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Injured contractor receives medal
Story by Staff Sgt. Dave Overson | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 12.29.2012The last thing any service member or civilian sets out to do in a combat zone is receive battle related injuries. Unfortunately though, injuries do occur for service members and civilians alike. In lieu of the... Read More
Father and son celebrate Christmas at Bagram
Story by Spc. Alex Amen | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 12.25.2012In the season of giving this year, two soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, a father and son, received a rare gift: the opportunity to spend Christmas together on Bagram Air Field. Read More
Afghan women may shape future
Story by Staff Sgt. Dave Overson | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 12.21.2012Some say Afghanistan’s way forward is through its women. To that end, the coalition forces-led female engagement teams still have their hands full. To compile lessons learned and discuss how to improve the... Read More
NAVFAC’s (SW) 2013 Engineer of the Year Goes to Yuma
Story by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | Date: 12.19.2012“Scientists study the world as it is; engineers create the world that has never been.” - Theodore von Kármán Read More
From low drag to high speed, soldier turns things around
Story by Sgt. Lori Bilyou | 117th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (Hawaii) | Date: 12.18.2012Before he left home, Spc. Blake Stressman, 24, from Burlington, N.C., had a bit of a reputation - and it was not a good one. But with the help of senior leaders in his unit, Stressman appears to have turned his... Read More