April 23, 2012 By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced a strategy to strengthen the U.S. government’s ability to foresee, prevent, and respond to genocide and mass atrocities, and extended U.S. troops’ efforts to do just that in Central Africa. During a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum here, … [Read more...]
Statement by the President on Initiatives to Combat Sexual Assault in the Military
April 23, 2012 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the military. The men and women of the United States military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual … [Read more...]
New War Fighting Techniques
April 23, 2012 By Cpl. Marco Mancha , 2nd Marine Division MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Marines around the world constantly adjust their training to better combat the enemy. One battalion is preparing for the road ahead through hands-on training to make themselves and their Afghan counterparts more lethal. The warriors of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, … [Read more...]
The New Battle Our Soldiers Face: the Bias of Some Corporate Hiring Managers
April 2012 PARSIPPANY, NJ ̶ When the Vietnam War ended, US soldiers were greeted with jeers, anti-war demonstrators, and behaviors so hostile that military superiors warned returning veterans not to wear their uniforms in public. It took years before Vietnam vets received the respect they deserved, and a duly chastened and shamed public was determined not to repeat … [Read more...]
Men Arrive by Sea, Attack on Land, Extract by Air
4/18/2012 By Cpl. Tyler Main , Marine Forces Africa CAP DRAA, Morocco — Marine mortar men from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of African Lion 2012, executed a quick-strike, indirect-fire mission on a simulated enemy fuel convoy at Cap Draa, Morocco, April 9. Marines of 81 mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, … [Read more...]