Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs, PHILIPPINES, Nov. 20, 2013 - About 900 Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have arrived in the Philippines, near Tacloban. The Marines were transported to the Philippines from Okinawa aboard two Navy amphibious ships, the USS Germantown and USS Ashland. About 100 additional 31st MEU Marines were scheduled to fly to the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Should My Loved One Relocate During My Navy Basic Training?
November 21, 2013 - From the steaming hot days in the summer to the frozen snowstorms in the winter, Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill., is home to basic training for all Navy recruits. For a little over two months each recruit will eat, sleep, and live Navy and nothing else, to prepare him or her for A School, or specified training school. The Navy trained more … [Read more...]
White House, “Warriors 4 Wireless” Announce New Commitment to Connect Veterans to High-T
White House Office of Communications, November 20, 2013 - Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is joining with a coalition of private-sector partners from the telecommunications industry at the White House to launch “Warriors 4 Wireless,” a new nonprofit program aimed at connecting veterans and returning service members to jobs in the … [Read more...]
Troops Can Call in Holiday Greetings for Satellite Radio
FORT MEADE, Md. (Army News Service, Nov. 20, 2013) - The Joint Hometown News Service is partnering this year with SiriusXM Radio to allow service members worldwide to send holiday greetings to loved ones back home. Military members anywhere can call a toll-free number, 888-776-2790, to record a holiday message for airing on the satellite radio network. For 30 years, holiday … [Read more...]
Officer Attaché Duty Applications Due Dec. 12
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- RANDOLPH, Texas,November 20, 2013 (AFNS) - Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty must submit an application by Dec. 12, Air Force officials said Nov. 19. The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for … [Read more...]