Tag: deployment
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Stability bridges AFA, new coach
Marine Maj. Steve Taylor, who had unknowingly suffered a concussion in Afghanistan after a roadside explosion, was at a takeout pizza dinner with his family at Camp Lejeune, N.C. There was some teasing over the toppings, which caused Taylor to fly into a rage. “I realized — what the hell am I doing, flipping out…
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Scorecards, once a ballpark staple, have become a novelty
Army wife Dina McDonald didn’t attend Spouse Relationship Resiliency Day to learn to cope with deployment.She attended to learn to cope with its aftermath.Nearly a year and a half after her husband returned from Afghanistan, her marriage hangs on by a thread.“We’re fighting a lot, so I told him that I wanted to come here…
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Rare breed
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2012 – Deployed Army Sgt. Bradley Toman looks back at the last 12 years of his military career with fond memories and as an encouraging way ahead for his family and soldiers. Toman, a native of Davison, Mich., enlisted in the Army in 1998 as a carpenter and mason. He…
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Tigers stick it to Union at both ends
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents will increase the number of insider attacks against coalition and Afghan forces, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 52 foreign troops so far this year, the movement’s reclusive leader said Wednesday. In an emailed statement congratulating Muslims as they prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday,…
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Bzdelik likely frontrunner for AFA opening
LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Oct. 23, 2012 – Ask Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Walter Jones why he serves, and he will tell you, “It’s all about flying and soldiers.” Jones, born in Mountain Home, Idaho, is serving in Afghanistan as an aviation maintenance officer with Company D, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. He enlisted…
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Friday baseball game between Air Force and BYU moved to 1 p.m. start
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2012 – As service members prepare for any and all possible military operations, the Defense Department is reaching out to ensure that there are no contingencies back home to distract them from the mission, namely their personal finances. Barbara Thompson, director of DOD’s Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, is leading the…
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Good feelings, but not the peak
A Belgian Malinois was recognized by an Air Force unit recently for her heroics in Afghanistan, becoming the first canine to receive an honor from the 341st Training Squadron. The 341st is the organization that trains dogs for the military, and the fact that Layka is the first to be honored speaks to the magnitude…
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Up & Down
BRUSSELS — The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help build a headquarters in Jordan and bolster that country’s military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. Speaking at a NATO conference of defense ministers in Brussels, Panetta said…
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Freeman’s homer highlights rally
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., Oct. 10, 2012 – It was a bright, sunny day recently as Air Force Senior Airman Kimara Duncan, 94th Fighter Squadron F-22 crew chief, wheeled her toolbox out to the flightline here. The air was warm and filled with the roar of passing jets overhead as she prepared to start…
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Nuggets are not half bad
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2012 – An exercise under way in Germany – the largest in more than two decades in terms of the training area committed, the scope of operations and the number of participants – is providing a template for the way U.S. ground forces will incorporate the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan as…