Ten V-22 Ospreys, the Marine Corps aircraft that lift off like helicopters and fly like airplanes, were launched into Afghanistan from the amphibious assault ship Bataan on Friday.

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and ANGELA K. BROWN  FORT HOOD, Texas A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.

By CARYN ROUSSEAU and ROBERT IMRIE

By JEFF CARLTON

KILLEEN, Texas A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso.

Police officials say after arriving at the scene of Thursday's gunfire, Sgt. Kimberly Munley saw the suspect and started firing at him.

By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE

WASHINGTON He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.

By EILEEN SULLIVAN

WASHINGTON The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."

By BEN FELLER

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings.

PORTSMOUTH

The Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth is operating at a heightened level of security as a result of the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Friday said the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, where 30 people were wounded. The president ordered U.S. flags at the White House and other federal agencies to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as a tribute to those who lost their lives.

KILLEEN, Texas  A Facebook page dedicated to "Prayers for Fort Hood" received hundreds of posts supporting family members of those affected by the mass shooting on the post.

One person wrote: "My heavy heart is with my fellow soldiers and their families this is our community and you are our families."

The site quickly gained more than 1,500 members.