Despite shrapnel wounds to his leg and face, Medical Assistant (MA) Liam O'Grady ran across open ground while grenades were exploding around him to drag his stricken patrol sergeant to safety. He gave immediate lifesaving treatment to the commander who had severe wounds to his chest a...
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/marine-switchblade-kamikaze-drone-strick-ied-teams-051512w/ Marine Corps pursues ‘kamikaze’ drone By James K. Sanborn - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday May 16, 2012 14:38:51 EDT NORFOLK, Va. — The Marine Corps is taking steps to procure its...
Predator drone Julianne Showalter/Courtesy U.S. Air Force A misguided strike by Turkey's military that killed 34 civilians mistaken for terrorists was based on intelligence provided by a U.S. Predator drone, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to WSJ, the drone was mon...
YORKTOWN, Va. (Army News Service, May 15, 2012) -- From Alcatraz Island to Zion National Park, Soldiers and their families can visit more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and other public lands around the nation this year, without paying entry fees. Begin...
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- A security forces sergeant from the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron completed Air Force sniper school April 27, becoming the U.S. military's ninth officially-qualified female sniper. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alyssa Gomez, 99th Ground Combat Train...
With orange-red flames billowing up in a gigantic mushroom and black smoke drifting across the Indian Ocean, this is one of three pirate action groups whose nefarious activities were brought to a halt in a fortnight by HMS Westminster. In each case, the Portsmouth-based warship pounce...
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ARIAN, Afghanistan (May 11, 2012) -- The characters were in Dari, so Spc. Denzell Robert John Ward had no idea what his Afghan National Army counterpart was penning on his palm. Ward is what's known as an "eleven bravo" in the United States Army, shorthand for i...
OPSEC violation! The bad guys will look at this picture and know that we have use foam fire suppression systems in our hangars and either reverse engineer our formula and/or use the knowledge that we have foam fire suppression systems in our hangars for nefarious purposes like coming ...
YORKTOWN, Va. (Army News Service, May 15, 2012) -- From Alcatraz Island to Zion National Park, Soldiers and their families can visit more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and other public lands around the nation this year, without paying entry fees. Begin...
DARPA Collaboration Offers Hope to People with Tetraplegia May 16, 2012 Momentum builds behind upper-limb prosthetic technology as researchers demonstrate direct neural control of an advanced prosthetic arm DARPA launched the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program in 2006 to advance the ...
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- At approximately 9:20 a.m. PST, USS Essex (LHD 2) collided with USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) during an approach for a routine underway replenishment approximately 120 miles off the coast of Southern California due to an apparent steering malfunction aboard Essex. While bot...
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/05/ap-army-leaders-mull-sending-women-ranger-school-051612/ Army brass mulls sending women to Ranger school By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press Posted : Wednesday May 16, 2012 15:30:50 EDT WASHINGTON — Army leaders have begun to study the pros...
« Top Headline Comments 5-16-2012 | Main | Court Records: George Zimmerman Had The Crap Beaten Out Of Him » May 16, 2012 Politico Is Officially Part Of Team Obama Yeah, it's old news but this most recent example makes it clear how in the bag they are for Team Savior. Yesterday morning...
is looking to hire 1,000 veterans over the next three years. Company President and CEO Bob Iger announced the company wide initiative called
Over the past two months, Tuareg rebels, backed by Islamist terror groups such as Ansar al Dine, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, have seized control of northern Mali, including the cities of Timbuktu, Kidal, and Gao. During that same p...
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/05/army-civilian-credentials-career-boost-051612w/ Civilian credentials can boost your career By Jim Tice - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday May 16, 2012 11:25:44 EDT Soldiers now have more chances to get certifications in their job fields, which can ...
Related New study links exposure to even a single bomb blast to serious life-long brain disease Stars and Stripes coverage of traumatic brain injury View Gallery (6 images) Staff Sgt. Cody Ferlicka stops for a smoke break outside the village of Salim Aka, in Kandahar province shortly ...
As the civil war in Syria enters its second year, observers such as Soner Cagaptay at the Washington Institute of Near East Policy have been discussing how the conflict is likely to evolve as it continues to protract. The debate has revolved exclusively around the likelihood for incre...
Odierno: Army 'Moving Toward' Opening Combat Arms to Women By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 Army leaders are asking whether -- and how -- to open infantry and armor ranks to women, the service’s senior soldier said today. Army Chief of Staff Ge...
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/05/ap-ray-odierno-says-combat-brigade-heading-africa-051612/ Odierno: Brigade heading to Africa next year By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press Posted : Wednesday May 16, 2012 16:50:26 EDT WASHINGTON — Army leaders say a combat brigade will be a...
Related A Stars and Stripes reporter recounts the terror of an IED Stars and Stripes coverage of traumatic brain injury Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Neuropathology Service for VA New England Healthcare System Dr. Lee Goldstein, associate professor at Boston University School of Medi...
To celebrate Twilight Tattoo on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, the Pentagram is taking a look "behind the scenes" at elements of the Army's most popular outdoor ceremonial pageant. What is the significance of The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps uniforms and where do the Soldiers get th...
⢠the Rat Run - used by Royal Navy sailors for fire incident training. The claustrophobic maze of 75cm square cages represents access into a burning ship, aircraft or building. ⢠aircraft marshalling - how to move 15-tonne Merlin and Sea King helicopters onto flight decks by marsh...
The Mig-25 defect was a good example of this whole technology stealing thing. We got a defector and we got a good look at the Mig-25. We learned it was hand welded, used rather poor construction materiels by US standard, it destroyed its engines at top speeds, visability was extremly ...
To celebrate Twilight Tattoo on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, the Pentagram is taking a look "behind the scenes" at elements of the Army's most popular outdoor ceremonial pageant. What is the significance of The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps uniforms and where do the Soldiers get th...
An Air Force accident investigation determined that Haney did not react quickly enough to activate the Raptor’s emergency oxygen system or recover from a dive as he struggled to breathe. Air Force officials have said Haney faced a “complex contingency” that he could not overcome. Hane...
In the past year, ISAF have made significant gains. Although by no means defeated, the Taliban are under real pressure. Their attacks are down 11 per cent on last year, and in Helmand, where most of the British forces are, security has expanded into areas which were formerly safe have...
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/05/gannett-veterans-exposed-explosions-dementia-risk-051612/ Combat vets, NFL players may share brain injury By Gregg Zoroya - USA Today via Gannett News Service Posted : Wednesday May 16, 2012 18:48:53 EDT A generation of Iraq and Afghanistan vetera...
The Fanfare team, made up of eight trumpeters, will play 'Jubilante', written by Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, Principal Director of Music for the Royal Air Force, to open a Service of Thanksgiving. Wing Commander Stubbs said: "I was delighted to be asked by Andrew Carwood, Director o...
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Israel P. Nuanes, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., died May 12, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive...
