By Army National Guard Sgt. Darron Salzer National Guard Bureau WILMINGTON, Del. (3/20/13) - The National Guard kicked off a new initiative to support service members, veterans, and their families at the community level. The Joining Community Forces initiative is an expansion of the national-level Joining Forces campaign organized by first lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
First Lady Recognizes Women Veterans, Addresses Unemployment
By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 – First Lady Michelle Obama today honored 14 women veterans who, after serving honorably, continued as leaders at the local, state, regional or national level. During a “Champions of Change” event at the White House, Obama also pledged to continue addressing ongoing employment challenges … [Read more...]
West Point Visit Sparks Illustrious 30-Year AF Career
3/20/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Describing her career as "inconceivable," there isn't much that Maj. Gen. Sharon K. G. Dunbar would want to change. "I've done more than I ever imagined," said the small-hometown-in-Illinois commander of the Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Md. "I've met incredible people everywhere I've been assigned," she said, … [Read more...]
Eye Doctors Teach Combat Trauma Management
BETHESDA, Md. (March 18, 2013) -- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ophthalmologists Col. Raymond I. Cho and Maj. Marcus Colyer presented health care professionals with an overview of combat eye trauma as part of the nine-day trauma symposium lecture series held at the medical center last month. Both shared their expertise and insight to help providers treat patients … [Read more...]
Statement by the President on the 10th Anniversary of the Iraq War
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Michelle and I join our fellow Americans in paying tribute to all who served and sacrificed in one of our nation’s longest wars. We salute the courage and resolve of more than 1.5 million service members and civilians who during multiple tours wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in military … [Read more...]