Story by Cpl. Cody M. D. Haas | Regional Command Southwest | 03.01.2014
Early each morning aboard Patrol Base Boldak, a team of infantry Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, dons their gear and prepares to leave for a daily patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan....
Courtesy Story | New York National Guard | 10.03.2013
More than 160 New York Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion and the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade will leave the Excel Air facility at MacArthur Airport early Friday morning en route to Fort Hood, Texas, to train prior to deploying to Kuwait later this fall....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 09.09.2013
The text on the page began to blend together as his eyes scanned the Washington Post, aimlessly jumping through the headlines....
Story by Staff Sgt. Jarad Denton | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 09.09.2013
She held the Airfone receiver close to her mouth and spoke in a clear, concise manner.
Story by Cpl. Paul Peterson | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.12.2013
He’s been to Afghanistan three times in four years.
Story by Cpl. Paul Peterson | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.12.2013
When the planes struck the World Trade Center, his world became one of confusion.
Story by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | 1st Marine Division | 08.02.2013
Sergeant Matthew T. Woodall, a former squad leader serving with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, was awarded the Silver Star Medal at the Camp San Mateo parade deck here, Aug. 2. Woodall, a native of Paducah, Ky., earned the nation’s third highest military award for valor for his actions in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom....
Story by Cpl. Paul Peterson | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.13.2013
The desert seems different from the inside of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle – air-conditioned, protected from the sun, armor plating on all sides, and the comforting presence of a mounted automatic weapon....
