Author: Meri-Jo Borzilleri
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An altitude adjustment
FORT BENNING, Ga. — Back at Fort Benning after competing in the 2012 Olympics, three soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit returned to the firing ranges Thursday to teach junior shooters from across the country and soldiers honing their skills. “It’s always good to be home,” said Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptagrafft. “No matter…
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For U.S. soccer, hopes of winning are up in the air
KABUL, Afghanistan — The leader of the Taliban says his fighters have infiltrated the Afghan police and army and are successfully killing a growing number of U.S.-led coalition forces. Mullah Mohammad Omar released his message Thursday ahead of a holiday this weekend that ends the holy month of Ramadan. The note was emailed to news…
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USOC takes hard look at NGB funding
THEBEPHATSHWA AIR BASE, Botswana, Aug. 15, 2012 – Marine Cpl. Kyle Swanson watched as soldiers from the Botswanan Defense Force engaged targets with rubber balls and “flash bangs,” high-powered grenades that emit an ear-splitting boom and intense light, but no shrapnel. The weapons, part of the Marine Corps’ non-lethal weapons program, proved to be a…
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High-flying hopes
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 13, 2012 – More forest fires in the western United States have prompted the U.S. Forest Service to call in two additional C-130s equipped with the Mobile Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS. Those aircraft, expected to be operating by tomorrow, will come from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing…
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NYC2012 holding Olympic wild card
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2012 – Army Sgt. 1st Class Mica Snell and his brother, Army Staff Sgt. Justin Snell were born and grew up in Derby, Kan. Less than two years apart in age, they went to the same schools at the same time and more often than not, had the…
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Stadium will be N.Y.’s yardstick
AUSTIN, Texas — A widening sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base has led to the dismissal of the top commander who oversees basic training for every new American airman, officials said Friday. Col. Glenn Palmer was commander of basic training for the 737th training group at the Texas base, where more than a dozen…
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Still sensational
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Aug. 10, 2012 – An airman with the 86th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate office here has realized his dream of being a pilot, at least for one exciting mission over Germany. Airman 1st Class Nicholas Fennen, a discharge paralegal, was selected to participate in the Ramstein Daedalians Aviation Incentive Flight program,…