March 5, 2012 By Mark Rickert, Baltimore Recruiting Battalion BALTIMORE -- Several years ago while stationed in Iraq, faced with the threat of enemy attacks, scorching heat, and the stress of the day-to-day grind, Staff Sgt. Dante Steel learned the art of salsa dancing. It seems almost ironic, given the contradictory natures of dance and combat. Yet, at the time, having an … [Read more...]
Corps and Recruiters Open Newest Career Recruiting Center for Enlistees
March 6, 2012 By Jay Field SANTA CLARITA, Calif.--Nearly 100 future service members took the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center. The future Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines stood at attention and raised their right hands as a Marine Corps captain led them in … [Read more...]
Troops and Veterans Will Benefit from Housing Settlement
By Lisa Daniel, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (March 6, 2012) -- Thousands of service members and veterans whose mortgages were wrongfully foreclosed on, or who were improperly denied lower mortgage interest rates in the national housing crisis, can receive "significant relief," President Barack Obama announced today. "It is unconscionable that members of our … [Read more...]
National Guard Assists Communities in Wake of Tornado Tragedies
By Spc. Brandy Mort, FRANKFORT, Ky. -- As soon as the sun rose March 3, the need for the Kentucky National Guard was evident by the wide-spread tornado damage across more than 40 of the 120 counties that make up the bluegrass state. From the sky in a Kentucky Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson surveyed the damage saying he'd never seen anything more devastating … [Read more...]
AF Expands Drug Testing to Include Prescription Drugs
By Jon Stock Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs 3/6/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012. On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's … [Read more...]