2/18/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFPS) -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has approved a new medal designed to recognize service members directly affecting combat operations who may not even be on the same continent as the action. The Distinguished Warfare Medal recognizes the changing face of warfare. In the past, few, if any, service members not actually in a combat zone directly … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. Welcomes Future Marine Corps Mascot
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 15, 2013-- Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., received the future Marine Corps mascot, Chesty, Feb. 14. Chesty, a 9-week-old pedigree English bulldog is soon to become the next Marine Corps mascot after the completion of an obedience training school with a ceremony scheduled for March 29. Chesty had the honor of meeting Bonnie Amos, wife of Gen. … [Read more...]
CSA Tells Senators Sequestration Would Impact Readiness
WASHINGTON (Feb. 15, 2013) -- Furloughs, budget cuts and curtailment of training could significantly impact Army readiness if sequestration is allowed to take place March 1, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno told lawmakers Tuesday morning. Odierno testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and the other … [Read more...]
‘Mi Rey:’ A Deployed Valentine Story
2/14/2013 - JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) -- It was a cold January evening in a little town called Muzquiz, in Coahuila, Mexico. Despite the chill in the air, she and a friend decided to go to the local dance hall. It was the kind of close-knit town where everyone knew each other, and dancing was a way to let loose on a Friday night. Her long, brightly-colored skirt … [Read more...]
Middle-class Americans Agree Servicemembers Paid Less Than Civilians
February 13, 2013 FORT WORTH, Texas – News that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will recommend limiting military pay in 2014 comes at a time when the majority of middle-class servicemembers and civilians agree that men and women in uniform are still underpaid compared to other U.S. workers. Six out of 10 Americans with household incomes of at least $50,000 believe that … [Read more...]