In Grand Haven, the Coast Guard History is displayed in grand style. Although there are several towns in the U.S that have been named Coast Guard Cities, there is only one official "Coast Guard City USA" and that distinction belongs solely to Grand Haven. Grand Haven holds a spectacular annual festival for the Coast Guard which is the home of the Coast Guard's National Memorial … [Read more...]
SBA Launches Operation Boots to Business Training Program for Transitioning Vets
July 12, 2012 Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup to Help Them Start Businesses and Create Jobs WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to launch a training program for transitioning service members and veterans to help them become entrepreneurs … [Read more...]
U.S.-Afghanistan Alliance Important to DOD, Spokesman Says
July 9, 2012 By Karen Parrish WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – The U.S. government’s designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally is “extremely important” to the Defense Department, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the designation July 7 after meeting with Afghan … [Read more...]
NFL Coaches visit Afghanistan
July 9, 2012 Story by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terrance D. Rhodes RC-East PAO BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The NFL and the USO teamed up for its annual NFL-USO Coaches tour July 2-5. The tour visited servicemembers throughout Regional Command East. The tour began in 1966, when then NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle conceived of the idea of sending NFL players on "goodwill" … [Read more...]
MANning the Homefront
July 6, 2012 It has been said that spouses have the toughest job in the military. They support the military member and their children through frequent moves, long spans without their significant other due to deployments, and even learn a new language filled with acronyms, “hooahs” and the occasional “roger that.” Military wife’s clubs have been … [Read more...]