CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan - It was after midnight, yet there was an undeniable energy in the air as the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 personnel gathered outside their squadron offices aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, for their transfer...
NIMROZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Crews from two MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 await a call to extract Marines who have been conducting a counter-narcotics operation in western Nimroz province to return them to Camp Leathernec...
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - April 28, 2012, started out like any other day for Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores, but by late afternoon it took a turn for the worse.
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – More than 700 runners assembled in the desert for a predawn 10-mile run here Oct. 9., to shadow the 27th U.S. Army Ten-Miler race held in Washington, D.C. “The run was a huge success today,” said Rose McEachin, Al Asad’s M...
BASRAH, Iraq – Soldiers deployed to Iraq often find it difficult to communicate with local nationals without the use of an interpreter. But there are many communication tools that are easily understood world-wide, such as body language, hand gesture...
BAGHDAD — Soldiers with the 11th Iraqi Army Division are taking the initiative in leading small unit tactics training at Joint Security Station Old MoD, Iraq, as several noncommissioned officers now conduct training sessions on a regular basis. Fo...
May was designated as National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM) by legislation passed in the U.S. Senate in 1999. In April 2004 more comprehensive legislation was passed by unanimous consent of both Houses of Congress, known as H. Con. Res. 328,...
By Major (ret) Arturo R. Murguia Mosul, Iraq January, 2006. Iraq is in the midst of some of the worst sectarian violence in Middle East modern history. Coalition forces are battling an unforgiving insurgency. Two Army occupational therapists in No...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and was created to increase awareness about symptoms and treatments for various psychological health concerns and reduce stigma in seeking help. According to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Hea...
