FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, March 24, 2014) - "The Army still struggles with sexual assault and harassment. We're trying to get the processes and training in place so people realize we won't tolerate this," said the Army's chief of staff. "I want to thank you for your passion and capability in helping us with this problem," Gen. Ray Odierno told some 30 graduates … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Fit to Fight or Fighting to Get Fit?
March 24, 2014, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) - March is typically focused on the madness of college basketball or growing a fabulous mustache. But it's also a time to watch both what's on the table during your favorite team's game or on the verge of getting caught in that carefully groomed crumb catcher. March is also National Nutrition Month, which means fad … [Read more...]
Hagel Gets Assurances About Russian Troops on Ukraine Border
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2014 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu assured Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that Russian troops along the Russia-Ukraine border are there solely for exercise purposes and will not cross over into Ukrainian territory, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. At a Pentagon news conference, Kirby said Hagel had an hour-long … [Read more...]
First Female National Guard Soldiers Graduate Field Artillery School
March 21, 2014 - FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Spcs. Nicol Vargas, Veronica Kramer, Autumn Aderhold and Brandy Brasted all graduated from the Artillery School at the 139th Regimental Training Institute at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 19, 2014. “I have to do what I have to do to get done with the mission,” Vargas says. “All this time working on the HIMARS (High … [Read more...]
Warrior-Athletes Bring Home Sochi Gold
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, March 21, 2014 - A wounded warrior led Team USA’s sled hockey team to a hard-won victory over Russia at the Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, March 15. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Sweeney, a bilateral amputee, scored a breakaway goal in the second period, cinching the team’s 1-0 gold medal triumph in the nail-biting … [Read more...]