Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will host a luncheon at the Naval Observatory for Veterans and active duty servicemembers and their families in honor of Veterans Day.
WASHINGTON (Nov. 9, 2009)—President Barack Obama has ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of yesterday’s shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
11/9/2009 - NEW YORK (NNS)—USS New York (LPD 21), the fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, was commissioned here Nov. 7 in a ceremony held in the shadow of the city for which it is named.
11/8/2009 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (AFNS) —Viewers of the hit television show “Cake Boss” will get a little taste of the Air Force mission when an episode filmed here in September airs on TLC, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
ARLINGTON, Va. (11/09/09) - Fort Hood was uppermost in the minds of National Guardsmen today, especially with an Alabama Citizen-Soldier reportedly among the wounded after a deadly shooting rampage there.
11/09/2009 - Under the cover of night, a CH-46E “Sea Knight” hovered 40 feet above the ground as Marines rappelled from it one by one during a training mission aimed at preparing pilots and the Marines for night operations in combat zones.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., Nov. 5, a Soldier, Maj. Hasan Nidal Malik, allegedly fired shots into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center on Fort Hood, resulting in 13 dead and numerous injured. As of this morning, 27 remained hospitalized.
Department of Emergency Services officials confirmed at approximately 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 that more than one shooter fired shots into the Soldiers Readiness Processing Center and Howze Theater on Fort Hood. 12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.
11/4/2009 - Commander, US Naval Forces Europe-Commander, US Naval Forces Africa/Commander, US 6th Fleet Public Affairs
11/4/2009 -WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 4, 2009)—“I lost my legs. That’s all. I did not lose my desire to serve, or my pride in being an American.”
MWAFFAQ SALTI AIR BASE, Jordan (11/4/09) – The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard was named the overall winner of Falcon Air Meet 2009, a three-nation F-16 competition, held here through Nov. 3.
11/5/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force officials here converted more than 43,000 total force enlisted Airmen from former communications career fields to cyberspace support Nov. 1.
Mixed martial arts fighters from around the country visited the station Oct. 28 as part of the Train the Troops program, dedicated to training the U.S. armed forces in different martial arts fighting techniques.
WASHINGTON (NNS)—Like protective equipment issued to troops downrange, the H1N1 flu vaccine is a measure the Defense Department is taking to safeguard U.S. military forces, a defense official said Nov. 3.
11/3/2009 -BAGHDAD—The stresses of a long deployment can wear on Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, (11/3/09)—For three days in October 1944, a Japanese-American military unit fought in dense woods, heavy fog and freezing temperatures in the mountains of France, answering the prayers of an American battalion pinned down by German forces.
11/4/2009 - “Possible IED, possible IED.” The patrol halts as Marines locate a possible threat to the mission, an improvised explosive device.
11/3/2009 - POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) —Members of the 19th Airlift Wing from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., took the lead at the Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-01 held here Oct. 25 through 29.
WASHINGTON, (11/02/09) - As the Defense Department begins to compensate military members forced to serve beyond the expiration of their contracts, the number of those still serving under “Stop Loss” has been greatly reduced, a Pentagon official said.
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS)—With the holidays fast approaching, the Naval Safety Center has launched a comprehensive web-based campaign designed to give Sailors and their families all the resources they need to manage risk through the end of 2009 and into the early months of 2010.
11/3/2009 - The year was 1971. That year, President Richard Nixon began reducing the U.S. troop presence in Vietnam from more than 250,000 to 196,700. Walt Disney World opened in Orlando. Boxer Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, the voting age changed from 21 to 18 and Jim…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS)—Military Health System experts will host a Web-based town hall-style meeting Nov. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. EST to respond to questions about H1N1 influenza.
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Rachael L. Leslie and Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Cory Rose, Pre-Commissioning Unit New York Public Affairs
October 29, 2009 - National Advocates for Military Families (NAMF) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to giving every military home protection at no cost to service members.
ARLINGTON, Va. (10/30/09) – Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers from the 48th Infantry Brigade are building lifetime relationships in Afghanistan, the brigade commander told local reporters in a video interview from Kabul Oct. 27.
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