November 6, 2012 Anchorage, Alaska – Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has approved the date of May 4, 2013 as the day of commissioning for the Anchorage (LPD 23). Early this year it was announced that the commissioning would be held in Anchorage, a first for the city and the state of Alaska. The commissioning is a formal ceremony in which the ship officially becomes a … [Read more...]
My Unit is Going Away… Now what?
November 6, 2012 By Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah | U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve BILLINGS, Mont. -- Marines from 2nd and 3rd Platoon, Company D, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, listened to their future options to continue serving in the Marine Corps. Their infantry company is being transformed into a military police company. The move is a result of the … [Read more...]
N.Y. Guard Soldiers to Assist with Election in Storm-Battered Areas
November 6, 2012 By Eric Durr, New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs, Spec. J. p. Lawrence, New York Army National Guard BRENTWOOD, N.Y. -- New Yorkers who are still without power in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will get some help in casting their votes on Election Day from the New York Army National Guard. The modern, … [Read more...]
New Program Provides Recordable Books to Deployed Airmen
November 6, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services officials are sending more than 900 recordable children's books to learning resource centers at six deployed locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's area of … [Read more...]
Army Corps of Engineers Waives Day-Use Fees on Veterans Day
November 2012 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will waive day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11. "We honor our veterans, active and reserve service members, and their families this Veterans … [Read more...]