5/22/2012 - It was a beautiful Sunday morning in May as fans eagerly crowded into Fenway Park adorned with team shirts, supportive signs and the air was abuzz with excitement.
Obama addressed the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduating class of 2012 today, reminding them of the Air Force’s critical role and congratulating them as they prepare to build on a new era of American leadership.
The DoD estimates that 75 percent of our young adults are not qualified to join the military. Meaning, three out of four 17 to 24 year-olds in the U.S. currently cannot enlist due to a variety of disqualifying factors.
One way to thank the men and women serving in the military is to send them care packages. According to statistics released by the U.S. Government, as of September 2011, more than 205,000 military personnel have left their homes, families, and friends to serve overseas in over 150 countries.
Today Blue Star Families and the National Endowment for the Arts joined forces to announce the launch of Blue Star Museums - a collaboration with 1,600 museums across America that offers free admission to all active duty military personnel.
Working out. What does that mean to you? Is it an hour at the gym before work, a jog during your lunch break or swimming laps at the pool after work? For Sgt. Enrique R. Trevino, working out is an all-day affair.
All of the active components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal 2012 recruiting goals through April.
5/21/2012 - Two retired Airmen were recently inducted into the NASA’s Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony May 5 at the Kennedy Space Center.
5/21/2012 - Hundreds of Marine officers gathered to listen to retired Lt. Gen. Philip Shutler speak about Marine Corps aviation.
Staff Sgt. Brian Williams suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.
5/21/2012 - Exciting changes are underway for military spouses that could affect families who serve for generations to come.
NAVADMIN 164/12, released May 18, announced the chief of naval operations’ (CNO) approval of a number of changes to uniforms and uniform wear policy.
Navy implementation of DoD policy allowing Reservists to carry over leave earned during an active duty period to a later active duty period was announced in NAVADMIN 163/12.
The efforts of Rep. Paul Broun Jr., who fought on behalf of a marathon runner who was rejected by the Army to enlist because of being just shy of the enlistment age cap, failed Friday with a house vote of 256 to 164.
Since 1918, American women have answered their country’s call to serve. We have served proudly with distinction and honor; each generation evolving but always retaining our proud traditions.
As part of the 200th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps, May 16th, the north recovery range training complex was dedicated in honor of Lt. Col. Harry M. “Bulldog” Downer, who gave more than 40 years of service to the nation.
Sitting in a makeshift wooden living area on a dusty military base in southern Afghanistan, 2nd Lt. Darius Chen begins rattling off things for which he is thankful.
Service members and their spouses joined Defense Department leaders at the Pentagon today in a ceremony to mark the success of a spouse employment program intended to help military families and the economy.
While “Pink Slime” has been raving in the recent headlines, for now, commissaries are only carrying USDA organic ground beef or USDA all-natural ground beef, neither of which has pink slime.
Welcoming new Marine rotational deployments in Australia and Navy rotations planned for Singapore, the Army may be next to help expand the U.S presence in the region without the need for more permanently based forces.
With every assignment and in every theater, America’s men and women in uniform perform their duties with the utmost dignity, honor, and professionalism. Through their dauntless courage and dedication, they live up to our Nation’s highest ideals in even the most perilous circumstances.…
In 2011, Colgate University established the leadership scholar program, which allows two Marines per year to be accepted for enrollment and receive full scholarships to the school.
Nestled into the thick, green Capitol Forest, just off State Road 8 about 30 miles south of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is the peaceful respite known to many as Wounded Warrior Ranch.
Prior enlisted officers with eight years of active duty commissioned time may be able to retire through the Air Force 10-8 Commission Waiver Program
May 12th wasn’t just an ordinary day in the life of a marine spouse.
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