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todaysdocument: Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you’re not spending...

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:26:37 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you’re not spending Turkey Day by yourself in front of a radar screen, but let’s remember those who can’t take today off.

Arabian Sea. An air controlman AIRMAN eats his Thanksgiving dinner while keeping an eye on the radar scope in the helicopter direction center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3), 11/26/1987

The United States Mission to NATO: Defense Ministerial Day 2 Roundup

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:11:51 -0400

The United States Mission to NATO: Defense Ministerial Day 2 Roundup :

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Defense Ministers got an early start this morning at NATO HQ with lots of things to discuss on the second and final day of the Defense Ministerial.

First, the Defense Chiefs met in KFOR format, meaning there were represenatives from the 23 Allies and 7 Partners that contribute the 6,148 …

The United States Mission to NATO: Defense Ministerial Day 1 Roundup

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:01:05 -0400

The United States Mission to NATO: Defense Ministerial Day 1 Roundup:

usnato:

Secretary Panetta arrived at NATO HQ this morning along with Defense Minsters from the 27 other Allies, KFOR contributing countries, and ISAF contributingcountries.

Shortly after the Secretary’s arrival, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen gave a doorstep press briefing to give…

You couldn’t ask for anything better,” Lopez said. “Anything I...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:16:00 -0400

You couldn’t ask for anything better,” Lopez said. “Anything I need, if they don’t know how to do it, they bring someone in who does. In the military, the medical field has an important purpose, and, to me, they’re the best in the world.”

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Kloc, 2nd Battalion, 23rd...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:51:53 -0400

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sean Kloc, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment from Los Angeles, Calif., provides security on a corner during danger-crossing scenarios during UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas 2012 on Sept. 5.

UNITAS-Partnership of the Americas gives the participating multinational troops from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay an opportunity to exercise critical thinking based on realistic scenarios, reinforce essential tactics and techniques and build on a strong foundation of professional cooperation.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Thornhill

Capt. Dennis Zabka checks his mask for leaks at Barksdale Air...

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:02:55 -0400

Capt. Dennis Zabka checks his mask for leaks at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 27, 2012. Zabka, a pilot assigned to the 11th Bomb Squadron. is competing in the Global Strike Challenge.

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston

Chief Personnel Specialist Kevin Sun, assigned to the Military...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:14:13 -0400

Chief Personnel Specialist Kevin Sun, assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) reunites with his dog and other loved ones in Pearl Harbor after completing Pacific Partnership 2012. Mercy is in Pearl Harbor to drop off several partner nations and other crew on its way back to San Diego after the completion of Pacific Partnership 2012.

Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission U.S. military, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies designed to build stronger relationships and disaster response capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Feddersen / Released

Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:04:24 -0400

Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, participates in the military funeral for retired Sgt. Maj. Henry H. Black, the 7th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Va.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody A. Fodale

U.S. Army soldiers from 50th Brigade, 1st Battalion, 114th...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:48:27 -0400

U.S. Army soldiers from 50th Brigade, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry mortar platoon, New Jersey Army National Guard, fire 81mm mortars at Fort Drum, N.Y., during training on Aug. 19. The 1-114 IN has its headquarters in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J.

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

A crew aboard a new 45-foot Response Boat – Medium from Coast...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:41:01 -0400

A crew aboard a new 45-foot Response Boat – Medium from Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Va., conducts tactical turn training in the Chesapeake Bay, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The station’s RB-M is the 100th boat of 166 being delivered to the Coast Guard to replace the aging 41-foot Utility Boat fleet.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert

Soldiers from the 325th Combat Support Hospital, 139th Medical...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:05:12 -0400

Soldiers from the 325th Combat Support Hospital, 139th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), deployed from Independence, Mo., work on patients, in an 84 bed combat support hospital that the unit built from the ground up a week prior, in a mass casualty exercise for disaster relief on Sagami (Army) General Depot in Sagamihara Japan, during U.S. Army Pacific’s Medical Exercise 2012.

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Bamford (left), 2nd Cavalry...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:15:24 -0400

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Bamford (left), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pushes through a 12 mile foot march during U.S. Army Europe’s Expert Infantryman Badge qualification in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger / Released

Flight deck personnel watch as a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter...

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:19:27 -0400

Flight deck personnel watch as a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, commanded by is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious assault group.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell / Released

Caroline Scott welcomes home husband, Sgt. Jerry Scott, a...

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:16:25 -0400

Caroline Scott welcomes home husband, Sgt. Jerry Scott, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, Aug. 20, 2012, at Pope Army Airfield’s Green Ramp, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. Scott’s unit is returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

futuresoldiercenter: Spc. Mitchell Eidsvold (left), Spc....

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:29:46 -0400

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Spc. Mitchell Eidsvold (left), Spc. Michael Hons (center), and Sgt. Scott Jenson (right) of the 191st Military Police Company race towards the finish line of the Fallen Soldiers Memorial 12K run, while wearing full combat equipment and carrying the American Flag. The run took place in Devils Lake, N.D., June 23, 2012

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:38:46 -0400

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery travel through flooded waters on Washington St. in Ocean Springs, Miss. on Tuesday morning, August 28. The Newton-based Guard unit is among approximately 1500 Mississippi National Guardsmen responding to Hurricane Isaac.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Scott A. Tynes

Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1st Air Cavalry...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:28:16 -0400

Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division take off simultaneously from Cooper Field Aug. 21, here. The 1st ACB returned to Fort Hood this past May after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan where the brigade provided aviation assets to coalition ground forces across four regional commands.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joe Armas, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs

U.S. Marines with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:49:51 -0400

U.S. Marines with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion call mortar strikes during night training at a training site outside of Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 13, 2012. The Marines conducted combined arms attacks with air and ground assets to enhance proficiency during a two-week training evolution.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erick Bartels uses an Alaris Medsystem...

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:56:55 -0400

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erick Bartels uses an Alaris Medsystem III infusion pump to check the flow of liquid on lines of IV bags at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 15, 2011. Bartels is a biomedical equipment technician assigned to the Medical Logistics Flight of the 779th Medical Support Squadron.

U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) the Honorable Leon Panetta speaks...

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:12:15 -0400

Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) the Honorable Leon Panetta speaks to the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) about their upcoming deployment. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is scheduled to get underway at the end of the month for a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate / Released