March 8, 2012 By Robin Boggs, First Army Division East Public Affairs FORT MEADE, Md. -- As Reserve and National Guard troops return from overseas deployments, Soldiers now register for their medical benefits via an online partnership established between First Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Eligibility Center. The online application replaces the … [Read more...]
Bagram Airfield Service Members Honor Air Force Hero
March 8, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Cunningham 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 3/8/2012 - BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Men and women from every military service dedicated their day to honoring one of the Air Force's fallen heroes here March 4. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a ruck march, remembrance ceremony and celebratory barbecue to honor … [Read more...]
Remarks by the Navy’s Honorable Ray Mabus
March 5, 2012 Remarks by the Honorable Ray Mabus - Secretary of the Navy 21stCentury Sailor & Marine USS Bataan Captain, thank you so much. I’m glad to be back on Bataan. It is great to have so many Sailors from the waterfront and Marines from Camp Allen here as well. I am honored to be once again standing in the hangar bay aboard Bataan. Sailors and Marines aboard this … [Read more...]
Sailors React to SECNAV Announcement of 21st Century Sailor and Marine Initiative
March 5, 2012 By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) William Jamieson, Navy Public Affairs Support Element, East NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The secretary of the Navy held an All Hands call on board USS Bataan (LHD 5) which was televised and streamed live on the web to the fleet March 5, announcing the establishment of the 21st Century Sailor and Marine … [Read more...]
First Flight Launch Means First Step Toward Future Air Dominance
http://www.youtube.com/embed/35WlyyHAtag March 6, 2012 by Chrissy Cuttita96th Air Base Wing Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance. Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of "in flight emergency." "Our … [Read more...]