June 24, 2012 by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson 931st Air Refueling Group Public Affairs MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kansas (AFNS) -- A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew assigned to the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group here was cast in a sort of supporting role for a Military Channel television program while performing an air refueling mission in the skies above New Mexico June … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Japanese, US Military Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Spice Drug Use
June 22, 2012 By Sgt. Heather Brewer, Marine Corps Bases Japan OKINAWA, Japan - The U.S. military law enforcement and Okinawa Prefectural Police Headquarters are working closely together to put a stop to the distribution and use of all drugs, especially “spice.” The Okinawa prefectural government held a summit at the Prefectural Police Headquarters in Naha Jan. … [Read more...]
Air Force Officials Announce Milestone Atlas V Launch
Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service 6/21/2012 - WASHINGTON -- As part of the Defense Department's ongoing efforts to maintain assured, affordable access to space through 2030, the Atlas V rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral on June 20, Air Force officials said. "This is an exciting time for the U.S. space launch … [Read more...]
A Suicide Tragedy: One Brother Remembers “He Was That Kind of Man”
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 – As of June 1, there have been 140 suicides across the services in 2012, according to defense officials. This compares with 122 at this time last year, and 110 at this point in 2010. One of this year’s victims was Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Warren Harris, 22, who died this past Feb. 6. … [Read more...]
California Marines Return After Seven Months at Sea
June 21, 2012 By 11th MEU Public Affairs, 11th MEU CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — More than 2,200 Marines and sailors from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned here June 21 after serving seven months in the Western Pacific, Middle East and Horn of Africa regions. The MEU deployed from San Diego in mid-November, 2011, embarking the Navy’s newest amphibious … [Read more...]