7/13/2012 By Cpl. Christofer P. Baines, Headquarters Marine Corps The Small Business Administration announced Operation Boots to Business July 12. The program gives veterans access to valuable resources to help them accomplish their dreams of starting and operating small businesses. The Marine Corps is the pilot service for this program. The program is now being offered … [Read more...]
Horses for Heroes Program Helps Wounded Warriors Heal
By Erin Wittkop American Forces Press Service CROWNSVILLE, Md., July 13, 2012 – Army Sgt. Jonathon Biddle never imagined that the challenge of learning to ride a horse would help him recover from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and severe anxiety. A program called Horses for Heroes, however, is helping the wounded warrior do just that. Biddle joined the … [Read more...]
AF Seeks Medical Commissioning Candidates
Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center 7/14/2012 - Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, Texas (AFNS) -- Interested officers, enlisted members and cadets eligible for fiscal 2013 Biomedical Sciences Corps training and commissioning programs can learn more during a world-wide webcast slated for July 18, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Webcasts, slated for 9 a.m. … [Read more...]
Army Prohibits Use of Two Marijuana Substitutes
July 12, 2012 By Office of Fort Meade Staff Judge Advocate FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (July 12, 2012) -- Soldiers face a new drug threat in the form of Salvia Divinorum and "Spice," two substances that have been on the rise as marijuana substitutes. Recent changes in federal law make it illegal to possess most forms of Spice. Similarly, all marijuana substitutes are illegal … [Read more...]
Dempsey Salutes ThanksUSA Organization for Scholarships
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 12, 2012 – After briefly bursting into song before addressing supporters and scholarship recipients at the ThanksUSA Treasure Our Troops gala held July 11 at the Newseum here, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey called the event one of the most interesting he attends. I say … [Read more...]