MSM Editor - Melissa Rayworth at www.baseguide.com by Erin Whitehead, Marine Corps spouse We all love seeing the videos of a surprise homecoming on You Tube. Our eyes fill with tears when we watch those shows featuring service members being welcomed home by their loved ones. And who could resist a picture of a dad in uniform holding his baby for the very first time? But those … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Getting On With Life
May 9, 2012 FEATURES, MARINES UNCOVERED By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Veteran Sgt. Robert “Bobby” Norman first met his wife, Melissa, when they were just kids while playing baseball with her older brother. They dated on and off for years while Norman, a Shawnee, Okla., native, served in the Marine Corps as an infantryman from 1997 until 2001. Norman left the … [Read more...]
Soldier Earns Degree 20 Years Later While Serving in Afghanistan
By Army Sgt. Marc Loi 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, May 8, 2012 - It had all the makings of the typical college graduation, but a few things were different. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moon had earned the right to give a speech as an honor graduate, but when he began to thank the people who made his graduation possible, a fighter jet … [Read more...]
101st Airborne Soldiers Test Howitzer Upgrades
May 9, 2012 By Audra Calloway, AMC PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- An often under-appreciated aspect of equipment upgrades is the need for revised technical manuals, which are critically important because they provide Soldiers with the procedures to troubleshoot and repair life-saving equipment in the field. To ensure that Picatinny's new digitized M119A2 Howitzer technical … [Read more...]
Military Wives Eligible for Vocational Scholarships
May 9, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Zachary Vucic Defense Media Activity FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Operation Homefront and the Women's Self Worth Foundation will offer the Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship to wives of uniformed service members who attend certain vocational training programs in the medical field and meet eligibility requirements. Overall, 22 … [Read more...]