JANUARY 5, 2021 - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating the first anniversary of welcoming home 4.1 million service-connected disabled Veterans to their lifelong, in-store shopping benefit. The new privilege, which launched Jan. 1, 2020, was specified in the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018, included in the John S. McCain National … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
Football Coach Recounts Lessons Learned in Army
JANUARY 5, 2021 - Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Louis "Lou" Leo Holtz has spent much of his life on the gridiron. From 1956 to 1957, he played football as a linebacker at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. While at Kent State, he was also enrolled in Army ROTC and was commissioned in … [Read more...]
Despite Wounds, Courageous Soldier Led His Platoon Through Battle
JANUARY 4, 2021 - Army Capt. Eli Whiteley was an academic interested in agriculture when World War II consumed the world, but he volunteered for the Army to do his part. In 1944, he led his platoon through a fierce battle in France that killed several Germans and captured dozens more. His leadership and courage despite intense wounds led him to earn the Medal of … [Read more...]
Tyndall AFB Gets First X-ray System for Gate Vehicle Checks
JANUARY 4, 2021 - Searching commercial vehicles just got easier for members of the 325th Security Forces Squadron. The “Installation of the Future” received the Air Force’s first Mobile Vehicle Access Control Inspection System, or VACIS M6500, Dec. 21. The state-of-the-art, dual-mode x-ray machine will rapidly expedite the search process for incoming vehicles carrying … [Read more...]
After 75 Years, Veteran Will Receive Honors for WWII Service
JANUARY 4, 2021 - The Navy and the Connecticut Air National Guard on Monday will honor Connecticut native son Dan Crowley for fighting against the Japanese in the Philippines 75 years ago. Gregory J. Slavonic, who is performing the duties of the Navy undersecretary, will present Crowley with an honorary Combat Infantryman Badge in recognition of the fighting he did while in … [Read more...]