October 2012 By Ms. Catherine Pauley (USAREC) SACRAMENTO -- It's not always about recruiting for four Sacramento recruiters who usually spend their time looking for Future Soldiers. In early August, the recruiters volunteered at the annual "When I Grow Up" event for children with heart conditions at U.C. Davis Medical Center's Mind Institute in Sacramento. The event is … [Read more...]
Nation Faces ‘Dangerous and Unpredictable’ World
October 22, 2012 By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service NORFOLK, Va., – The Hampton Roads area of Virginia has played a vital role in the history of the United States, and of the military in particular, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today. Since the Civil War and the first battle between two ironclad ships, the area has been on the leading edge … [Read more...]
Running 237 Miles for Fallen Marines: “The Least I Can Do”
October 22, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- The Marine Corps is turning 237 years old this year. Marines honor the enriched history of the Corps in many different ways to show their respect for those who came before today’s service members. One officer aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune … [Read more...]
‘Fearless Felix’ Historic Space Jump has Natick Ties
October 22, 2012 By Kelly Sullivan, USARIEM NATICK, Mass. -- Last weekend, the world watched as "Fearless" Felix Baumgartner made his epic descent from a balloon 128,100 feet above the Earth. But what the world didn't know at the time is that the technology used to monitor Baumgartner's heart and respiratory rate has ties to Natick. The Equivital Life Monitor … [Read more...]
Airmen Deploy in Support of Downed Black Hawk
October 22, 2012 by Senior Airman Bryan Swink 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Two joint inspectors from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron were tasked with an invaluable mission in - to forward deploy to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan and help with the inspection and movement of a downed UH-60 Black Hawk … [Read more...]