June 6, 2016, by Jerry Nelson – What’s life like for a female scuba diver in the military? Army Lt. Christie Plackis knows two answers to that question. The short answer: it's challenging. The longer answer: well, keep reading. In the military, tests are all about logistics. Plackis worked for 24-months to get ready for dive-school trials. Much of that time was spent … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Staff NCOs Have A New Career Course Option
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California - The Marine Corps strives to keep its service members educated and ready to assume leadership roles of greater responsibility. To ensure readiness through good leadership and decision-making skills, mandatory periods of military education are required for every rank and let staff NCOs have a new career choice option. In January, … [Read more...]
PTSD Program Helps Troops Reclaim Their Lives
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 06, 2016 - Army Spc. Jen Smith struggled with the aftermath of a sexual assault for nearly six months before she hit rock bottom. Plagued by nightmares and depression, Smith told her supervisor she was contemplating suicide. “I was at the end of my rope and that was my cry for help,” said Smith, whose name was changed for … [Read more...]
New AF Unit Activated to Better Train Elite Combat Airmen
JUNE 6, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) - For the first time in its history, the Air Force on June 2 activated a unit solely dedicated to train the service’s ground component at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The unit addresses the growing need for “fifth-generation warriors” who integrate air and ground operations on the joint battlefield. “Our … [Read more...]
72nd D-Day Liberation of Normandy Observed
JUNE 6, 2016, CARENTON, France - Seventy-two years ago today, 156,000 Allied troops, 9,000 aircraft and nearly 5,000 ships launched the largest amphibious invasion in modern warfare. To history buffs, it's known by many names, D-Day, the Invasion of Normandy or even Operation Overlord, the name Sir Winston Churchill, then prime minister of England, gave it in accordance … [Read more...]