U.S. Army Bloggers Roundtable: Command and General Staff College
Students from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College participated in a U.S. Army Bloggers’ Roundtable Wednesday, April 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss adapting to battlefield experience in...
View ArticleBecoming the Mom of a Marine
By Mary Davidson From marines.dodlive.mil I’ll never forget the first time I heard the words, “I want to be a Marine.” I was standing in the living room one late November afternoon. I looked down the...
View ArticleMedical Monday: Death of the BCGs
By Sgt. Mark Fayloga From www.marines.dodlive.mil The standard-issue spectacles, S9s, most widely known as “Birth Control Glasses,” or BCGs, are soon to become a thing of the past. In the coming...
View ArticleFamily Focus Friday: Mother & Son in Basic Training at the Same Time
By Mike Joseph, JBSA-Lackland Public Affairs From www.aetc.af.mil JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Like most any parent attending Friday’s Air Force basic training graduation here, Lori...
View ArticleFamily Focus Friday: Like Father, Like Son
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather Skinkle, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing From www.defense.gov KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Deployments are nothing new for Army 1st Sgt. Walter Josephs Jr., who is...
View ArticleAfter Fifty and Ready to Fire
By Melissa K. Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood From www.defense.gov FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – Army Sgt. Sandra Coast graduated from Basic Combat Training here Feb. 17, officially beginning her Army career at...
View ArticleWednesday Warfighter: Becoming The First Female Bradley Mechanic
Cicely Verstein didn’t plan on breaking any new ground when she enlisted in the Army, but the job she selected at the recruiting station has thrust her into the military spotlight. At age 21, Verstein...
View ArticleSoldier Helps Best Friend Carry On
What would you say or do to help your battle buddy who you felt was not being themselves? One particular battle buddy did what he could to keep his friend alive. Read More
View ArticleWarrior in Care to Caring for Warriors
After spending four months with the Fort Riley, Kan., Warrior Transition Battalion as a patient, Army Sgt. Troy Tow now serves as a squad leader for the very same battalion, helping his fellow soldiers...
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