MARCH 18, 2024 - The corporal dragged his body up the obsidian sheet of sand speckled with other water-logged Marines. He clambered over the peak of an incline, only to find one of his comrades was missing something: his head. “That kind of woke me up to what we were getting into,” said the nearly 100-year-old Cpl. Donald Raasch, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Raasch, one … [Read more...]
Mobile Kitchen Provides Meals for Deployed Airmen
MARCH 18, 2024 - In March 2024, the 127th Wing received an important piece of equipment in the arrival of its first Expandable Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen, or “E-SPEK”. The E-SPEK is a highly portable field kitchen built on a standardized cargo pallet base for rapid mobility. Upon deployment, the E-SPEK can be set-up by two personnel. The folding container sides … [Read more...]
Prioritizing Hearing Health for Navy Employees
MARCH 18, 2024 - This week, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, USN, Newport News Code 140 Environmental Safety & Health Office took a big step in protecting employee hearing with the arrival of the Mobile Hearing Conservation and Testing Van (MOHCAT). Austen McClelland, an Occupational Safety and Health Specialist with SUPSHIPNN, highlighted the … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Conducts 2024 Housing Surveys
MARCH 18, 2024 - The Marine Corps is conducting two housing surveys: one dedicated to Marines residing in barracks, the Resident Quality Assessment (RQA), and another focused on those living in Public-Private Venture (PPV) and government-owned family housing, the Tenant Satisfaction Survey (TSS). Both surveys will run from March 18 to April 18, 2024, and aim to gain a … [Read more...]
Guard Leads World’s Largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
NEW YORK – Soldiers with the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, lead the annual New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, March 16, 2024. The “Fighting 69th” Infantry has led the world’s largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade since 1851. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Warren W. Wright, Jr., … [Read more...]