By Marine Corps Cpl. Michele Watson 1st Marine Logistics Group CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan, March 9, 2012 – Every service member deployed to Afghanistan has a story to tell. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew J. Kirby seemingly cannot stop grinning long enough to tell his. Despite the hardships faced while deployed to a combat zone, Kirby always has a smile on his face and is usually … [Read more...]
Officials Condemn Afghanistan Shooting, Offer Condolences
March 11, 2012 By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and International Security Assistance Force leaders all condemned a shooting incident in Southern Afghanistan, and pledged to work with Afghan authorities in fully … [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...]
Corps and Recruiters Open Newest Career Recruiting Center for Enlistees
March 6, 2012 By Jay Field SANTA CLARITA, Calif.--Nearly 100 future service members took the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center. The future Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines stood at attention and raised their right hands as a Marine Corps captain led them in … [Read more...]