Story by Airman Rhett Isbell | 19th Airlift Wing | 07.28.2017
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Airmen and their families can take part in the Hammer and Brush class available at the skills center on base and become more experienced with woodworking in a hands-on setting....
Story by Sgt. Anthony Hewitt | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 04.21.2016
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – Forty-eight teams of the Army`s toughest engineers competed in the 2016 Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, April 18-21....
Story by Lance Cpl. Levi Schultz | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 01.26.2016
The sound of children cheering echoed across the makeshift racetrack as finely-tuned racecars flew across the finish line. This race was special though, because in lieu of high-performance engines, the vehicles owed their rapid acceleration to ingenuity, determination and gravity....
Story by Sgt. David Beckstrom | U.S. Army Central | 10.22.2015
Inside a building on Sledgehammer Loop, the smell of sawdust wafts through the air as patrons’ sand their projects and others make the initial cut for their newest item. Near the back of the shop, various projects dry on a table after being stained or painted....
Story by Pfc. Levi Schultz | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 08.08.2015
The sound of drills and saws reverberating against metal walls do little to distract 1st Lt. Kyle Repetti, platoon commander, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School. His focus is centered on his current project; a board of plywood, the humble beginnings of a bedframe....
Story by Senior Airman Austin Harvill | 31st Fighter Wing | 04.07.2015
Whether a bunker or basketball court, the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron structures section provides sheet metal masterpieces, deluxe drywall and framework wonders to keep the weather outside and maintain Airmen productivity inside....
Story by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.24.2015
The sun is beating down on a large, open field of grass and tangled weeds. Short, deafening blasts cut through the sounds of M203 and M32 grenade launchers firing. Marines charge towards enemy forces behind a moving wall of transparent riot shields, guarding themselves from blue-body practice grenades that are flying towards them....
Story by Lance Cpl. Charles Santamaria | Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center | 12.08.2013
The sound of saws, drills, and other machines vibrate through the metal walls as new creations begin to take form. The smell of freshly-cut wood permeates through the rooms as feet leave their impressions in the sawdust on the floor. Stacked on the shelves is a variety of wood: Cherry, Oak, Pine and Mahogany, all the raw start of wood-working projects to come....
