Being a military family comes with unique challenges. From relocation, individual spouse deployments, and the odd hours required to train and study, military families must find individual solutions to a variety of things that many families take for granted. For military families who are breastfeeding, there can be an even more complex series of considerations regarding … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2018
U.S., NATO Test Artillery System at Grafenwoehr Training Area
MARCH 6, 2018, Grafenwoehr, Germany - What started as a quiet morning in the fields of Grafenwoehr, Germany quickly changed as ground shaking blasts came billowing out of the barrels of nearby M109A Paladin self-propelled Howitzers assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, on March 5, … [Read more...]
Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson Makes Vietnam Port Call
MARCH 5, 2018, Washington D.C. - The USS Carl Vinson arrived in Danang, Vietnam, today, becoming the first aircraft carrier to dock in the country since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. The guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer are also making the port call. The Vietnamese port was also the site of the first arrival of U.S. combat … [Read more...]
Historic First: F-35B Lands on USS Wasp
MARCH 5, 2018, South China Sea - A detachment of F-35B Lightning II's with Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) March 5, marking the first time the aircraft has deployed aboard a U.S. Navy ship and with a Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Indo-Pacific. The F-35B, assigned under the Okinawa-based 31st Marine … [Read more...]
Russian Implementation of Syria Cease-Fire Inadequate
MARCH 2, 2018, Washington, D.C. - The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Feb. 24 for an immediate 30-day cease-fire throughout Syria, but the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad continues attacking its citizens, especially in East Ghouta, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said today. The cease-fire would have allowed for the delivery of emergency aid and the … [Read more...]