by Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service 12/14/2012 - INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFNS) -- Secretary Panetta has signed an order that will deploy 400 U.S. personnel to Turkey to support the deployment that NATO agreed to recently of Patriot missile capability there, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today. Panetta signed the agreement en route to Turkey as … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
Understanding Hate Crime
According to the FBI, crime rates have consistently fallen for the last five years; with the crime rate falling by 4% alone this past year. The trend tends to fly in the face of conventional wisdom that crime rates rise during economically distressed times, and crime rates go down when times are good. Sociologists have cited a number of trends that have had an effect on lowered … [Read more...]
10 Fitness Facts
10 Fitness Facts your mamma never told you! … [Read more...]
Shooting In Connecticut
December 14, 2012 In what is now known as one of the deadliest school shootings in history, a gunman opened fire in a Connecticut Elementary School today, killing 27 people - 20 of which were children. A source has identified the shooter as Adam Lanza, 20, who was dressed in black military gear. His mother worked at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where he opened fire inside … [Read more...]
Stress in Soldiers May Be More than just Holiday Blues
December 14, 2012 By David Vergun WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Everyone, including Soldiers and their families, experience stress once in a while. But too much could lead to a variety of problems including post-traumatic stress disorder and even suicide. First, stress is not necessarily a bad thing and can even be useful, especially for Soldiers on the battlefield. … [Read more...]