December 19, 2012 By Cannoneer staff FORT SILL, Okla. -- Twenty-eight Soldiers in the Electronic Warfare Specialist Basic Course were the first students to receive the new Electronic Warfare, or EW, collar insignia at a graduation and cresting ceremony, Dec. 13, at Fort Sill. Students in Class No. 001-13 were pinned by warrant officers currently in the EW Technician Warrant … [Read more...]
Washington Nationals Pitcher Ross Detwiler Joins USO Tour
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2012 – This year, Ross Detwiler, a left-handed starting pitcher with the Washington Nationals, joined the USO holiday tour, traveling with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the chairman's … [Read more...]
Soldier Earns Silver Star for Valor in Afghanistan as Marine
December 18, 2012 By Cpl. Jacob D. Osborne 12/18/2012 - It's not every day a National Guard sergeant receives a Silver Star for actions performed as a Marine. But that's exactly what happened in Pittsburgh, Dec. 10. Sgt. David M. Gerardi, a weapons sergeant with the Army National Guard's 19th Special Forces Group, received the nation's third highest medal for his actions … [Read more...]
AETC Approves Eglin Ready for F-35 Pilot Training
by Maj. Karen Roganov Team Eglin Public Affairs 12/17/2012 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced Dec. 17 that the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so starting January 2013. "The preliminary results provided by the Joint Operational Test … [Read more...]
Marine Leaves the North Pole For Afghanistan
A Marine from a town most commonly associated with elves, Santa Claus, reindeer and snow has heard all the jokes since he joined the Marine Corps. He is from a town with candy cane themed street lights, a Santa Claus Lane and where thousands of childrens’ letters arrive for Santa. Now with the holiday season upon the Marines, the North Pole, Alaska, native is surrounded … [Read more...]