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West Virginia Marine awarded Bronze Star for heroic actions in combat
Story by Lance Cpl. Phillip Clark | 2nd Marine Division | Date: 08.23.2012The first thing Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Faircloth did once he regained consciousness after being shot in the head in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2011 was look at his family picture in the back of his Kevlar... Read More
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Seabees in Diego Garcia – 41 years and going Strong
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brittoni Brown | Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 | Date: 08.07.2012Since their arrival in 1971, Seabees have been developing the remote island of Diego Garcia into the U.S. Navy communications station it is today. Now a large-scale, fully functional Naval Support Facility,... Read More
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Air Guard Unit rebounds from fatal mishap
Courtesy Story | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | Date: 08.17.2012Although they tried to make it a routine day, a North Carolina Air National Guard aircrew kept running into reminders it was not a routine day. The crew was leaving for the Sacramento, Calif., area to help... Read More
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One Marine feeds a company
Story by Cpl. Ed Galo | Regimental Combat Team 6 | Date: 08.23.2012Whether preparing the ingredients to be used for a meal, preheating ovens or making sure the food doesn’t over cook, feeding 300 people can be a difficult task. It can be even harder in a foreign environment... Read More
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Female officer excels in male dominated territory
Story by Jessica Jackson | 223rd Engineer Battalion | Date: 09.05.2012Rarely are women seen in the front lines of war. They are more often in the roles not considered to be combat arms. However, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brittany Hine of the 584th Mobility Augmentation Company is making... Read More
