CAMP KINSER, Okinawa -- January 18, 2016 -- Aspiring Japanese officers completed one of the most significant events in their training by visiting U.S. Marines and fulfilling a combine operation training requirement on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates attended a presentation of Marine Corps … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Hospital Leaders Reverse Cycle to Better Connect with Staff, Patients
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Jan. 18, 2016) -- Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, leaders are adjusting their schedules to help them connect with staff and patients from dusk till dawn. The process, called reverse cycle leadership rounding, entails visiting units throughout the hospital during night and weekend shifts. "As leaders, we have a very … [Read more...]
Secretary of the Navy Names Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
WASHINGTON (NNS) - January 15, 2016 - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the Navy's newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship, T-ESB 4, will be named USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams during a ceremony in Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 14. Hershel "Woody" Williams, the ship's namesake, was born in West Virginia and joined the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl … [Read more...]
MEU Marines Train for Jungle Combat
CAMP HANSEN OKINAWA, Japan -- January 15, 2016 -- His bulky, brown pack soaked in rain water made it a challenge to walk up the already steep hills of the jungle. His shoulders ached in a constant, annoying pain from the weight of the pack. The mud under his feet made him slip and fall every 100 steps. Through all these tangible problems and an array of intangibles, the Marine … [Read more...]
Enlisted Aide Crafts Interesting Career Men
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 15, 2016) -- Had it not been for his mom's cooking, Staff Sgt. Marc Susa said joining the Army might never have happened and he never would have been named Enlisted Aide of the Year. As a kid, Susa relished his mom's Filipino cooking, which she prepared at home and at her restaurant. Heavy on seafood and vegetables, he called it "comfort … [Read more...]