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Why we serve: From African refugee to US soldier

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 06.20.2012

Spc. Alfred Kollie escaped civil war, genocide, and more than eight years living in African refugee camps to join the U.S. Army. Read More

March on the beef

Story by Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 05.31.2012

Although the unit is constantly sending troops and aircraft to locations around the world, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 celebrated their rich history with an enduring Marine Corps tradition. Read More

Back from Afghanistan, Marines describe success behind close-air support mission

Story by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | Date: 05.31.2012

Operating out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, the busiest single-runway airport in the world, the Marines of Marine Attack Squadron 223 brought lethal strike capability with their AV-8B Harriers to back up... Read More

We remember you

Story by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace | 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs | Date: 05.28.2012

Commemorating sacrifices incomprehensible to many, red-blooded Americans in all corners of the world make their way to local cemeteries, memorials and hollowed grounds the final Monday of each May. Though U.S.... Read More

US, Jordanian soldiers train together, enhance skills

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bigelow | 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command | Date: 05.14.2012

Rolling through a low valley and expecting contact, the convoy crawled over rocks too large and loose for the troops to move over. The soldiers were trapped in the comfort of their vehicles. Maneuvering... Read More