8/15/2012 By Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ Hero 2 Hired Mobile Job Store will visit Camp Pendleton on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Stars and Strikes Bowling Alley located on … [Read more...]
Keeping Marriages Strong Across Miles with Marriage Care Retreat
Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 8/15/2012 - YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (AFNS) -- When Tech. Sgts. Gena and Barry Armstrong received orders to Korea, their marriage had gone through some rough patches and they had all but decided divorce seemed like a good idea. The couple had dealt with numerous deployments and temporary duties away from … [Read more...]
First Female Four-Star General Retires From Army
August 15, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON) -- The first woman to ever serve as a four-star general in both the Army and the U.S. armed forces, Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody retired today after nearly 38 years in uniform. "Ann is a leader who lived our Army values, who always led from the front, who dedicated herself to the profession of arms," said Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. … [Read more...]
Enlisted Village Cares for AF Widows, Families
by Airman 1st Class Jarrod Grammel 23rd Wing Public Affairs 8/14/2012 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Enlisted Village was founded in 1967 after a survey conducted by AFSA concluded there were almost 50,000 widows of enlisted men living in poverty. With the help of former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Ryan and his wife, a group of active duty and retired … [Read more...]
Vets Gather at Arlington to Mark 70th Anniversary of Guadalcanal
August 8, 2012 By J.D. Leipold Seventy years after the Aug. 7, 1942 start to what would be a brutal, six-month-long battle over an island in the South Pacific, veterans of Guadalcanal gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to pay respects to their fellow Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. Fifteen members of the Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association, or … [Read more...]