Friends, family recall dedication of slain Marine from Minnesota, Means
Marine Lance Cpl. Dale Means wasn’t afraid of going to Afghanistan and saw it as an opportunity to honor his country, a family member said, reflecting on the death of the 23-year-old soldier from Minnesota. Means was killed Sunday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. Means’ sister, [...]
“We’re proud of our family’s service,” said Kelly Condit, 40, whose son Thomas Condit, 19, graduated from basic training in October. “We put the big sign on the corner to welcome our son home. We wanted everyone to know about him.” The young man’s father, Steve Condit, 35, served in the Marines from 1996 to [...]
Continue reading …ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday said there was no need of an army operation in Karachi and Rangers were performing their duties well in the City.General Kayani was apparently responding to the demands from politicians to launch army operation in Karachi. Speaking to media representatives on the sidelines [...]
Continue reading …John F. Kelly, 62, is now at the helm of the military command, known as Southcom. Having taken over from retiring Air Force General Douglas Fraser. <!– –> MIAMI, United States, Thursday November 22,2012 – A Marine Corps General has taken charge of the United States military command here that oversees mission to Latin American [...]
Continue reading …CAPE MAY – While many people spent the day with friends and family, those at the Coast Guard base were placed at a home away from home. They give up almost everything to serve and protect, including celebrating the holiday at home with friends and family. “One of the things I miss most is being [...]
Continue reading …Troops celebrate Thanksgiving in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Army Sgt. Keith Wells’ first Thanksgiving Day away from his family and despite a cornucopia of food provided for the troops, his taste buds were craving his wife’s macaroni and cheese back home. “My wife’s a foodie — you know, the Food Network, cooking shows. [...]
Continue reading …Air Guard 1-star reprimanded for football tickets NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Air National Guard general has been reprimanded for giving Tennessee Titans football tickets that were bought by the Guard to his family and friends. WSMV-TV obtained an internal investigation from the Air Force inspector general that shows Brig. Gen. Don Johnson gave his [...]
Continue reading …One dead in Venezuelan mid-air air force collision (PHOTOS) Published: 23 November, 2012, 03:10 (Image from twitter [email protected]_Vidarte) One pilot has died when two Venezuelan military attack planes collided midair, Agencia Venezolana de Noticias reports. The surviving crew were taken to a nearby military hospital. (Image from facebook.com/TraficoAereoColombia)“); $(“.tail_text”).show(500); return false; } The accident, near [...]
Continue reading …The protected waters of Wallabout Bay, on the Brooklyn shore of the East River, were used for shipbuilding in the 18th century, and in 1801 the United States Navy acquired much of what became the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Bars and liquor shops quickly sprang up nearby, turning the area around the main gate at the foot of [...]
Continue reading …From the U.S. Navy: Navy engineers scattered across Alaska’s polar region successfully communicated to their counterparts in the continental United States for the first time under austere weather conditions with handheld Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS) Nov. 21. The civilian engineers – testing DTCS over thousands of miles in November – confirmed its new global [...]
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