NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA, Md. (Aug. 18, 2015) -- In such cases where severely wounded, ill or injured troops are incapable of fully managing their day-to-day affairs on their own, the military offers the option of non-medical attendants, or NMAs, who serve as live-in caregivers to help these troops as they continue treatment and work to recover. For Warrior Transition … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Troops Sharpen Skills During Leaders Course
GUNPOWER RANGE, Md. (Aug. 17, 2015) -- U.S. Soldiers discover enemy troops planting improvised explosive devices on the road to a weapons of mass destruction site. Muzzle flashes pierce the summer air as artillery rounds whistle into the hillside. When the smoke clears, two enemy troops are down and a third is taken captive. The U.S. troops check the area for explosive … [Read more...]
9th CMSAF Laid to Rest
August 17, 2015 - ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. (AFNS) -- “If you've met Chief Binnicker, you've met an icon -- a hero, a legend," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Cody. Cody said these words as he delivered the eulogy for former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James C. Binnicker at the Fort Meyer post chapel in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 14. As … [Read more...]
Families, Friends Pay Last Respects to Chattanooga Victims
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. August 17, 2015 -- Civilians and service members from across the nation filled the seats in attendance during a memorial service for the victims of the July 16, 2015 Chattanooga shooting Aug. 15, at the McKenzie Arena at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. “Today we honor the faithful service of five great Americans,” said Maj. Michael … [Read more...]
Transporters Build Alliance with Baltic States
BAUMHOLDER, Germany (Aug. 14, 2015) -- Heavy equipment transporters, or HETs, from the 51st Transportation Company, 39th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control), 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, are providing heavy vehicle lift support to U.S. and NATO operations in the Baltics. Based in Baumholder, the 51st Transportation Company transported … [Read more...]