American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 - All of the active components and five of the six reserve components met or exceeded their fiscal 2012 recruiting goals through April, Pentagon officials announced today. Here are the active components’ accession numbers for the first seven months of the fiscal year that began Oct. 1: Army: 32,711 accessions, 101 … [Read more...]
Two Former Airmen Get Inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
5/22/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Two retired Airmen were recently inducted into the NASA's Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony May 5 at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Retired Gen. Kevin Chilton and retired Col. Charles Precourt, along with Franklin Chang Diaz, were the 11th group of astronauts inducted, which brings the total number of astronauts in the … [Read more...]
Marines Honor Heritage, Evolution of 100 Years of Marine Aviation
5/21/2012 By Lance Cpl. Stephan Stewart, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Hundreds of Marine officers gathered to listen to retired Lt. Gen. Philip Shutler speak about Marine Corps aviation. The 85-year-old former Marine aviator and infantry officer spoke to the officers in attendance about the dynamic history of Marine … [Read more...]
Injured Airman Reunites with Family Just Four Days After IED Attack
by Master Sgt. Denise Johnson Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs 5/18/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, who is deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. That … [Read more...]
Partnering Leads are Giving Spouses More Job Opportunities
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 - Exciting changes are underway for military spouses that could affect families who serve for generations to come. It used to be, in the not-so-distant past, that a decision to marry into the military was a decision to not have a career of your own. Even if a spouse could juggle the demands of military home … [Read more...]