Story by Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 01.31.2023
An Ohio Guard member serving on the COVID-19 hospital support mission in late 2021-early 2022 was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Ohio adjutant general for their actions to help rescue a child from an abusive situation. The individual said they became suspicious when they observed an unpleasant interaction between a young patient and their guardians at the hospital. A subsequent......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Lawrence Davis | Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth | 04.29.2022
Navy Reserve Region Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate (SAPR VA) team hosted a SAPR 5K command event at the Airfield Falls Trailhead & Conservation Park, April 29....
Story by Capt. Kevin Livingston | 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade | 02.15.2021
2020 presented many challenges to the U.S. Army in terms of accountability. High profile events, such as the tragic death of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen at the hands of a fellow Soldier after alleged harassment, exposed a critical failure in the enforcement of the Army’s SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention) program at every echelon within units at Ft. Hood, TX. While the Fort......
Story by Spc. Matthew Marcellus | 1st Armored Division | 08.12.2019
Leaders from across Fort Bliss attended the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Sexual Harassment Assault Response Program (SHARP) Command Forum on August 12, receiving the opportunity to train and strengthen their knowledge while receiving and participating in a presentation from Dr. John Foubert, the Highly Qualified Expert in Sexual Assault Prevention for the Army and native of Jackson,......
Story by Staff Sgt. P. Behringer | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs | 04.08.2019
Standing uninhibited on a stage before a group of strangers, a 10th Mountain Division noncommissioned officer chronicled the night she was raped in 2003 by a leader she once trusted and admired. “Apparently this isn’t real enough for you people yet,” Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Simon told 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MTN Soldiers during the brigade’s Sexual Assault Awareness and......
Courtesy Story | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 | 12.07.2018
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) chapter received the 2018 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award for Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Afloat at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3....
Story by Senior Airman Ty-Rico Lea | 325th Fighter Wing | 10.21.2016
“Integrity First” can mean a lot of different things to different people, but in the Air Force it means doing what is right even when no one is looking. This concept extends into our personal lives and helps guide our actions on and off duty....
Story by Spc. Jose Rivera | 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs | 06.24.2016
Imagine standing at a gas pump one night next to a busy intersection. While filling your tank, you hear the screeching of tires and the clash of metal and glass from behind. As shards of headlight lenses are still flying through the air, you turn and see a destroyed motorcycle and an immobilized car. At the scene, a motorcyclist lays face down, motionless, in black asphalt....
