October 22, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The Marine Corps is turning 237 years old this year. Marines honor the enriched history of the Corps in many different ways to show their respect for those who came before today’s service members. One officer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
‘Fearless Felix’ Historic Space Jump has Natick Ties
October 22, 2012 By Kelly Sullivan, USARIEM NATICK, Mass. -- Last weekend, the world watched as "Fearless" Felix Baumgartner made his epic descent from a balloon 128,100 feet above the Earth. But what the world didn't know at the time is that the technology used to monitor Baumgartner's heart and respiratory rate has ties to Natick. The Equivital Life Monitor … [Read more...]
Airmen Deploy in Support of Downed Black Hawk
October 22, 2012 by Senior Airman Bryan Swink 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Two joint inspectors from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron were tasked with an invaluable mission in - to forward deploy to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan and help with the inspection and movement of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk … [Read more...]
Dromoland Castle Supports U.S. Soldiers’ Golf Tour
October 19, 2012 Wounded warriors find respite at this majestic golf resort Newmarket-on-Fergus, IRE. --- Dromoland Castle is pleased to be accommodating a number of wounded former U.S. servicemen and their families as part of their 11-day tour of golf courses throughout the Emerald Isle. Recovering from various injuries suffered in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the … [Read more...]
Real-Life Transformer
Story by Sgt. Sarah Fiocco MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated the unique capabilities of the MV-22B Osprey to more than 500,000 aviation enthusiasts at the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Oct. 12 through 14. The presentation allowed fans to get an up-close … [Read more...]