Eyes on SOF
October 26th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Lt. Gen. Daniel Bolger, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, flanked by banners depicting moments in recent SOF history, speaks during a panel discussion titled “United States Army Special Operations Forces: Integral to the Army and the Joint Force” during the 2010 annual Association of the US Army conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. (Sheila Vemmer/staff)
2010 AUSA convention begins
October 25th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Chief of Staff of the Army, General George Casey, listens to Secretary of the Army John McHugh as he gives the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the 2010 annual Association of the US Army conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday, October 25, 2010. (Sheila Vemmer/staff)
Living history
October 8th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Maj. Gen. (ret.) John Alison, World War II Ace and co-commander of the 1st Air Commando Group, checks out the Flying Tiger jewelry on the shoulder of a female admirer at the Air Force Association’s annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Ninety seven years old and this gentleman is still the star attraction in a convention center full of Zoomies. Sweet.
Jet Dry
October 7th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
The little dude in the dryer is Jet, three year-old son of Gunnery Sgt. Chanin Nuntavong, helping remove pop’s uniforms from the laundry. Maybe he is already training for a position in the cockpit. Alexandria, VA, on Wednesday, October 6, 2010.
Touch-up
October 4th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
A new Marine attempts to re-appply camouflage face paint in the rain during training at Camp Devil Dog at School of Infantry East, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Thursday, September 30, 2010.
Wet puppies
September 30th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Marine Corps Times writer (and recently published author) Gina Cavallaro and I are spending a little time with Marines at Camp Lejeune…in the rain, mud, and some of what Camp Devil Dog has to offer. North Carolina is SOAKED, but that is not stopping these brand-new female Marines from their patrol.
Still a Marine
September 20th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
USMC Captain (ret.) Joseph P. Normandeau watches a Bronze Star Award Ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Friday, September 17, 2010. Normandeau was at the museum to present a check from his World War II veteran’s association, which had recently dissolved because of a sharp decline in membership.
E-muster
September 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Sailors muster on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, as she makes her way towards Norfolk after a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. This was the first – and longest – cruise for many of the ship’s company as the Big E has been in the yards for two years. The Enterprise will be the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be decommissioned.
Bronze Star (w/V) for ‘saving bacon’
September 15th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Norton Schwartz talks about Staff Sergeant Kenneth L. Walker, III, before awarding Walker the Bronze Star (with Valor) in a small side room at the Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Schwartz commented that Walker “saved his commander’s bacon” on May 24, 2009.
Tying one off
September 15th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
A Sailor works the lines as the USS Enterprise, CVN 65, returns to port in Norfolk from a six-week cruise on Thursday, September 9, 2010. (Sheila Vemmer)