By Gary Lott Air Force Services Agency strategic marketing 7/5/2011 - SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- Air Force Services Agency officials here said the joy of giving is a little easier after the launch of an Air Force-wide gift card program. Installations worldwide now provide Force Support Squadron gift cards available for use throughout all FSS activities. Officials said the cards … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
61st Anniversary Marks Korean War Battle
July 5, 2011 By Walter T. Ham IV, Eighth Army Public Affairs OSAN, South Korea -- The first U.S. ground battle of the Korean War was remembered July 6 at a 61st anniversary ceremony on the same ridgeline where Task Force Smith made its stand against enemy forces in 1950. Along with government officials, military leaders and veterans organizations, the ceremony was attended by … [Read more...]
IMET
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program is a low cost, key funding component of U.S. security assistance that provides training on a grant basis to students from allied and friendly nations. Managed by DSCA, the IMET program is an investment in ideas and people which has an overall positive impact on the numerous students trained under the program. … [Read more...]
Education Program Promotes Relationships and Partnerships
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 1, 2011 -- Walk into just about any U.S. professional military schoolhouse, and you're likely to see a surprising number of foreign officers and non-commissioned officers mixed among the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps students. They're a testament to the popularity of the International Military Education … [Read more...]
HAB Brings Pets to Help Sooth Patients and Staff
June 30, 2011 By Melissa Bower, Fort Leavenworth Lamp FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 30, 2011 -- When Joanie Linn and Abby, a golden retriever, step out of the elevator, staff and patients at Munson Army Health Center are waiting to meet them. Gulden Taylor, medical support assistant, said she couldn't wait for Abby's visit. "It feels so good to pet her. It takes the bad … [Read more...]