WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2015) - Up at 5 a.m., retired Staff Sgt. Matthew Bessler often speaks his first words of the day to his dog, Mike, who lives with him now in Powell, Wyoming, and who has deployed with him twice to Iraq. Bessler served as an Army Ranger and former Special Forces Engineer with the canine tactical team from 10th Special Forces Group … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
CALLING ALL CREATIVES! Show The Navy What Responsible Drinking Means to You!
JULY 22, 2015, MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) - This summer, the Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (NADAP) Office is hosting a contest for Sailors to submit their ideas for a new poster and slogan for the "Keep What You've Earned" (KWYE) campaign. Now is your chance to put your creativity to the test, show the Navy what responsible drinking means to you and help your … [Read more...]
Marking 20 Years of GPS
JULY 22, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force celebrated the Global Positioning System 20th anniversary during a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., July 17. GPS was originally invented to aid the military with operations and intelligences. It’s a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides global coverage of … [Read more...]
Exercise Western Accord 2015 Opens
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (July 22, 2015) - No uniform was the same as the one next to it as more than a dozen nations stood side by side to mark the opening of Western Accord 2015 at Harskamp, in the Netherlands, July 20. Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore Jr., deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, and Dutch Brig. Gen. Gino van der Voet, director of training and operations, … [Read more...]
Career Servicemembers Experiencing Finance-Related Health Issues, First Command Reports
JULY 21, 2015, FORT WORTH, Texas - Financial stress is taking a toll on the mental and physical health of America’s career military. The First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveals that 71 percent of middle-class military families (senior NCOs and commissioned officers in pay grades E-6 and above with household incomes of at least $50,000) say that during … [Read more...]