MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines of Golf Company, 1st platoon, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group conducted a field exercise from 12-16 August, 2013. The exercise was the culminating event for the unit’s Basic Intelligence Training Course, and put to test a variety of skills and procedures learned and retained from … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
‘Thrive in Your Community’ – Navy Announces 2013 Suicide Prevention Month
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS, September 05, 2013) - Each year America's Armed Forces recognize September as Suicide Prevention Month. For 2013, Navy is focusing on the importance of community and self-purpose when dealing with adversity, officials announced in NAVADMIN 212/13. The theme of this year's Navy Suicide Prevention (SP) Month is "Thrive in Your Community," encouraging … [Read more...]
Recognize Signs of Suicide to Save a Life
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Sept. 3, 2013) - "What? Are you serious? So-and-so tried to kill himself?" Unfortunately, at some time in your life, you may have heard these questions spoken in your circle of friends. Suicide is real. Most of us know someone whose life has been affected by suicidal behavior (a completed suicide or a suicide attempt), and the pain and stress of … [Read more...]
Army Swears in First Woman as Judge Advocate General
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 5, 2013) - For the first time in the 236-year-old history of the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, or JAG, a woman has been selected as the service's top lawyer. She will lead the nearly 2,000 full-time judge advocates and civilian attorneys who provide legal services to the Army. In a ceremony Sept. 4, 2013, at the Pentagon, in … [Read more...]
Attorney General Holder Announces Move to Extend Veterans Benefits to Same-Sex Married Couples
WASHINGTON, September 04, 2013 - In the Obama administration’s latest step to ensure equal treatment for same-sex married couples following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday that President Obama has directed the Executive Branch to take steps allowing for … [Read more...]