Author Archives: Erin Wittkop

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, shows Afghan boys how to take photos during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. PRT Farah visited the village to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives

Worth A Thousand Words: Camera Curiosity

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, right, public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, shows Afghan boys how to take photos during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village on the outskirts of Farah City in Farah …
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Tube food. ‘Nuff said. (Photo courtesy of the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center)

Armed with Science Saturday: Tube Food

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Food…..in a tube? That’s right. It may not be one of Julia Child’s delicious creations, but a few taste-test participants tell Armed with Science blogger Jessica Tozer that these futuristic foods, designed for Air Force pilots, are actually pretty tasty.
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U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler Coleman, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training as part of Exercise Leading Edge 13 under way in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 7, 2013. The exercise is a multinational and interagency supported exercise designed to develop and refine weapons integration capabilities among partnering nations including suspect maritime material inspections, seizure and disposition. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez

Worth A Thousand Words: Leading Edge

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Tyler Coleman, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, climbs a ladder during gas and oil platform seizure training as part of Exercise Leading Edge 13 under way in the U.S. 5th Fleet …
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Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) Marines to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Worth A Thousand Words: Homecoming Preparations

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming on Camp …
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaunlee Hostutler and her husband, Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

Combat Couple: Fate and It’s Funny Ways

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaunlee Hostutler talks about how fate’s funny ways pointed her down a career path with the Air Force and eventually led her to meet the love of her life.
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