5/29/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- In a tri-signature memo, the top three Air Force leaders urged Airmen to create a culture of safety and watch out for one another. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the letter May 25 as part of the Critical Days of … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Obamas Host Women Submariners, First Lady Sponsors Sub
May 29, 2012 By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday welcomed the Navy’s first contingent of women submariners to the White House as part of a busy Memorial Day schedule. The 24 young women visited the White House, along with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Navy Secretary Ray … [Read more...]
Army Awards Health Professions Scholarships
May 29, 2012 By Gini Sinclair, Army Medical Recruiting Brigade FORT KNOX, Ky. (Army News Service) -- During fiscal year 2011 the Army awarded health professions scholarships to 502 students, including 287 medical students and 127 dental students. Those scholarships covered the costs of more than $24 million in tuition alone. Currently more than 1,100 medical students are … [Read more...]
Memorial Day for Marines at Afghanistan’s Helmand Post Honors Fallen Warriors
May 29, 2012 As the blistering sun sets, disappearing in the horizon, a solemn wind of silence breezes through the dusky sky along with the first hints of cool evening air here at this remotely located operating base in Helmand province at precisely 7:12 p.m., May 28, 2012. Flanked by a bugler, who plays the ceremonial hymn, Retreat, three formations of U.S. Marines and … [Read more...]
Obama: All Americans Must Help Shoulder Burden of War
May 29, 2012 By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. -- Binding the wounds of war is the priority for our nation, President Barack Obama said during the Memorial Day observance here today. Representing all Americans, the president placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and then spoke at the Memorial Amphitheatre. "Today we come … [Read more...]