March 5, 2013 Spc. Andrew Ingram This is the message Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin Hisel, Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations officer, Company A, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, drills into his unmanned aerial system, or UAS, operators and maintainers daily. "With any aviation operations attention to detail is crucial," … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Air Force Cuts Aviation Support at Public Events
3/4/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- As the Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today, active-duty, Reserve and Guard units will cease all … [Read more...]
President Comments On Sequester
March 1, 2013 Good morning, everybody. As you know, I just met with leaders of both parties to discuss a way forward in light of the severe budget cuts that start to take effect today. I told them these cuts will hurt our economy. They will cost us jobs. And to set it right, both sides need to be willing to compromise. The good news is the American people are strong and … [Read more...]
Inspired by a WWII Hero
MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FACILITY NEW ORLEANS March 1, 2013 -- What makes Sgt. Delshayne John stand out from his fellow Marines at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans isn’t the fact that he rose through the ranks to be meritoriously promoted to sergeant in less than three years. It isn’t that he is only on his first tour and already works directly for a … [Read more...]