June 26, 2011 By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nick C. Scott, USS Enterprise Public Affairs USS Enterprise, At Sea (NNS) -- Sailors from the Engineering and Reactor departments aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) conducted their biggest group reenlistment, June 24. A total of 13 Sailors from six divisions of both Engineering and Reactor departments … [Read more...]
DeCA Officials Announce Commissary Gift Card Program
by Kevin L. Robinson Defense Commissary Agency Public Affairs 6/24/2011 - FORT LEE, Va. (AFNS) -- Extending the gift of groceries to authorized commissary patrons soon will be a lot easier thanks to the new Commissary Gift Card. The gift cards, available in denominations of $25 and $50, will be available June 30 for purchase in stateside stores or online through … [Read more...]
Marines and Sailors Take Leave to Build homes and Give Hope Back
6/23/2011 By Lance Cpl. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr. , Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The passengers on the bus are silent as they ride through the city. Their faces have no expression. No words can describe the scene around them. Houses leveled by boats several hundred yards from the port; cars overturned; a thick, grimy sludge … [Read more...]
Obama Thanks Soldiers, Discusses Afghan Drawdown at Drum
June 23, 2011 By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 -- President Barack Obama assured 10th Mountain Division Soldiers today that the drawdown in Afghanistan is not precipitous, and that gains made there will be sustained. Obama announced last night that 10,000 servicemembers will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and the … [Read more...]
New Program Links Wounded Vets With Health Care Jobs
By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 22, 2011 -- A new program called Hero Health Hire is the health care industry's commitment to make jobs available to some of the 10,000 wounded warriors who transition each month from the military into the workforce. The 2011 Hero Health Hire Employment Summit, held here today, brought together senior … [Read more...]