November 4, 2015, by Brooke Chaplan - A military court is called a court-martial, the plural being courts-martial. Many military crimes are not tried in a civilian court and are done differently in the proceedings. Some countries do not convene their courts-martial during times of peace. France and Germany being two examples who use civilian courts instead. What Comprises … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Academy Grad Preps for Second Spacewalk
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - November 3, 2015 -- A 1995 Air Force Academy graduate and astronaut aboard the International Space Station is scheduled to make his second walk in space at 7:10 a.m. EST Nov. 6. If all goes according to plan, Kjell Lindgren and fellow astronaut Scott Kelly will spend six hours outside the ISS, floating more than 200 miles above the Earth, … [Read more...]
6 Best Veterans Day Recipes
November 3, 2015, by Rachelle Scott - How would you like to celebrate Veterans Day? My guess is that it involves cooking a delicious meal at some point of the day. After all, holidays are the best time to try out new recipes, warm our hearts, and satisfy our bellies! How about trying out some patriotic recipes in honor of the military members in country? If a Veteran is … [Read more...]
Louisiana National Guard Captain Honored with Soldier’s Medal for Heroic Rescue
November 2, 2015 - BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Capt. Andrew Gremillion received the Soldier's Medal, the military's highest award for non-combat heroism, during an Oct. 30 ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge. In February 2014, Gremillion realized that a woman was in extreme danger and immediately reacted to rescue and save a person … [Read more...]
New Mexico National Guard Airlifts Dinosaur Fossils
FARMINGTON, N.M. (Nov. 2, 2015) -- Aviators, infantrymen and transportation Soldiers, assigned to the New Mexico Army National Guard, assisted the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, or NMMNHS, with extracting fossils of two Pentaceratops dinosaur skulls from the badlands of New Mexico. An adult Pentaceratops skull and juvenile fossil remains were airlifted via … [Read more...]