FORT LEE, Va. (Oct. 21, 2020) -- A career counselor two years running, Staff Sgt. Robin Stubbs had never been part of a reenlistment ceremony like the one that took place at the Army Women’s Museum Monday.
Silhouetted by an American flag and in the presence of family, friends and fellow Soldiers, a same-sex couple raised their right hands to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
“I’ve done reenlistments for married couples, but never for the same sex,” Stubbs said with a laugh, “and, coincidently (it happened to be) my own ceremony.”
She and her wife Malaysia, an Army sergeant, recited the oath of enlistment in an otherwise nondescript ceremony. It resonated, however, with undertones of...
10.21.2020 | ORLANDO, FL, US |
Story by Terrance Bell
Renovated housing b-roll and full remarks from Undersecretary of the Army James E. McPherson at Fort Lee, Virginia Oct. 7, 2020. The visit allowed McPherson to see one of the first houses upgraded as part of a $15.6 million renovation project to improve every home in the post’s Jackson Circle neighborhood over the next two years. The Jackson Circle project is part of a larger $50 million, 10-year plan to renovate more than half of Fort Lee’s 1,508 family housing units with new roofs, windows, appliances and more.
Sharing the story of his Mexican heritage and the influence of “Gunny Cook” – a Marine Corps brother-in-law who demanded discipline as a condition of living in his Oceanside, Calif., home, – Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Escobedo was the captivating guest speaker of the National Hispanic Heritage Month observance Thursday in the Lee Theater.
FORT LEE, Va. (Sept. 17, 2020) -- While Fort Lee’s annual Run for the Fallen was a virtual event this year due to COVID-19, it was no less engaging as hundreds of participants from as far away as Hawaii ran or walked 5k courses in honor of those lost while serving the nation.
FORT LEE, VA. -- A recent national survey reports because of COVID-19, most Americans feel suicide prevention should be a national priority, National Institute of Mental Health Director Joshua A. Gordon tweeted Tuesday. And, they are feeling more open to talking about mental health as a risk factor for suicide.
FORT LEE, VA. -- Time muscles on even through a pandemic, and DOD service members continue to either reach retirement or their desired end of service. They then face transitioning to civilian life, which can be an unfamiliar world where many feel overwhelmed and lost.
Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program employees want troops who are thinking of leaving the military, retiring or making a career change to talk to them long before...
