April 23, 2012 By Cpl. Marco Mancha , 2nd Marine Division MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines around the world constantly adjust their training to better combat the enemy. One battalion is preparing for the road ahead through hands-on training to make themselves and their Afghan counterparts more lethal. The warriors of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2012
Important time for the TRADOC mission
April 23, 2012 By Anthony C. O'Bryant, TRADOC FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Secretary of the Army John McHugh traveled to U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command headquarters to receive briefings from TRADOC leaders on the Army Profession, doctrine, leader development, and training and education, April 20. Gen. Robert W. Cone, TRADOC commanding general, began the briefing by … [Read more...]
Airman Tackles NFL Dream
April 23, 2012 by Staff Sgt. Brian Valencia 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- At 6 foot, 6 inches tall and 305 pounds, 2nd Lt. Ben Garland looks more like a football player than a typical Air Force officer. That's because he's a defensive lineman contracted to play for the Denver Broncos and currently attending the team's conditioning … [Read more...]
The New Battle Our Soldiers Face: the Bias of Some Corporate Hiring Managers
April 2012 PARSIPPANY, NJ ̶ When the Vietnam War ended, US soldiers were greeted with jeers, anti-war demonstrators, and behaviors so hostile that military superiors warned returning veterans not to wear their uniforms in public. It took years before Vietnam vets received the respect they deserved, and a duly chastened and shamed public was determined not to repeat … [Read more...]
Army Extends Smart Card Pilot for Spouses, Retirees
April 19, 2012 By Margaret McBride, G-6 WASHINGTON -- The Army recently extended its smartcard pilot for Army spouses and retirees through September after what officials called a very positive response to the pilot program, which began in October 2011. The Army is evaluating smartcard identity authentication as an alternative to username/password login to websites, such as … [Read more...]