WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 14, 2015) -- While many people are spending their summer on vacation, this is a busy time of year for interns working beside Soldiers and Army civilians. As a result of their experiences, some of the interns will go on to other jobs and some will decide to become Soldiers or Army civilians, said Anna Miller, chief of the Employment Policy … [Read more...]
63 Years Later: Columbus Supports MIA Ceremony
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) August 14, 2015 -- Twenty honor guardsmen from Columbus Air Force Base and four T-38 Talons supported a missing in action ceremony Aug. 10 for a Mississippi Airman, exactly 63 years after his aircraft crashed. A native of Sumner, Capt. Frederick Partridge served in both World War II and the Korean War during his eight years of service, … [Read more...]
2/2 Weapons Compant Marines Lock on Targets
August 14, 2015 - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- To effectively destroy an armored target, a Marine must utilize something that packs a much bigger punch than their standard 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm rounds. Fortunately for the Marine Corps, the FGM-148 Javelin missile system and M41A4 Saber missile system can do just that, every time. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team … [Read more...]
AF Selects 13,269 for Staff Sergeant, Release Date Aug. 20
August 14, 2015 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force selected 13,269 for promotion to staff sergeant out of 39,260 considered during the 2015 E5 cycle, for a 33.8 percent selection rate. The staff sergeant promotion selection list will be posted to the myPers enlisted promotion page Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. CDT. The list will also be available on the Air … [Read more...]
New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Builds a Debris Removal Team
August 14, 2015 - STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The 109th Airlift Wing’s Vehicle Maintenance Flight normally worries about keeping the wing’s vehicles moving. Now they’ve got a new mission: Master the art of operating chain saws and skid steer vehicles so that the wing’s Airmen, who specialize in flying missions to the Arctic and Antarctic, … [Read more...]