April 25, 2012 Story by Staff Sgt. Terrance Rhodes BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – Service members and civilians, celebrated the U.S. Army Reserve’s 104th birthday at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation clamshell on Bagram Air Field April 23. The celebration and festivities began with a 5K run in the morning and continued into the afternoon with a re-enlistment … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Air Force Officials Clarify Bronze Star Approval Process
April 25, 2012 by Amaani Lyle Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Recent heightened interest in the Bronze Star Medal has led Air Force Central Command and Air Force Personnel Center leaders to further explain the criteria and approval process for its recipients. Col. Scott Arcuri, AFCENT director of manpower, personnel and services, said candidates can expect a … [Read more...]
First Group of Women to Attend Infantry School
April 2012 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers The Marine Corps plans to send the first group of female Marines through the previously male-only Infantry Officers Course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., this year. The change is part of a research initiative to determine what additional combat-related jobs could be available for women in the Corps. In a February ruling, the … [Read more...]
Obama Announces Strategy to Counter Atrocities
April 23, 2012 By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced a strategy to strengthen the U.S. government’s ability to foresee, prevent, and respond to genocide and mass atrocities, and extended U.S. troops’ efforts to do just that in Central Africa. During a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum here, … [Read more...]
Statement by the President on Initiatives to Combat Sexual Assault in the Military
April 23, 2012 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the military. The men and women of the United States military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual … [Read more...]