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SECNAV Administers Oath Of Enlistment To San Diego Sailors
September 27, 2012
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Dominique Pineiro, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West San Diego SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Ray Mabus, administered the oath of enlistment to more than 90 Sailors...
September 27, 2012
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Dominique Pineiro, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West San Diego SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Ray Mabus, administered the oath of enlistment to more than 90 Sailors...
Panetta Discusses Efforts To Tackle Suicide
September 25, 2012
By Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 – In an interview with a North Carolina newspaper, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta voiced concern over suicide rates throughout the military and acknowledged the complexity of the issue. The...
September 25, 2012
By Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 – In an interview with a North Carolina newspaper, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta voiced concern over suicide rates throughout the military and acknowledged the complexity of the issue. The...
Pentagon Ceremony Remembers Sacrifices of POWs, MIA Families
September 24, 2012
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2012 – At every federal building and post office today, a simple black and white flag flew along with the national colors as a reminder of the sacrifices and valor of former prisoners...
September 24, 2012
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2012 – At every federal building and post office today, a simple black and white flag flew along with the national colors as a reminder of the sacrifices and valor of former prisoners...
Leaders Issue Air Force Birthday Message
September 17, 2012
9/13/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force: As...
September 17, 2012
9/13/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force: As...
September 17: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
September 17, 2012
As you may or may not know, Monday, September 17, is a very significant day for all U.S. citizens. Why is that, you ask? September 17 has been designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia on September...
September 17, 2012
As you may or may not know, Monday, September 17, is a very significant day for all U.S. citizens. Why is that, you ask? September 17 has been designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia on September...
MGM Resorts International and American Red Cross Help U.S. Veterans Transition Into Business
September 14, 2012
Special ceremony honors program’s graduates, celebrates partnership’s success Las Vegas, NV - Sept. 11, 2012- Nine U.S. military veterans have completed “Boots to Business”, an inaugural program designed to help veterans in Las Vegas...
September 14, 2012
Special ceremony honors program’s graduates, celebrates partnership’s success Las Vegas, NV - Sept. 11, 2012- Nine U.S. military veterans have completed “Boots to Business”, an inaugural program designed to help veterans in Las Vegas...
Panetta, At Pentagon Memorial, Praises America’s Strength
September 13, 2012
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – President Barack Obama, commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces, led a remembrance ceremony today at the Pentagon Memorial, 11 years to the day since terrorists crashed...
September 13, 2012
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 – President Barack Obama, commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces, led a remembrance ceremony today at the Pentagon Memorial, 11 years to the day since terrorists crashed...
President Proclaims Patriot Day, Day of Remembrance
September 11, 2012
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2012 – President Barack Obama today signed a proclamation designating tomorrow’s 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States as Patriot Day and National Day of Remembrance. Here...
September 11, 2012
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2012 – President Barack Obama today signed a proclamation designating tomorrow’s 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States as Patriot Day and National Day of Remembrance. Here...
Panetta Calls Flight 93 Memorial ‘Hallowed Ground’
September 11, 2012
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service SHANKSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012 – On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta toured the Flight 93 National Memorial here and called the passengers...
September 11, 2012
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service SHANKSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012 – On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta toured the Flight 93 National Memorial here and called the passengers...
NFL, Army Both Work to Combat Traumatic Brain Injury
September 10, 2012
by David Vergun (ARNEWS) WEST POINT, N.Y. (Army News Service, Aug. 30, 2012) -- The Army and National Football League are both working to improve awareness of traumatic brain injury and further research into its causes, prevention and treatment. The top leaders...
September 10, 2012
by David Vergun (ARNEWS) WEST POINT, N.Y. (Army News Service, Aug. 30, 2012) -- The Army and National Football League are both working to improve awareness of traumatic brain injury and further research into its causes, prevention and treatment. The top leaders...
Suicide Prevention: Battaglia Asks Leaders to Engage, Troubled Troops to Reach Out
September 7, 2012
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 – The military’s top enlisted leader wants service members to use September’s National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month as an opportunity to learn what to do when a fellow...
September 7, 2012
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 – The military’s top enlisted leader wants service members to use September’s National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month as an opportunity to learn what to do when a fellow...
USTA to Launch “Joining Forces” Public Service Announcement
August 30, 2012
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 30, 2012 – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced it will launch a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) featuring Dr. Jill Biden that highlights the USTA’s efforts to use tennis to support military families....
August 30, 2012
FLUSHING, N.Y., August 30, 2012 – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced it will launch a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) featuring Dr. Jill Biden that highlights the USTA’s efforts to use tennis to support military families....
Chairman Leads U.S. Delegation for Opening of Paralympic Games
August 30, 2012
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service LONDON, Aug. 29, 2012 – A U.S. delegation led by Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here yesterday ahead of opening ceremonies for the 2012...
August 30, 2012
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service LONDON, Aug. 29, 2012 – A U.S. delegation led by Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived here yesterday ahead of opening ceremonies for the 2012...
1st Marine Division Returns Home From Afghanistan
August 27, 2012
8/23/2012 By Sgt. Jacob Harrer, 1st Marine Division MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Hours before sunrise, Amanda Saul waited at the barracks for her husband to return from Afghanistan. She had been awake for four days with excitement-- the deployment...
August 27, 2012
8/23/2012 By Sgt. Jacob Harrer, 1st Marine Division MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Hours before sunrise, Amanda Saul waited at the barracks for her husband to return from Afghanistan. She had been awake for four days with excitement-- the deployment...
SECNAV Remembers Legacy of Naval Aviator, Astronaut Neil Armstrong
August 27, 2012
From Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- "On behalf of the men and women of the Navy Department, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the family of Neil Armstrong. "Mr. Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first...
August 27, 2012
From Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- "On behalf of the men and women of the Navy Department, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to the family of Neil Armstrong. "Mr. Armstrong rightly belongs to the ages as the man who first...
