9/14/2012 By Sgt. Heather Golden, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The Marines, sailors and families of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, said and hugged their goodbyes Wednesday morning as the War Dogs left for their first combat deployment since 2008. The unit is headed to the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Greatest Army Inventions of 2011 Announced
September 19, 2012 By Dan Lafontaine, RDECOM U.S. Army officials announced the winners of its greatest inventions competition Sept. 19. A team of combat veteran non-commissioned officers, as well as U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command field-grade officers, reviewed and voted for the Army Greatest Inventions of 2011. Dale Ormond, director of the U.S. Army Research, … [Read more...]
2012 BAH New York
New York (FY2012) Find your Location and the corresponding Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) in the pay tables below. All pay is listed in terms of dollars per month. Enlisted Personnel (Without Dependents) Location E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 BALLSTON … [Read more...]
2012 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Recognized by Air Force
Senior Airman Tabitha N. Haynes Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs 9/19/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year attended a recognition reception and dinner hosted by the 2012 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17. The Airmen were lauded for demonstrating "outstanding leadership, job … [Read more...]
Widow Shares Marine’s Story to Save Others from Suicide
By Donna Miles, Headquarters Marine Corps Kim Ruocco regularly relives her darkest days – her husband’s suicide and the downward spiral that led to it – to save other military families from the same heartbreak. Speaking yesterday to standing-room-only audiences at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here, Ruocco described the … [Read more...]