NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS), December 31, 2015 - The alarm rings. Yelling is heard from the nearby hallway. As footsteps get closer, Vickie Tippitt knows she is in a world of trouble. Her grandmother bursts through the door. With a rope in hand, Tippitt feels the wrath of child abuse come down on her by her own flesh and blood. That was the life of one woman … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
2015 Marks Science, Technology Breakthroughs
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 31, 2015) -- In 2015, the U.S. Army's homepage published dozens of stories regarding technology being developed by engineers and scientists across the force. Among the topics of interest were developments in power distribution, robotics and network security software. The editors at Army News Service delved into an array of science and … [Read more...]
Former Academy QB Under Center as Deployed Orthopedic Doc
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS), December 30, 2015 - It’s 1999 and he steps onto the gridiron as a leader. It’s his team now. With big shoes to fill left by a record-setting signal caller, senior Cale Bonds is about to begin the final season of his college career as the starting quarterback of the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons football team. Fast forward 16 … [Read more...]
Spanish Legionnaires, U.S. Marines Ready to Face Crises Together
December 30, 2015 - ALMERIA, Spain - U.S. Marines and Spanish Legionnaires refined urban and mountain warfare tactics together in Almería, Spain, Dec. 14-18, 2015. The U.S. platoon with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa embedded within the Spanish company during the week-long exercise, which included company size attacks, military operations … [Read more...]
New Mexico National Guard Transports Citizens During Blizzard
ROSWELL, N.M. (Dec. 30, 2015) -- One of the missions currently being performed by members of the New Mexico National Guard is the transportation of Roswell, New Mexico, citizens in need of dialysis treatments. A blizzard blanketed much of the state, Dec. 26-27, and deposited inches - to feet of snow - amid gusting winds in the eastern portion of the state causing massive … [Read more...]