Northcom chief: Homeland command is now grown up

Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. has four stars on his collars and 60 combat missions under his belt. But on a recent trip to a California airfield, he sprang from an SUV like a happy kid and charged toward a crowd of servicemen and women.

Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama started a campaign-season tour of combat zones and foreign capitals, visiting first with U.S. troops in Kuwait and then flying to Afghanistan - the scene of a war he says deserves more attention and more troops.