Story by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 07.28.2021
As a young man growing up in Virginia with interests in piloting and engineering, Brig. Gen. David V. Cochran knew that pursuing an education through the U.S. Air Force Academy would set him on a path to success....
Story by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 07.28.2021
Brig. Gen. David V. Cochran assumed command of the West Virginia Air National Guard today from Brig. Gen. Ray Shepard in a formal change of command ceremony held at the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air Force Base in Charleston....
Story by Sgt. Matthew Thompson | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.24.2015
It’s 1969 and a helicopter hovers miles to the west of Cambodia. The “old man” of the platoon, 25-year-old 2nd Lt. Howard Bond, steps off. More helicopters follow and the Troopers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment jump out ready to push east....
Story by Lance Cpl. Glen Santy | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 09.27.2012
Stephen Cochran, a Marine veteran and top 40 country music star, blasted on stage with what Marines call “speed and intensity.” Rocking a motivated crew cut, Cochran brought a level of energy, excitement and esprit de corps akin to a squadron formation run....
Courtesy Story | Air Mobility Command | 02.23.2012
At the age of 7, Petrice Brown had no idea where her passion for singing would lead her. But from her humble beginnings singing in a church in the small town of Cochran, Ga., to performing in front of thousands of people around the world, Brown has remained an Airman with class....
Story by Lance Cpl. Matheus Hernandez and Gunnery Sgt. J. L. Wright Jr. | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.13.2012
As the ferry grew closer to the dock of Oshima Island, two of its occupants began to get anxious. Standing on the second level of the ferry, Raymond W. Richards and his wife Motoko, braved the intense cold in hopes of getting that first glimpse of a member of their family they had only spoken to over the phone....
Story by Gunnery Sgt. J. L. Wright Jr. | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.12.2012
Nearly 30 members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific team visited the Sendai International Airport and Oshima Island, Jan. 12 and 13....
Story by Senior Airman Jenifer Calhoun | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.20.2010
Chief Master Sgt. Michael P. Sipps is the chief enlisted manager for the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. He is deployed from the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and his hometown is Cochran, Ga....
