Airman 1st Class Zachary Vucic Defense Media Activity 4/19/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Operation Homefront and the Women's Self Worth Foundation will offer the Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship to wives of uniformed service members who attend certain vocational training programs in the medical field and meet eligibility requirements. Two $30,000 … [Read more...]
Army Engineer School launches ENFORCE 2012
April 18, 2012 By J.D. Leipold FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The Army Engineer School Wednesday launched ENFORCE, its annual regimental conference, bringing together more than 300 military engineers to focus on future operations, capabilities, threats and how the regiment will engineer in future conflicts into 2020. Aside from common themes that are looked at yearly, such as how … [Read more...]
Hand-Cycling Offers New Start for Wounded Soldiers, Veterans
April 18, 2012 By Sgt. Christopher M. Gaylord While in Afghanistan in 2010, a roadside bomb attack took away both of Aaron Schaefer's legs, but now, just two years later, a bicycle is making him feel whole again. "It's a freedom adventure," said the Everett, Wash., native, loading his three-wheeled, hand-pedaled bike into his truck April 4, in the parking lot of JBLM's … [Read more...]
Inhumane Photos of Troops in 2010 Deemed Unacceptable
By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Defense Secretary Panetta strongly despises the conduct depicted in 2010 photos of soldiers posing with corpses of insurgent suicide bombers in Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today. “These images by no means represent the values or professionalism of the vast … [Read more...]
Marines Celebrate Women’s History with Female Aviators
4/17/2012 By Lance Cpl. Jen S. Martinez DALLAS - Marine officer selection officers demonstrated their enthusiasm for Women’s History Month by attending the 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference March 8 through March 10, 2012, in Dallas. The conference gave aviation enthusiasts from all over the world a chance to come together to learn and share their … [Read more...]