LATEST HEADLINES:

-  WARD TAKES THE STAGE WITH LEGENDARY ROCK BAND CHEAP TRICK.  Check out the photos in Gallery 4.

- MILITIA KILL HITS SHELVES.  Ash Roberts' next adventure is now available.  Ash thinks he's headed to shore duty for some down time, but when he takes charge of the Thaedt University ROTC unit, he discovers he's in for a war of a different sort.  Check www.WardCarroll.com often for news on this release and other projects that Ward has in work.

-  WARD DOES WEEKLY PODCAST AT MILITARY.COM.  Listen as Ward talks to the newsmakers and other folks each week on "The Editor's Desk" at http:military.com.  It's linked from the homepage.

- THE AIDE IN STORES NATIONWIDE.  Don't miss the first installment of Ward's exciting new series starring Lieutenant Ash Roberts, rich kid turned Navy SEAL.
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- WARD DOES COMMENTARY ON HTTP://MILITARY.COM.  Check out Ward's essay, titled "The Burning Issue," in the "military opinions" section of military.com.

- PUNK'S WING AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK." That's right: Ward's second book, Punk's Wing is available in hardback, the perfect gift for all the Punk's Warriors on your list. See http://amazon.com for details.  Just type "Punk's Wing" in the search block and then look for the hardback option.

- PUNK'S WAR AVAILABLE AS "BOOK ON TAPE." Don't start your next road trip without a six-cassette "book on tape" version of Punk's War, read by Rick Rohan and available at web retailers everywhere.
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- WARD REVIEWS THE AMBASSADOR'S SON IN THE AUGUST 2005 ISSUE OF NAVAL HISTORY MAGAZINE.  Check out Ward's take on Homer Hickam's latest novel in the August issue of Naval History magazine.

- DID YOU LIKE ONE OF WARD'S BOOKS?  WRITE A REVIEW!  Word of mouth is a powerful force even with today's massive ad campaigns. If you enjoyed Ward's work, please take the time to write a review on one of the major book retailers' web sites, e.g., amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. Thanks.