Photo by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 03.31.2020
Sgt. Devon Merkel of the 59th Ordnance Brigade stands by as a basic combat training graduate reads a list of questions March 31 that are part of the COVAID-19 screening process for newly-arrived troops at Fort Lee. The new troop was one of 800 transported here to continue their initial entry training. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they were placed on sterilized buses, seated in......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Scott | U.S. Navy | 06.14.2012
Midshipmen 2nd Class Gabriel Pogliano, Christian Merkel and Matthew Arend observe a replenishment at sea from the bridge of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69). Vicksburg is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Redente | Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa | 02.02.2008
Air Force Staff Sgt. Francisco J. Hernandez spends time with a baby at the Djibouti baby orphanage near Camp Lemonier. Hernandez, a Merkel, Texas, native, is the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Information Management Office Data Systems non-commissioned officer-in-charge. Service members supporting the CJTF-HOA mission donate their time three times a week to help French nuns who run......
