8/16/2012 By Lance Cpl. Trevon S. Peracca , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- More than 30 employers and schools attended the CivilianJobs.com Career Expo seeking the unique skill-sets service members have to offer at Camp Pendleton’s Pacific Views Event Center, Aug. 15. The career expo hosted vendors that visit military … [Read more...]
West Point’s Class of 2016 Completes Basic Training
August 16, 2012 By Mike Strasser, U.S. Military Academy Public Affairs Six weeks ago they were complete strangers. Cadet Basic Training forged them into cadets and trained them as Soldiers. The Class of 2016 returned to West Point Monday, sharing a 12-mile trek from Camp Buckner with cadre, staff, faculty and alumni. The March Back was the final hurdle new cadets endured … [Read more...]
‘Hero 2 Hired’ Mobile Job Store Makes Way to Camp Pendleton
8/15/2012 By Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ Hero 2 Hired Mobile Job Store will visit Camp Pendleton on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Stars and Strikes Bowling Alley located on … [Read more...]
Keeping Marriages Strong Across Miles with Marriage Care Retreat
Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 8/15/2012 - YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (AFNS) -- When Tech. Sgts. Gena and Barry Armstrong received orders to Korea, their marriage had gone through some rough patches and they had all but decided divorce seemed like a good idea. The couple had dealt with numerous deployments and temporary duties away from … [Read more...]
Enlisted Village Cares for AF Widows, Families
by Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel 23rd Wing Public Affairs 8/14/2012 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Enlisted Village was founded in 1967 after a survey conducted by AFSA concluded there were almost 50,000 widows of enlisted men living in poverty. With the help of former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Ryan and his wife, a group of active duty and retired … [Read more...]