8/17/2009 - LAS VEGAS (AFNS) - Beside a folded flag, a single flame burned atop the table of honor before dozens who gathered to honor fallen Tuskegee Airmen in a ceremony here Aug. 7.
SAN DIEGO (NNS) - USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), which will be the newest ship in the U.S. Navy’s Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, was christened and launched Aug. 16, during a late afternoon ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego.
ARLINGTON, Va., (8/14/09)—The Army National Guard’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2009 were announced yesterday at the 38th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States.
FORT BENNING Ga. - Named for the medical evacution choppers who lent aid and mobility to wounded Soldiers in Vietnam, Operation Dust Off gives mobility through the gift of an electric wheelchair to disabled veterans, said retired 1st Sgt. Mike Craig, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post…
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - United States service members and civilians aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, ran a half marathon in memory of Maj. Megan M. McClung, Aug. 15, 2009.
8/14/2009 - SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) - Thirty-three days of technical instruction in petroleum, oil and lubricants doesn’t seem like a daunting task. Throw in a language barrier, limited training aids and an incomplete curriculum and anyone might start to question whether…
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) - After 200 days and more than 38,000 miles en route to the Far East and back, USS Mitscher (DDG 57), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, returned to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Aug. 14.
WIESBADEN, Germany - “At the front of every Army mission in the United States or overseas you’ll find a noncommissioned officer. They know their missions, they know their equipment, but most importantly they know their Soldiers.”
LE MESNIL ROUXELIN, France (8/13/09)—For a few moments on July 17, retired Col. James A. Huston was no longer a 91-year-old World War II veteran.
Marine Corps monitors representing various military occupational specialties and special duty assignments visited the Marines aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 11 – 13, to discuss options with Marines nearing the end of their current enlistment contract.
8/12/2009 - CAMP PERRY, Ohio (AFNS)—Members of the U.S. Air Force Shooting Team are setting their sights on excellence as they compete in the 2009 National Rifle and Pistol Championships here.
MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS)—Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 held a change of command ceremony aboard the coalition counterpiracy flagship USS Anzio (CG 68) while pierside in Bahrain Aug. 13.
FORT JACKSON, S.C.- 8/12/2009 —What began as a popular form of civilian entertainment is being tested on Fort Jackson as a possible new way to train Soldiers preparing to head to a combat zone.
EL PASO, Texas (8/13/09) - Bone-tired, bleary-eyed, but jubilant to be one step closer to home, Texas Army National Guard Soldiers deplaned here today after a year-long deployment in Iraq.
8/12/2009 - If you have a college class starting in fiscal year 2009, the deadline to turn in your tuition assistance application is 5 p.m., Sept. 15. The Camp Pendleton Joint Education Center is spreading the word that no more fiscal year 2009 TA applications will be processed after this date.
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8/12/2009 - CAMP BUCCA, Iraq (AFNS)—A ceremony was held to mark the end of Air Force participation in visitation operations at Camp Bucca’s theater internment facility as the Army assumed responsibility of the mission Aug. 10 here.
WASHINGTON (NNS), 8/12/2009—During a conversation with Sailors Aug. 5, the master chief petty officer of the Navy (MCPON) said that stress on the Navy family and operational stress control will be two significant points of emphasis for him for the rest of the summer.
8/12/2009 - GRAFENWOEHR, Germany—An out-of-place rock…an olive drab rucksack not covered…the subdued black muzzle of a Win Mag 300.
ARLINGTON, Va. (8/11/09) – It may have taken place at the “House of Blues” in Los Angeles, but no one was feeling down last night as five Air National Guard women were honored for their service.
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - 8/12/2009 - Marines and sailors of the 7th Marine Regiment held small, training sessions during a pre-deployment exercise here July 27-Aug. 14 to prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan as part of Regimental Combat Team 7.
8/12/2009 - DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS)—National Museum of the U.S. Air Force officials here launched a free museum tour podcast on their Web site so visitors have access to a wealth of information as they tour the museum.
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