Military Glossary
Staff Sgt. William Alston and his unit practice setting up a mobile launch platform for Patriot missiles.
Staff Sgt. William Alston and his unit practice setting up a mobile launch platform for Patriot missiles. Alston is a Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer. In this role, he not only helps set up launch platforms, but he also maintains the equipment and handles the ammunition.
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Cpl. Christopher Vogt works as a canine handler and trains his dog, Kepie, to help protect the president of the United States.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Crandall describes his job as a fire control technician on the USS Montpelier, a Navy submarine.
Capt. Ryan McHugh, an Air Force pediatrician, visits with a young patient and his mother at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Seaman Deirdre Gray describes the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Healy's special scientific and ice-breaking mission.
During extreme snow weather conditions, the Army National Guard is called upon to help rescue stranded motorists and aid in relief efforts.
Capt. Shawn Tulp, an intensive care nurse for the Army Reserve, trains fellow servicemembers in CPR.
Staff Sgt. Erik Reichenbach and Tech. Sgt. Kenny Rogers, of the Maryland Air National Guard, discuss their work with munitions systems.
Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Jessica Eastburn works as a Global Positioning Systems (GPS) satellites operator.
In Hawaii, Sgt. Michael Podemski and his unit dispose of unexploded ordnance by blowing it up.
Sgt. Ofman Gomez leads Marines in a firefighting exercise held at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Petty Officer Alicia Ferrell, a Nuclear Machinist's Mate or "Navy Nuke," discusses her role in the Navy and the training she received for her nuclear energy career.
Staff Sgt. Bennett Weidemann, manager and drummer for the Air Force rock band, Afterburner, describes the band's role in the Military.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Adrien Cheval ensures that a Coast Guard boat is ready for search-and-rescue and maritime law enforcement missions.
The Army National Guard assists local relief crews during the aftermath of a devastating tornado.
2nd Lt. Ingrid Alvarez uses the skills she has developed in the Army Reserve to help people at home and abroad.
Senior Airman Nicole Young inspects a KC-135, a refueling aircraft, inside and out, and then she assists with takeoff.
Aircraft maintainers at Charleston Air Force Base in Charleston, S.C., have the critical role of servicing one of the world's largest cargo and troop transport planes, the C17 Globemaster III.
When deployed overseas, Soldiers can expect to interact with local communities.
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael J. Wulf, a bulk fuel specialist, describes how "hot refueling" works.
Navy chaplains of various faiths discuss the emotional and spiritual support they provide to servicemembers.
Capt. Maria DeArman, a family medicine physician in the Air Force, explains why she decided to bring her skills to the Military.
The daily duties of the Coast Guard include search-and-rescue missions, environmental protection, drug interdiction and coastal security.
After grabbing students' attentions by flying a helicopter onto school property, two Army National Guard Soldiers share an important anti-drug message.
The Air National Guard Combat Communication squadron's mission is to deploy, operate and maintain strategic dispersal of emergency communications anywhere in the world.
Chaplain candidates discuss why they chose a career of spiritual counseling in the Air Force Reserve.
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