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...]
“Pink Slime” Permanently Removed From Commissary Shelves
Brandice J. O'Brien 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs 5/18/2012 - TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) -- While commissary officials assure customers that the lean, finely textured beef antibacterial process has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for decades, the officials made the decision recently to phase out these … [Read more...]
Obama Presents Medal of Honor to Vietnam Hero’s Widow
May 15, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON - Spc. 4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr, who was a war hero who served for more than 42 years in Vietnam along with selfless acts in Cambodia, was recognized at a White House ceremony when his widow accepted the Medal of Honor on his behalf. More than 42 years after performing selfless, heroic actions in Cambodia, which resulted in his death, … [Read more...]