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Running toward gunfire: Marines, British forces repel insurgents attacking Camp Bastion
Story by Sgt. John Jackson | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 09.24.2012Sergeant Rasheem Thomas never thought his first night working on Camp Bastion would turn into a gun battle with 15 insurgents. Read More
Elm Grove resident receives Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge
Story by Spc. Nevada Jack Smith | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 09.23.2012U.S. Army 1st Lt. David T. Nesseth, a resident of Elm Grove, Wis., was awarded a Purple Heart Medal and Combat Action Badge, Sept. 7, at Multi National Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Read More
Space shuttle Endeavour lands at Fort Bliss
Story by Staff Sgt. Casey McGeorge | 15th Sustainment Brigade | Date: 09.20.2012The space shuttle Endeavour, the fifth and final space-worthy NASA shuttle to be built, stopped to refuel at the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield, Sept. 20. Read More
SNMG2 in Passex with the Armed Force Malta
Story by Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Malafronte | NATO Maritime Command Naples | Date: 09.20.2012Units of the Standing NATO Maritimes Group 2 (SNMG2) recently completed a four-day port visit to La Valletta, Malta. Read More
Most decorated infantry battalion returns from Afghanistan
Story by Lance Cpl. Joseph Scanlan | 1st Marine Division | Date: 09.18.2012When the father of Cpl. Carl P. Cassels saw his son arrive to the 5th Marine Regiment parade deck here after coming home from Afghanistan Sept. 17, he said an overwhelming feeling of relief swept him over. Read More