By Marine Corps Cpl. Isaac Lamberth 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, May 24, 2012 – Two Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 reached a turning point in their lives before deploying to Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jason Constable, a watch officer and combat engineer, and Sgt. Jose Guadarramapedraza, an administration specialist, are now … [Read more...]
Two Former Airmen Get Inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
5/22/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Two retired Airmen were recently inducted into the NASA's Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony May 5 at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Retired Gen. Kevin Chilton and retired Col. Charles Precourt, along with Franklin Chang Diaz, were the 11th group of astronauts inducted, which brings the total number of astronauts in the … [Read more...]
Injured Airman Reunites with Family Just Four Days After IED Attack
by Master Sgt. Denise Johnson Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs 5/18/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, who is deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. That … [Read more...]
House Votes to Keep Military Enlistment Age Cap
May 21, 2012 The efforts of Rep. Paul Broun Jr., who fought on behalf of a marathon runner who was rejected by the Army to enlist because of being just shy of the enlistment age cap, failed Friday with a house vote of 256 to 164. Broun also represented an obstetrician when he too was denied a volunteer job as a military doctor stating that Paul Gingrey, who will turn 70 in … [Read more...]
U.S Army Ordnance Corps Marks 200-Year Legacy
May 18, 2012 By Sharon Mulligan, Combined Arms Support Command Public Affairs Office FORT LEE, Va. (May 18, 2012) -- "I cannot think of a better way to officially kick off the 200th year of our great corps than by dedicating this field to this great man," said Col. Greg A. Mason, U.S. Army Ordnance School commandant. "He was a great warrior, logistician and trainer who led … [Read more...]