October 23, 2012 by Airman 1st Class R. Alex Durbin 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) -- The grainy film showed a round ship floating out of a hangar. Its silver, aluminum exterior glinted in the sun as it hovered a few feet off the ground. As it glided over a pool of water, it kicked debris into the air and the glass canopies of the two … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Improvements Put in Place for Process for Transition to Civilian Life
By David Vergun Army News Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 – Officials from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments participated in a panel discussion here Oct. 19 on efforts to prepare service members for the transition to civilian life. Danny Pummill, director of VA/DOD liaison for Veterans Affairs, and Susan S. Kelly, director of DOD’s Transition to … [Read more...]
Stars and Stripes Provides Military Community with Annual Guide to Charitable Giving Through CFC
On October 18th, Stars and Stripes, the independent news source for the U.S. military, published its annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Guide, a supplement designed to help military personnel, DoD civilian and other Federal employees choose where to send their charitable contributions each year. The CFC Guide provides a listing of the charitable organizations that … [Read more...]
Soldiers Give Time, Hugs to Children with Heart Conditions
October 2012 By Ms. Catherine Pauley (USAREC) SACRAMENTO -- It's not always about recruiting for four Sacramento recruiters who usually spend their time looking for Future Soldiers. In early August, the recruiters volunteered at the annual "When I Grow Up" event for children with heart conditions at U.C. Davis Medical Center's Mind Institute in Sacramento. The event is … [Read more...]
Nation Faces ‘Dangerous and Unpredictable’ World
October 22, 2012 By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service NORFOLK, Va., – The Hampton Roads area of Virginia has played a vital role in the history of the United States, and of the military in particular, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today. Since the Civil War and the first battle between two ironclad ships, the area has been on the leading edge … [Read more...]