CORONADO, Calif. August 14, 2015 -- For the first time, Marines and sailors teamed up to perform a beach unloading exercise using the Beach Termination Unit, in Coronado, Calif., Aug. 1-4, 2015. Approximately 30 Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, teamed up with sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 to conduct … [Read more...]
Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: CWO Anthony Slowik
August 14, 2015 - When people think of the Coast Guard, the first thing that comes to mind most likely isn’t building roads and establishing infrastructure half a world away. But that’s just one of the many skill sets possessed by personnel at Coast Guard port security units. At Port Security Unit 313 in Everett, Washington, one leader has put that expertise to … [Read more...]
Face of Defense: Air Force Senior NCO Celebrates Her Career
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D., Aug. 14, 2015 – “If my peers from high school could see me now, they would be shocked,” Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tracey House said. Before she joined the Air Force 26 years ago, House acknowledged that she “was a punk.” Today, she’s superintendent of the 28th Medical Group here. Growing up in Medford, New … [Read more...]
Deployed U.S. Navy Corpsmen Teach Combat Life Saver Course
August 14, 2015 - UNDISCLOSED LOCATION -- U.S. Navy corpsmen with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command serve an important purpose by providing both preventative medical care and emergency response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of operations. These Sailors have a valuable skill set that can and has saved lives in … [Read more...]
Mann Addresses Missile Defense Future During Symposium
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Aug. 14, 2015) -- The leader of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, or USASMDC/ARSTRAT, explained how the command is ensuring space and missile defense for the war fighter, the Army and the nation during the 18th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Aug. 12. Lt. Gen. David L. Mann, commanding … [Read more...]