Posted on May 20, 2012
Following The Leader
More than 45 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participated in a Tactical Small-Unit Leadership Course. The main focus of the event was to take potential fire team leaders out of their comfort zone and into simulated...
Posted on May 20, 2012
The Voices Of Veterans
A snapshot of true stories featuring veterans who honorably served their country, faced challenging life events and experiences, reached out for support, and are now living more fulfilled lives. They made the connection. You can, too. [There is a video...
Posted on May 20, 2012
Worth a Thousand Words: Enduring Freedom
U.S. Navy Lt. Benjamin Addison, public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah takes photos of a library during a tour of the Director of Information and Culture’s compound in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan May 12. Addis...
Posted on May 19, 2012
Remarks by the President Before Working Session with G8 Leaders
9:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right, everybody, listen up. First of all, I want to welcome all the leaders here. The press, you're welcome as long as you don't break anything. (Laughter.) This is, by the w...
Posted on May 18, 2012
Episode #136: Weekly News Roundup for May 18, 2012
In “This Week in the DoD” for May 18: After 42 years, Army Spc. Leslie Sabo Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama lauded the soldier, who died destroying an enemy bunker, saving do...
Posted on May 18, 2012
GSA’s Smart Buildings: Here’s What People are Saying
Earlier this week, GSA announced an exciting new smart buildings...
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Posted on May 18, 2012
V-mail and Gmail
Story by Isaac Lamberth On April 28, 1941 – 71 years ago today as I write this – Leo Morgenstern, my great grandfather, wrote a letter from Nazi-occupied France to his son in America, asking for bribe money to facilitate his escape. The letter arr...
Posted on May 18, 2012
Worth a Thousand Words: Flight Ops Aboard USS Carl Vinson
A C-2A Greyhound assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 taxis to off-load passengers after landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th ...
Posted on May 17, 2012
Responding to the President’s Call, a New Effort to Help More Students be Makers
Earlier this year at the White House Science Fair, President Obama met Joey Hudy, a 14-year-old from Arizona who developed the “extreme marshmallow cannon.” Joey showed the President his business card. It had a simple motto: “Don...
Posted on May 17, 2012
U.S. Army Bloggers Roundtable: Members of MOH Recipient Sabo’s Unit
Wednesday, May 16, the White House posthumously awarded Army Spc. Leslie Sabo with the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest medal for valor in combat. In conjunction with the Pentagon Hall of Heroes Ceremony, the U.S. Army Online and Social Medi...
Posted on May 17, 2012
GSA to Increase Energy Efficiency and Reduce Costs in Federal Buildings
As part of GSA’s core responsibility of delivering savings to...
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Posted on May 17, 2012
Making a Difference One Soldier at a Time
Annette Daniel, a 21-year-old soldier from Tiffin, Ohio, is a chaplain assistant and part of the Unit Ministry Team with Task Force Corsair. Daniel said she became a chaplain assistant because she wanted to make a difference in the lives of soldiers.
Posted on May 17, 2012
Health Fair in Afghanistan
Various medical components assigned to Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, conduct a health fair for service members. Those who attended learned about various health risks facing them while deployed including concussions and traumatic brain in...
Posted on May 17, 2012
Worth a Thousand Words: Like Shooting Fish In The Ocean
Lt. James Fish, the gunner for the G-3 Division of the Weapons Department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), fires an M-14 rifle during a weapons qualification on the ships fantail. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CV...
Posted on May 16, 2012
VU#859230: HP Business Service Management 9.12 remote code execution vulnerability
The HP Business Service Management(HPBSM)application contains a remote code execution vulnerability. Version 9.12 has been reported to be affected but other versions may also be affected.
Posted on May 16, 2012
Blood Screening in Theater
Too much is never enough, especially when it comes to fresh blood supplies in Afghanistan. If you are deployed, or are deploying soon, be sure to have a blood screening test so if the call for blood happens while you are in theater you can donate if ne...
Posted on May 16, 2012
Worth a Thousand Words: Moving into Position
While flying over Colorado a B-2 Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, moves into position for a mid-air refueling via the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee on 09 May, 2012. The B-2 Stealth bomber an...
Posted on May 16, 2012
Ugly Angels Say ‘No’ To Drugs
As the sun rises over Afghanistan, two CH-53D Sea Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, the “Ugly Angels,” roll down the runway at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, to await their turn for takeoff. Their mission will require them to fly to ...
Posted on May 15, 2012
Celebrating Women Special Agents, Part 1
Forty years ago this month, the FBI opened the special agent position to women.
Posted on May 15, 2012
Panetta Orders Air Force to Take Further Steps on F-22
With safety remaining his top concern, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has ordered the Air Force to take additional steps to mitigate risks to F-22 pilots, George Little, acting assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, said today. Beginning...