August 14, 2015 - STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The 109th Airlift Wing’s Vehicle Maintenance Flight normally worries about keeping the wing’s vehicles moving. Now they’ve got a new mission: Master the art of operating chain saws and skid steer vehicles so that the wing’s Airmen, who specialize in flying missions to the Arctic and Antarctic, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Marines, Sailors Team Up to Conduct Beach Terminating Unit Training for First Time
CORONADO, Calif. August 14, 2015 -- For the first time, Marines and sailors teamed up to perform a beach unloading exercise using the Beach Termination Unit, in Coronado, Calif., Aug. 1-4, 2015. Approximately 30 Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, teamed up with sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 to conduct … [Read more...]
Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: CWO Anthony Slowik
August 14, 2015 - When people think of the Coast Guard, the first thing that comes to mind most likely isn’t building roads and establishing infrastructure half a world away. But that’s just one of the many skill sets possessed by personnel at Coast Guard port security units. At Port Security Unit 313 in Everett, Washington, one leader has put that expertise to … [Read more...]
Face of Defense: Air Force Senior NCO Celebrates Her Career
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D., Aug. 14, 2015 – “If my peers from high school could see me now, they would be shocked,” Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tracey House said. Before she joined the Air Force 26 years ago, House acknowledged that she “was a punk.” Today, she’s superintendent of the 28th Medical Group here. Growing up in Medford, New … [Read more...]
Deployed U.S. Navy Corpsmen Teach Combat Life Saver Course
August 14, 2015 - UNDISCLOSED LOCATION -- U.S. Navy corpsmen with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command serve an important purpose by providing both preventative medical care and emergency response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of operations. These Sailors have a valuable skill set that can and has saved lives in … [Read more...]