President and First Lady Visit Fort Bragg
December 14th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
First lady Michelle Obama hugs a soldier in the 440th Structural Maintenance Hangar at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. President Obama and the first lady traveled to Fort Bragg to pay tribute to soldiers returning from Iraq. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Highlights from Army Navy 2011
December 11th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by M. Scott Mahaskey
A decade of dominance, Navy defeats Army 27-21 for Navy’s unprecedented 10th straight victoryagainst Army in the 112thmeeting of the two service academies. Check our staff’s images below and read full story here:
Navy leans on senior kicker to win 10th straight over Army
Pearl Harbor: 70 Years On
December 7th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos greets visitors at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center during Kama’aina and Military Appreciation Day. This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor in which more than 2,400 people died. (U.S. Navy Photograph by MC2 Daniel Barker
Making Friends
December 6th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
U.S. Marine Sgt. Marcus Martin, a 32-year-old squad leader with Guard Force Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Charlottesville, Va., practices Pashto with Afghan boys while providing security outside the district center on Nov. 28. Guard Force isn’t a traditional infantry platoon. It’s a melting pot of Marines from various occupational specialties that functions as the main security element for the battalion headquarters at Forward Operating Base Delhi. (Cpl. Reece Lodder/USMC)
Winding Down in Nasiriyah
December 5th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
U.S. Army Sergeant Bruno Sicilia from Fort Hood, Texas of the 2-82 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, goes on one of his last patrols before heading back to the United States from Camp Adder on December 4, 2011 in Nasiriyah, Iraq. The Army continues to send its soldiers and equipment home as the base is prepared to be handed back to the Iraqi government later this month. Camp Adder is one of the few bases remaining that the United States controls as America’s military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Blackhawk over Nasiriyah
December 4th, 2011 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter flies over the desert on Dec. 1, 2011, near Nasiriyah, Iraq. The U.S. military continues its pullout of the country by the end of this year, after eight years of war and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Onboard Training
December 3rd, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Embark chief Sgt. Eric J. Dessart (right) kicks as Gunnery Sgt. Jason G. Turner blocks during martial arts training aboard USS Pearl Harbor Dec. 1. Dessart, 27, is from Fox Lake, Ill. Turner, 30, is from Binghamton, N.Y. They both serve with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provides logistics and services for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East regions. (Cpl. Tommy Huynh/USMC)
USS Vinson Departs San Diego
December 3rd, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 30, 2011) — The son of Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Randall White, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), waves to his father’s ship as it transits San Diego Bay after departing Naval Air Station North Island on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Trevor Welsh/Released)
Burning the Colors
December 3rd, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Geddings (left) holds the colors of the 2nd Engineer Battalion while battalion Executive Officer Maj. Christian Thomas lights the flag on fire during a ceremony held on White Sands Missile Range Nov. 30. The battalion holds its Burning of the Colors Ceremony every year to commemorate the Battle of Kunu-Ri, a battle during the Korean War where the battalion was overrun and burned their colors rather than risk them being taken as a war trophy by Chinese forces. (US Army photo)
Burial At Sea
December 2nd, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2011) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Nathan Rings bows his head in prayer before presenting cremated remains for committal during a burial at sea ceremony for 20 former service members aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently underway on a Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)