MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif - Sept. 29, 2015 -- The mountains crested upwards out of the valleys of Las Pulgas. The sky was cloudless, the landscape was serene. A breeze billowed gently across the scene when suddenly a voice pierced the atmosphere, “Fire mission! Fire mission!” Within seconds, Marines became a storm of action. Coordinates and names of … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
World War II Veterans Commemorate 71st Anniversary of Campaign in France
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 29, 2015) -- Four 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers, who had fought their way through Europe during World War II, were welcomed at Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 19, as part of a commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the 6th Army Group's Campaign in France, which took place Aug. 15, 1944 through Feb. 9, 1945. Lt. Gen. John M. Murray, … [Read more...]
U.S. to Provide More Support to U.N. Peacekeeping Forces
WASHINGTON, September 29, 2015 — The United States will provide much more support to U.N. peacekeeping efforts, President Barack Obama said today at the United Nations in New York. As the president spoke to the U.N. General Assembly, the White House released a memo he signed pledging more support to United Nations Peace Operations. In the memo, the president said he … [Read more...]
From Army Air Corps to US Air Force, 70-Plus Years Later
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - September 28, 2015 -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) In 1944, a year before the end of World War II, a 17-year-old Cambridge, Massachusetts, native and recent high school graduate was hired as a clerk-typist by the government to … [Read more...]
USS Cowpens Holds Cruiser Modernization Induction
SAN DIEGO (NNS) - September 28, 2015 -- The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) was inducted as the first ship to undergo a modernization effort that will significantly upgrade its capabilities in multiple mission areas, Sept. 25, at Naval Base San Diego. The CG Phased Modernization Program is designed to balance the Navy's long-term requirement for a carrier strike … [Read more...]