Story by Chad Menegay | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 09.12.2025
With the school year underway, the Directorate of Emergency Services is once again emphasizing bus stop safety.
Story by Chad Menegay | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 07.14.2025
The Commission on Professional Credentialing® conferred the professional designation of “Chief Fire Officer” June 30 to Chief Scott F. Wilkes, Fort Lee operations fire chief. Wilkes successfully completed an international process that makes him one of only 2,033 CFOs worldwide, according to the Center for Public Safety Excellence....
Story by Lance Cpl. Enge You | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 06.08.2025
Christopher Burch, a Colorado native, and lead dispatcher with The Combat Center Fire Department was presented the Marine Corps Installation Command Emergency Dispatch Service Award: Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, California, June 5, 2025....
Story by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 04.30.2025
It all started at Fort Knox where Landon usually starts it: standing in front of a Directorate of Emergency Services vehicle. The eight-year-old’s father says the young man has had a sincere passion for all things first-responder from a very early age....
Story by William Dodge | Center for Service Support | 03.24.2025
Chief Yeoman Jason Hines and Mr. Felix Perez received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Civilian Service Commendation Medal respectively, on March 20, 2025, for their heroic actions in saving a fellow shipmate's life....
Story by Kevin Larson | Winn Army Community Hospital | 03.13.2025
Winn Army Community Hospital and the 3rd Infantry Division joined forces March 7 with a mass casualty exercise to validate medical readiness in providing life-saving care for the battlefield wounded. From the dusty frontlines to the stark trauma room, six 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldiers playing the role of wounded—including the artistry of moulage to simulate gruesome combat zone......
Story by Dorie Heyer | Defense Logistics Agency | 10.09.2024
Seven Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, first responders were recognized for their life-saving actions during a ceremony held on Defense Distribution Center, Susquehanna, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26....
Story by Chad Menegay | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 10.01.2024
Members of the 217th Military Police Detachment (Centurions) conducted an inactivation and redesignation ceremony Sept. 30 that reorganized the unit as the Combined Arms Support Command Law Enforcement Activity (CASCOM LEA). Army leadership under Army Structure (ARSTRUC) 2025-2029 decided to reorganize the MP Corps and transition installation MP companies from MTOE (Modified Table of......
