Story by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow | 86th Airlift Wing | 07.15.2024
Germany is home to a rich tapestry of wildlife, but few creatures capture the public’s imagination like the stork. These majestic birds, with their long legs and striking white and black plumage, have a special place in German culture and natural history....
Story by Brigida Sanchez | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 05.19.2023
It’s already hot and humid on Saturday, and it’s only eight a.m. in Tampa, Florida. Channelside Drive is bumper-to-bumper traffic. Even though the temperature hasn’t changed much in the eight years since I lived there, the area has changed dramatically....
Story by Bradley Hicks | Arnold Engineering Development Complex | 10.27.2022
Likely due to its peculiar purpose and unorthodox ammunition, its notoriety has waned little in the years since it was last fired. The S-3 Bird Impact Range at Arnold Air Force Base, widely referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” remains a point of interest during base tours, has been the subject of numerous articles from outside media and is often a topic of discussion when Arnold is brought up......
Story by Senior Airman Natalie Filzen | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.05.2022
ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait – There’s a classic philosophical argument that describes the following scenario: a trolley is approaching a roadblock that will jeopardize every passenger, or you can pull a lever to divert it to another track that will only endanger one person. Essentially, it is a life taken for multiple lives saved. This is a decision that the 386th Air Expeditionary......
Story by Danette Baso Silvers | Naval Air Station Key West | 03.19.2021
Bald eagle rescued from communications tower at NAS Key West
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann | U.S. Coast Guard East | 10.10.2020
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources rescued a pelican in distress near Kiptopeke State Park in Cape Charles, Virginia, Saturday....
Story by Lance Cpl. Nicole Rogge | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.13.2019
CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan – The environmental affairs branch receives many calls throughout the year to come to the rescue of injured animals on Okinawa....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Seth Bleuer | 194th Wing | 08.19.2018
KIHEI, Hawaii – Capt. Mike Yarbrough, a nurse practitioner in the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing, had an unexpected patient this week at Saint Theresa’s Church in Kihei, the temporary clinic site where he was offering his services as part of a U.S. military health services training mission called Tropic Care Maui County 2018....
