Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a major commitment by forward looking businesses that have launched an ambitious new effort to deliver more than 15,000 jobs to military spouses and veterans in the coming years. This new effort will help deliver jobs that are physically located near bases, as well as thousands of highly sought-after at-home employment … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Dominates D.C. Celebrities
April 4, 2012 By J.D. Leipold WASHINGTON -- The loss of an arm or a leg from combat wasn't about to stop these band of Soldiers and Marines who make up the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, or WWAST, as they dominated a Washington area celebrity team made up of sports legends. In the second annual battle between the teams hosted by the Washington Nationals at their … [Read more...]
Cadets Break Collegiate Parachuting Record
April 4, 2012 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team broke the collegiate record for largest formation March 31 in Gila Bend, Ariz. Forty-six cadets jumped from 16,500 feet and took 52 seconds to build the formation. They held the formation for 10 seconds before breaking off at 6,500 feet. The team actually broke their … [Read more...]
Seventh-Graders Become Soldiers for a Day
April 4, 2012 By Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public Affairs NEEDHAM, Mass. (April 3, 2012) -- One day, you're a seventh-grader. The next day, you're a Soldier -- well, temporarily, that is. Students at Monsignor James J. Haddad Middle School were beginning to study the Civil War when their gymnasium was invaded March 30 by six Soldiers from the nearby Natick Soldier Systems … [Read more...]
Support Marines, Sailors Help EOD Company Accomplish the Mission
April 4, 2012 By Sgt. John Jackson , 1st Marine Logistics Group (FWD) CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Operational tempo in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, continues at a high pace. Service members continue to conduct foot patrols, mounted patrols, resupply convoys and construction projects on a daily basis. Throughout these missions, the number one hostile threat to … [Read more...]