Story by Cpl. Darien Wright | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 12.13.2024
Three U.S. Marines were awarded a Certificate of Commendation for life-saving actions of a U.S. Agency for International Development worker by the 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, at the Marine Corps Embassy Group on base, Dec. 13, 2024. In May of 1977, Dr. Albert Henn, a USAID worker with the American embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, was brutally assaulted......
Story by Jason Cutshaw | U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command | 05.03.2024
Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, commissioned Ezekiel Burwell, Trevion Hammonds, Sameria Harris, Gregory Horton, Chloe Johnson, Phillip Jones, Jessica Mendoza, Joel Metuge, Hayden Smith and Taylor Wingo as second lieutenants....
Story by Sgt. Levi Voss | Marine Corps Recruiting Command | 02.22.2024
Nhomba, a mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, started his journey at the age of 20 when he decided to move to America from Cameroon to further pursue his education. He made the move secretly, and when he arrived, he soon learned of the intangible benefits he could gain from serving his new country by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. Benefits that included......
Story by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux | 59th Medical Wing | 04.13.2023
It was a beautiful, breezy afternoon with the sun high in the sky. Stephanie Essomba was about 15 years old in Yaoundé, Cameroon in Central Africa, walking in the city with her mother. The roadside was bustling with restaurants and traffic from nearby businesses and embassies when a car she’d never seen before drove past them. The license plate was different. It had a flag hanging on the......
Story by Sgt. Rebecca Call | Joint Multinational Readiness Center | 02.23.2023
The Joint Multinational Readiness Center highlights U.S. Army Capt. Frank Che as he shares the story of his educational journey and using his wisdom to empower his Soldiers....
Story by Airman 1st Class Natalie Fiorilli | 1st Special Operations Wing | 11.09.2022
After gaining asylum in the United States, Airman 1st Class Bertrand Bucuka finds himself wearing another military uniform - this time for the U.S. Air Force....
Story by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen | 14th Flying Training Wing | 11.04.2020
For many, becoming a pilot in the United States Air Force is a dream that can be achieved through the traditional means of commissioning, but every so often a unique story is brought to life in this process....
Story by Patrick Loch | U.S. Africa Command | 12.20.2019
ABUJA, Nigeria – The U.S. Africa Command director of intelligence presided over the graduation of an all-female intelligence course and engaged with Nigerian intelligence officials during a multi-day trip, Dec. 18-21....
