NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - At Thanksgiving, families come together from all over to start celebrating the holiday season. Many Marines will travel home to see their families, but some Marines are not afforded that luxury because they are in the middle of training at the School of Infantry-West on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The Armed Services Young Men’s Christian Association … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
Friendsgiving, a Marines Family Away from Family
NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - The smell of turkey, mac and cheese, various veggies and mashed potatoes wafts through the air of the small warm duplex home. A corgi jumps excitedly from person to person, greeting and begging for a taste from any plate he can manage to get his nose near. Marines from different backgrounds and professions occupy the living room space as they laugh and … [Read more...]
Trump Highlights Progress During Thanksgiving Visit to Troops in Afghanistan
NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - President Donald J. Trump highlighted the sacrifices and grit of U.S. service members fighting against extremism by visiting Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for Thanksgiving. The president also met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the U.S. Air Force headquarters on the base. He then spoke to more than a thousand service members at a hangar on the … [Read more...]
350 Service Members Receive Thanksgiving Meal Baskets
NOVEMBER 28, 2019 - The warehouse at the Grafenwoehr Commissary buzzed with excitement on the morning of Nov. 23 as 350 service members filtered through to receive baskets full of 'all the fixings' for their traditional Thanksgiving meals at USO Bavaria's third annual Thanks for Thanksgiving event. Thanks for Thanksgiving supports enlisted service members in the rank of … [Read more...]
Task Force Curbs Technology Theft to Keep Joint Force Strong
NOVEMBER 27, 2019 - The officer who leads the Defense Department's efforts to protect critical U.S. technology affirms that foreign nations steal billions per year in technology from the United States. But the negative effect this theft has on the military's capabilities is what concerns Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Murphy most. "The consequence is the erosion of the … [Read more...]