OCTOBER 25, 2017, Washington, DC — More than 47 years after his heroic actions in Laos during the Vietnam War, Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose was recognized with the Medal of Honor. "This will enshrine him into the history of our nation," said President Donald J. Trump, during the Medal of Honor ceremony yesterday at the White House. Rose served as a combat medic during the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Army North Leads the Way for DoD in Puerto Rico
OCTOBER 23, 2017, Puerto Rico - A trail of destruction was left in the wake of Hurricane Maria when it made landfall in Puerto Rico, Sept. 20. For more than three weeks, U.S. troops converged in Puerto Rico to aid the island’s 3.6 million residents, said U.S. Army Col. Mark Aitken, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Land Component Command, currently based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. … [Read more...]
Air Force Drones Help California Firefighters Combat Wildfires
OCTOBER 20, 2017 - March Air Reserve Base, CA — Remotely piloted aircraft are again in the air to help combat this year’s California wildfires. From August-November 2013, California Air National Guardsmen assigned to what was then designated as the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing operated the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft over the Rim Fire, which was ravaging … [Read more...]
Army’s SGLI Online Enrollment System Goes Live
OCTOBER 19, 2017, Fort Knox, KY - The Army launched its Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Online Enrollment System, or SOES, Oct. 1, providing a one-stop shop for SGLI coverage. “So far enrollment numbers have just about been on track to what we projected,” said Lt. Col. Stacie Hatten, U.S. Army Human Resources Command Casualty and Mortuary Affairs branch chief. “As of … [Read more...]
CJTF-HOA Responds With Relief Supplies After Mogadishu Attack
OCTOBER 18 - Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti – At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia and U.S. Africa Command, a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) here, loaded with medical and recovery supplies in response to the terrorist attacks that killed and … [Read more...]