QUANTICO, Va. (AFNS) - January 8, 2016 - More than 650 people overflowed the U.S. Marine Memorial Chapel here Jan. 7 to mourn the loss and remember the lives of the six Airmen killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 21. The four Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agents and two security forces defenders were fatally wounded when … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
New Army Wellness Center Offers Tools for Health, Wellness, Behavioral Change
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Jan. 8, 2016) -- A new year often brings with it resolutions of living a healthier lifestyle. There is now an organization on the installation that can help provide the resources to make those resolutions a reality. The Fort Leonard Wood Army Wellness Center is now available to community members, providing them with easy access to metabolic … [Read more...]
Cadet Marshals Receive Mentoring from Top Cadet Command Leadership
SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 8, 2016) -- During the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, 30 Army ROTC cadets from across the country are serving as cadet marshals, providing leadership and examples of being a team player to the athletes and band members performing at the game this week. Today, the cadets received a little mentoring of their own from cadet command leadership at an officer … [Read more...]
More Sexual Assault Reports Show Growing Trust in System
WASHINGTON, January 8, 2016 — More military service academy cadets and midshipmen this year reported instances of sexual assault and harassment, indicating growing trust in the reporting system, a Defense Department official said Jan. 7. Dr. Nathan W. Galbreath, senior executive advisor for the Defense Department Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, or SAPRO, said … [Read more...]
All-American Bowl Players, Mentors Get a Lesson from Texas Kids
SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 7, 2016) -- Leaders on the field can also be leaders in their communities. That is the key message U.S. Army All-American Bowl Soldier mentors wanted to impart on the high school football athletes visiting the San Antonio-based Boysville, a residential care facility for children, Jan. 5. The players - the nation's young football elite - spent their … [Read more...]