy, moving to power up a 500-megawatt solar facility at Fort Irwin's sprawling desert complex in California.

I want to thank my hosts, the 1st Brigade, for inviting me to experience the National Training Center for three full and busy days last week.

Eco Factor: Largest defense solar facility aims to double its output. Initially planned as a 500MW solar thermal plant , the U.S. Armya TMs Fort Irwin power plant might end up double that size, generating an output of about 1GW.

The Tidal Sun pilot program trained servicemembers to work as part of counter-IED teams to gather information and evidence from improvised explosive device event sites -- locations where IEDs have exploded or were discovered -- and then send that information to higher headquarters for further analysis.

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Schofield Barracks 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat team is returning to Iraq next summer, about 16 months after its last deployment.

The final stop American soldiers make before being deployed to the Middle East is a top-secret, billion-dollar, 1,000 square-mile facility in the Mojave Desert.