Tech. Sgt. Karen Tomasik Air Force Public Affairs Agency 5/11/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- LACKLAND, Texas -- Airmen and families have a new resource at their fingertips with the recent release of an updated and revised social media guide. The guide features sections geared toward all Total Force members and their families as well as Air Force leaders. It highlights … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
‘War Hero with a Heart of Gold’
May 15, 2012 By Cpl. Katherine M. Solano , 2nd Marine Logistics Group CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Enthusiastic, respectful, mentor, intuitive, role model and friend are words that cannot begin to describe one combat engineer who retired from the Marine Corps at the Beirut Memorial in Jacksonville, N.C., May 11. His peers, supervisors and subordinates found no shortage of … [Read more...]
Special Forces Warriors Stand Tall in Combat Once Again
May 15, 2012 By Gunnery Sgt. Ryan O'Hare, CJSOFT-Afghanistan Media Operations Center BAGRAM, Afghanistan (USASOC News Service) -- Becoming a part of the U.S. Army's elite fighting force takes total dedication and an unwavering fortitude to persevere in the toughest environments. These grueling conditions not only test an individual's physical limits, but the mental capacity … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Stirs Memories for Honor Guard Veteran
May 15, 2012 by Maj. Gabe Johnson 162nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs TUCSON, Ariz. (AFNS) -- This Memorial Day, while Americans gather to remember those who gave their lives for their freedoms, military honor guards will function as central fixtures at cemeteries, parades and solemn observances. For Tech. Sgt. Michael Brizuela, a full-time F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief at … [Read more...]
Part-Time Firefighter, Full-Time Marine
5/14/2012 By Cpl. Bruno J. Bego , 2nd Marine Logistics Group CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - For centuries now, Marines have built their reputation of being professional warriors who are capable of performing and succeeding at everything they do. Contributing remarkably to that legacy is Gunnery Sgt. Donald L. Garrison Jr., the headquarters company first sergeant with 2nd Maintenance … [Read more...]