By Debbie Gregory. If you’re 18 years or older, blood type compatible, with no major medical problems, no active or chronic infections, no active drug or alcohol abuse and acceptable height and body weight ratio, you may be able to save a life. Army wife Tawanna Clapp spends 21 hours a week on dialysis. She […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Army Base Fort Wainwright in Alaska is currently under investigation for racial hazing. The platoon of soldiers was reportedly given permission to use racial slurs against each other in what is known as “Racial Thursdays,” corresponding with the day of the week they are allowed to use their free pass. The […]
By Debbie Gregory. On April 8, 2015, one American soldier was shot and killed, and as many as three others were injured. The fatality and injuries were the result of an incident in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, when an Afghan soldier fired on the troops. The shooting occurred following a meeting between an official […]
By Debbie Gregory. According to military accounts, American and allied forces in Iraq found approximately 5,000 chemical weapons, including bombs, warheads, and shells, stashed away by Saddam Hussein’s regimefrom 2004 to 2011. Most of the chemical weapons uncovered by the U.S. military pre-dated the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and were reported to be in deteriorating […]
By Debbie Gregory. Norbert Vergez graduated in 1987 from Norwich University, a private military school in Vermont, and earned a master’s degree from the Florida Institute of Technology. In the Army, Vergez flew Apache and Cobra attack helicopters. He deployed to Albania in 1999 and later served a tour in Iraq, his service record […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Navy recently agreed to locate a fabrication laboratory, or Fab Lab, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, VA. Fab Labs are design and fabrication shops outfitted with modern digital tools and equipment—such as laser cutters, routers, 3D printers, vinyl cutters […]
By Debbie Gregory. Could a smaller active duty Army affect the Army Guard and Army Reserve? According to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the answer is yes. General Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command from October 2010 until its disestablishment in August 2011. He also served as Commanding General, United States […]
By Debbie Gregory. Major withdrawal from Afghanistan could be on hold, with many new variables factoring into the equation. Through much of 2014 and into 2015, the strategy the White House has laid out for Afghanistan has included a further draw-down, leading to a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. The timeline for completion has been […]
By Debbie Gregory. Women have been involved in the U.S. military since 1775, but more in the civilian fields of nursing, laundering and mending clothing, and cooking. In 1917, Loretta Walsh became the first woman to enlist. But it was not until 1948 that a law was finally passed that made women a permanent part […]
By Debbie Gregory. Democratic Senator Gary Peters (Mich.) is reaching across the aisle to sponsor new legislation with Republican Senator Joni Ernst (Iowa). Peters, a former Navy Reserve officer, and Ernst, a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, are sponsoring legislation that aims to extend a tax credit to small businesses that provide […]
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