NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.,-- Finding a job in today's economic climate can be challenging, especially for Army Reserve Soldiers who had to leave the civilian workforce to serve their country in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations worldwide. Helping these returning warriors find employment is just one of many services offered during the 99th Regional Support Command's Yellow Ribbon … [Read more...]
OSCAR Program Helps Marines Help Each Other
If a Marine gets injured in combat, the response by those he serves with is immediate. If a Marine has problems handling operational stress, they are there for him just as quickly. To help Marines identify the stages of operational stress, the Operational Stress Control and Readiness program (OSCAR), is taught to all infantry battalions across the Marine Corps. Keeping with a … [Read more...]
Marines Locate and Ambush Mock Enemy
3/16/2012 By Lance Cpl. Erik S. Brooks Jr COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER, CAMP FUJI, Japan - Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group conducted patrol movements, ambushes and assaults against a mock enemy here March 8-9. The Marines, with Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37 conducted the two-day exercise in the forests surrounding Mount Fuji. “This exercise allowed our … [Read more...]
Super Squads Competition Brings Out Warriors
3/14/2012 By Cpl. Katherine M. Solano, 2nd Marine Logistics Group CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Good old competition will push people to test themselves on mental, physical and emotional levels. Combine natural competitive instincts with incentives, such as an extended weekend and personal awards, and a super squad competition is born. The Marines with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, … [Read more...]
Obama Promises Full Investigation of Afghanistan Shootings
March 13, 2012 By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today said the United States takes seriously the March 11 murder of Afghan civilians and promised Afghan leaders a full investigation into the incident. “We’re heartbroken over the loss of innocent life,” Obama said of the incident in Kandahar province where an American soldier … [Read more...]