June 1, 2011 White House Office of Management and Budget The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. The Administration is committed to ensuring the Nation lives within its means and … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Georgetown University Military Commissioning Ceremony
The Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is an internationally recognized academic medical center whose missions of research, teaching, and patient care are carried out with a strong emphasis on community outreach and the Jesuit principle of cura personalis -- care of the whole person. Georgetown University Medical Center would like to congratulate our students who … [Read more...]
Navy Sailors Inspire Elementary Students Through Mentorship Program
May 31, 2011 By Petty Officer 3rd Class Hadi El-Abiad SAN DIEGO - Female sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five-Seven volunteered their time by giving career presentations to fifth and sixth-graders at Berry Elementary School in San Diego May 27. The presentations were part of an existing relationship between the elementary school and VR-57 to mentor and … [Read more...]
Army Supports Student Launch Program
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., June 1, 2011 -- A scientific rocket screamed skyward at Spaceport America May 20, 2011, as students from all over New Mexico, as well as Texas and Arizona came to see their scientific payloads fly into space during a scientific and educational mission supported by White Sands Missile Range. The rocket carried 27 experiments from elementary, … [Read more...]
President Obama Awards Medal of Honor
May 31,2011 White House Media Affairs Office For Immediate Release On July 12th, President Barack Obama will award Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Sergeant First Class Petry will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktya, Afghanistan in May, … [Read more...]