San Diego -- The recruits of Company K, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, lined up outside the door of the Confidence Chamber at Edson Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Oct. 29. The Confidence Chamber is a gas chamber that allows recruits to become familiar with the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask and experience the effects of CS gas, also known as … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards Salute Military Vets During NBA Care Week
Oct. 29, 2012 ByTim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affairs WASHINGTON -- A group of professional athletes served a group of service men and women, wounded warriors, veterans and mothers of fallen heroes at "Salute to the Stars," a luncheon that honored America's bravest, Oct. 22, at an upscale steakhouse in the nation's Capitol. As part of NBA Cares Week of Service, Washington Wizards … [Read more...]
Virtual Simulator Provides Alternative Shoot, No-Shoot Training
By Airman 1st Class Alexis Siekert 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs 10/29/2012 - OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (AFNS) -- The 51st Security Forces Squadron offers a different way to engage in a shoot or no-shoot scenario at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 is a virtual firearms simulator that uses life-like, life-size weapons to practice … [Read more...]
National Guard Responds to Hurricane Sandy, Monitors Dangerous Tsunami
As more governors declared states of emergency in advance of Hurricane Sandy, the National Guard stood ready to respond to the aftermath of the storm. It was a busy weekend for the National Guard Coordination Center here, as a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck British Columbia, Canada, late Saturday triggered tsunami warnings in Alaska and Hawaii and advisories in … [Read more...]
Boston Program Helps Veterans Finally Reach Home
October 25, 2012 By Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public Affairs BOSTON (Oct. 25, 2012) -- It's not easy to reach home base in baseball. That journey can be even more difficult in real life for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans who return to their loved ones with the so-called "invisible wounds of war." Jeremy Bordenca, 34, has traveled that challenging path. When he came back from … [Read more...]