President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the White House June 22, 2012. During a White House address, June 22, 2011, President Barack Obama announced plans to drawdown U.S. troops from Afghanistan. "Starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year," he said, "and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by … [Read more...]
Obama Announces Troop Reductions, Way Forward in Afghanistan
By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 22, 2011 - Thanks to the tremendous progress U.S., coalition and Afghan troops have made, the United States will draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan by 10,000 this year and 33,000 by the end of summer 2012, President Barack Obama said here tonight. "The tide of war is receding," the president said during … [Read more...]
Fuerzas Comando Promotes Special Ops Skills
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 21, 2011 -- Elite commandos from 19 countries are participating this week in Fuerzas Comando 2011, a demanding counterterrorism and special operations skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command to promote military-to-military relationships, increased interoperability and improved regional security. The … [Read more...]
NSIPS
The Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) is the Navy's single, field-entry, electronic pay and personnel system for all USN/USNR Sailors. This web-enabled, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system offers Sailors 24-hour access to their Electronic Service Record (ESR), training data, and career counseling records. NSIPS is available world-wide, both ashore and … [Read more...]
Marines Fight Local Cops and Firefighters to Raise Money for Charity
6/21/2011 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers, Headquarters Marine Corps ST. LOUIS -- Every Marine is instilled with a warrior ethos, always poised and ready to fight when needed. At the First to Fight Boxing Event June 20, Marines, participating in Marine Week St. Louis, were invited to prove their fighting prowess against St. Louis police officers and firefighters. The … [Read more...]