9/4/2012 By Courtesy , Headquarters Marine Corps PAXTUXENT RIVER, Md.-- Future Unmanned Air System (UAS) operators now have access to a new training and logistics activity in Camp Lejeune, N.C. A team from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS program office (PMA-263) here launched the Training and Logistics Support Activity (TALSA) in mid-July to Marines from II … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Former Army Cadet Wins Paralympic Silver Medal
September 4, 2012 By Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr., American Forces Press Service LONDON (Army News Service, Sept. 4, 2012) -- Many athletes would have called it quits after just one of the adversities former Army cadet Jennifer Schuble experienced: a traumatic brain injury during hand-to-hand combat training at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.; a later … [Read more...]
Airman Achieves Highest Rank for Chaplains
By Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick Air Force Public Affairs Agency 9/4/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff, promoted Howard D. Stendahl to the rank of major general Aug. 31 during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Stendahl, who was recently appointed as the seventeenth Air Force Chief of Chaplains, now holds the highest rank an Air … [Read more...]
President Pledges Support for Service Members, Vets
September 4, 2012 By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – As the United States draws down in Afghanistan it remains committed to its military members, veterans and families by providing the support services they may need and opportunities to transition to meaningful civilian careers, President Barack Obama said today at Fort Bliss, … [Read more...]
5.11 Tactical Gear Giveaway Contest Winner
Congratulations to Frans Shakespeare Alkemade, the GRAND PRIZE winner of our 2012 Tactical Gear giveaway. Frans liked our Militaryspot Facebook fan page, shared our tactical gear giveaway story and won the grand prize giveaway including: An ATAC PLx Flashlight, a CAVU Half Frame Sunglasses and an eyewear SlickStick Carry Case. Thank you to all who participated by *LIKE and … [Read more...]