Story by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Oposnow | Michigan National Guard | 07.18.2020
GRAYLING, Mich. – The Detroit Armory Corporation donated $158,422 to the Camp Grayling Historical Society during an event held at the Camp Grayling Memorial Chapel, July 18, 2020. The vice president of the Detroit Armory Corporation, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stanley Wilk, presented two checks. U.S. Army Col. David Kelley, state chaplain for the Michigan National Guard, accepted one check......
Story by Cpl. Ashley Gomez | Marine Corps Installations East | 08.15.2019
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – It’s been a wild 47 years for bartender Lon Herbert who began working at the Paradise Point Officer’s Club in the early 1970’s. After 47 years of dedicated service, Herbert has made countless memories with not only the staff, but her customers. What started as just a part time job turned into a place that she could call home....
Story by Airman 1st Class Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.23.2019
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Twenty-seven U.S. Air Force senior master sergeants were formally recognized for their promotion to chief master sergeant during the Chief Recognition Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, March 23, 2019....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Morris | 55th Wing | 02.07.2019
The piece is comprised of 13 panels of plywood adorned with oil paint and mediums such as foam, paper and cardboard to create a 3-D effect in selective areas. “We were invited to come and recover and conserve the piece,” Strehle said. “The mural has seen some damage of the last 60 years from people touching it due to the 3-D effect. We thought there would be more of that in the......
Story by Lance Cpl. Isaac Cantrell | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 01.09.2018
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – The Officers’ Club hosted a dedication ceremony for a new sculpture at their establishment Jan. 9, 2018. The sculpture was gifted by Claudio D’Augustino, a sculptor who has created many Marine Corps-related pieces for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif....
Story by Cpl. Zachary Orr | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 03.16.2017
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – “I woke up at around 11:00 a.m. on Dec 7, 1941,” said Jeremy Yellin, a former fighter pilot with the Army Air Corps. “I was listening to the radio around 12:00 p.m. and they were talking about Pearl Harbor. I made up my mind on that day, at the age of 17, I was going to fly fighter planes.”...
Story by Lance Cpl. Dave Flores | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 04.19.2016
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUD COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – The Combat Center’s Communication Training Battalion brought some of the latest innovations in technology to the Combat Center by hosting the Tactical and Technology Day Expo at the Officer’s Club April 19, 2016....
Story by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 12.02.2015
Half-pound angus beef patty topped with fresh jalapenos, pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo, sandwiched between a lightly toasted bun. The Mojave Viper Burger is as hot as its namesake and served at the Frontline Restaurant....
