Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla Hakeem | Area Support Group - Jordan | 08.28.2019
“She is a lover and she is a sweetheart…until I tell her not to be.”
Story by Senior Airman Erick Requadt | 23rd Wing | 07.10.2019
Approximately 35,000 men and women make it through basic military training (BMT) each year, and it’s the military training instructors (MTIs) who mold them into United States Air Force Airmen. One Moody Airman whose passion has been training people her whole career, will soon embark on her own journey to become an MTI to help shape future Airmen....
Story by Cpl. Micha Pierce | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 05.20.2019
Tango 082, also known as “Ronny,” was an 11-year-old belgian malinois who made history for animal lovers everywhere as the first military working dog (MWD) to be adopted into a private home after his working life was over. Even his handler, retired U.S. Marine Corps First Sgt. Kevin W. Bispham, kennel master for the Provost Marshals Office MWD Kennels with Headquarters and Headquarters......
Story by Sgt. Leejay Lockhart | 101st Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs | 09.25.2014
Like most weekdays, loud voices and shouting rang through the early morning air at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. However, this morning was different. It wasn’t just the incredibly thick gray fog clinging to the dewy grass that made it different. Nor was it the unusually large numbers of Soldiers conducting conditioning foot marches on A Shau Valley Road that made it unusual....
Story by Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 10.15.2012
The Provost’s Marshals Office was contacted Oct. 11, requesting working dog support as a result of an alleged bomb threat at Rodney Thompson Middle School in Stafford, Va. The incident is currently under investigation....
Story by Lance Cpl. Tabitha Bartley | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.07.2012
Having to say good-bye and make new friends is something service members and their families do often throughout a career. Leaving people behind can be made easier through technology because of today’s social media sites, email and the telephone. However, some Marines aren’t able to stay in contact with their best friends. Some Marines don’t text, tweet, email or even Facebook....
Story by Pfc. Robert M. England | 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | 07.31.2010
Sgt. 1st Class Rudder and Staff Sgt. Rochan Turner were conducting a routine route clearance mission on a sweltering, summer afternoon in Afghanistan when Sgt. 1st Class Rudder indicated a potential hazard ahead in the convoy’s path. Upon closer inspection, his observation proved correct as two mortars, rigged to an improvised explosive device, were unearthed from the roadway, preventing 20......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.14.2010
The idea of working alongside a partner that is always happy to see you, obedient and low maintenance would seem like the perfect job for most people, even if that partner is covered in fur and walks on all fours....
