Story by James Finn | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 07.16.2025
For employees of the Rock Island District, stepping into future leadership roles may be easier than you think. The Emerging Leader Program (ELP), offered through the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), is a transformative two-year journey that develops leadership skills, broadens regional perspectives and builds connections across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....
Courtesy Story | Defense Health Agency | 03.14.2024
In an exclusive interview, U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Teisha A. Robertson, deputy chief, Purchased Care Branch, Pharmacy Operations Division had the pleasure of sitting down with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the fourth director of the Defense Health Agency, to delve into her extraordinary leadership journey. Throughout our discussion, she shared personal anecdotes and insights......
Story by Maj. Olha Vandergriff | 652nd Regional Support Group | 10.20.2019
Capt. Amanda Carling and her spouse are part of Project Welcome Home Troops organization. They attended a five day free workshop which made them volunteers that can teach the veterans important techniques. The workshop taught them mediation, yoga, and most essentially - breathing. Now together, they are teaching the power of breath to other veterans....
Story by Adam Garlington | U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion - Baton Rouge | 08.04.2019
Educators from Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee learned about the 150 career paths, educational opportunities, benefits and family support available in Army service during the U.S. Army, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion Education Tour at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Ga., from June 19 to June 21, 2019....
Story by Stephanie Beougher | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 02.12.2019
When Ohio Army National Guard Spc. Adam Slabodnick reported for his first day of basic training last summer, he was nearly twice the age of most of the new recruits. Slabodnick, who is a health and physical education teacher as well as the tennis coach at Avon Lake High School, took a nontraditional path to joining the military....
Story by Airman Ariel Owings | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | 06.25.2018
Storytellers, a convention that allows members of the Joint Base MDL community to hear and share life experiences from other community members was held here June 20. Whether someone is currently in or has gone through a situation, Storytellers is an event hosted by the 5/6 Council for the community to understand and relate with their peers’ feelings. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.......
Story by Sgt. Michael Selvage | 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs Office | 03.31.2014
Juggling a career and college may be overwhelming to some people but for Sgt. Tasha Kreger, a native of Pine City, Minn., motor transport operator assigned to the 114th Transportation Company, 77th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, that is only about half of her work load....
Story by Lance Cpl. James Smith | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 01.08.2013
Station residents gathered together to take part in a Cultural Adaptation trip, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services, which provides station residents with opportunities to experience the culture and history of Japan....
