June 29, 2012 By United States Army Combat Readiness / Safety Center Happy Independence Day 2012!! Since its very beginning, this wonderful nation we call home has relied on Soldiers to win and defend our cherished freedoms. By donning our country's uniform, you have broken that invisible barrier between citizen and patriot, just as the earliest Soldiers did back in 1775. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
MAFFS-Equipped C-130 Crashes in South Dakota
July 2, 2012 PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- At approximately 6 p.m. MDT July 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 aircraft supporting firefighting missions crashed in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The aircraft was supporting the efforts against the White Draw Fire. The cause of the crash is not known and the incident is under … [Read more...]
Jack’s Mannequin, Hoobastank Headline This Years USAG-HI’s Fourth of July
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -When the Southern California-based rock band Jack's Mannequin steps up to the Fourth of July Spectacular stage on Weyand Field, here, the anticipated 40,000 audience members will see a band whose performance is being funded by an unusual method. Funds to underwrite this year's Fourth of July headline entertainment were generated from Army Recycle … [Read more...]
Restrictions, Road and Gate Closures During Fourth of July Beach Bash
6/29/2012 By Marine Corps Installations West Public Affairs Office MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.- Camp Pendleton residents and visitors may need to adjust accordingly around road and gate closures, during of the 4th of July Beach Bash at Del Mar Beach. The following roads will be closed for the duration of the event, from 6 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., to all … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Fort Bragg Shooting Suspect Dies
Fort Bragg Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 1, 2012 – Army Spc. Ricky G. Elder, the subject of a criminal investigation surrounding the June 28 shooting here of two soldiers with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, has died. Elder, an infantryman from Hutchinson, Kan., died of self-inflicted injuries on June 29 after receiving treatment at Cape Fear Valley … [Read more...]