By Karen Abeyasekere 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs 5/18/2011 - ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England (AFNS) -- Eva Clark was born during the Holocaust to Jewish parents who were kept as prisoners-of-war in Terezin (called 'Theresienstadt' by the Germans), in the former Czech Republic. Eva visited Royal Air Force Mildenhall in 2008, during Holocaust Remembrance Week, to … [Read more...]
Air Force Brings Home Gold on Day 1 of Warrior Games
By Staff Sgt. J. Paul Croxon Defense Media Activity 5/17/2011 - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- Air Force athletes brought home gold during the first day of competition May 17 at the 2011 Warrior Games here. With a grunt and furrowed brow, retired Senior Airman Jennifer Stone bested her Marine, Navy and Army competitors in the women's standing shot put with a distance of … [Read more...]
Army Nurse Program Grabs Top Spot
May 15, 2011 By Fonda R. Bock (USAREC) FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, -- The U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing has been ranked the best program of its kind in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. Located at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, the program rose to the top spot after coming in second in the … [Read more...]
How BUDS (Navy SEAL Training) Changes Your Life Forever!
It's true. I have a guest key here at the famed Hotel Del Coronado. I’m actually a guest here. Yes, the same Hotel Del Coronado made famous by Marilyn Monroe. And the same Silver Strand beach that Navy SEAL wannabes run up and down almost every day or until they drop. At my ripe old age of 50-something, it's admittedly more enjoyable to observe groups of young men running and … [Read more...]
Pililaau Army Recreation Center
The Pililaau Army Recreation Center is located in Hawaii on the Pokai Bay and located just 35 miles from Waikiki and is open to all active duty, reserve, guard, or retired personnel. The center offers 39 cabins with beachfront views, a visitor attraction cabin, club facilities, and a pavilion for big group events. Kitchens are equipped with all utensils, linens and dishware, … [Read more...]