Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a major commitment by forward looking businesses that have launched an ambitious new effort to deliver more than 15,000 jobs to military spouses and veterans in the coming years. This new effort will help deliver jobs that are physically located near bases, as well as thousands of highly sought-after at-home employment … [Read more...]
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Dominates D.C. Celebrities
April 4, 2012 By J.D. Leipold WASHINGTON -- The loss of an arm or a leg from combat wasn't about to stop these band of Soldiers and Marines who make up the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, or WWAST, as they dominated a Washington area celebrity team made up of sports legends. In the second annual battle between the teams hosted by the Washington Nationals at their … [Read more...]
Army Participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
April 2, 2012 By Sgt. Vaughn R. Larson Army installations across the U.S. are supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration's next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to … [Read more...]
Vietnam Veterans Welcomed Home — Finally
April 2, 2012 By Sharilyn Wells CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It was a day full of joy, tears and reunited friends. Memories were honored on a day that many Vietnam veterans never thought they'd see -- a day set aside specially for them to be properly welcomed home -- almost 40 years later. "It was hell over there," James 'Quincy' Collins, retired Air Force colonel and former prisoner of … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Revised FY13 Enlisted Boards Schedule
March 31, 2012 From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Navy announced a revised Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) enlisted selection board schedule in NAVADMIN 108/12, released March 30. NAVADMIN 108/12 announced new selection board convening dates for the active duty E-9, active duty E-8 and the FTS/AGR/CANREC (Reserve) E-7 selection boards. The message … [Read more...]