Tag Archives: Army

Married Medics

Posted on February 15, 2013 by nmcfarland

Specialists Traci and Christopher Sturdevant are a married couple deployed to southern Afghanistan, and as Army medics also work together in the base clinic.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Army, Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army Strong, deployed military spouses, dual army couple, dual military couple, Family Focus Friday, married army medics, military family, military medics, military spouses deployed together | Leave a comment

Then-Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha greets his oldest child, Dessi, during his homecoming from Iraq. Romesha Family courtesy photo

Medal of Honor Recipient Talks Life After Army

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Medal of Honor Recipient Former Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha loved being in the Army, but after surviving the deadly battle of COP Keating he knew it was time to put his family first.
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Advanced Military Shooting

Posted on February 13, 2013 by nmcfarland

A force protection team comprised of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines practices advanced shooting techniques on a range in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged advanced shooting techniques, Afghanistan, AFN Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, force protection team, Kabul, Marine Corps, military training, Navy, shooting range | Leave a comment

Army Secretary John McHugh signs a directive for the development of a "Ready and Resilient" campaign on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 4, 2013. The campaign will integrate and synchronize the multiple efforts and programs designed to improve the readiness and resilience of soldiers, Army civilians and their families. U.S. Army photo by Spc. John G. Martinez

McHugh Signs ‘Ready and Resilient’ Campaign Directive

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Army Secretary John McHugh signed a directive stating that programs from resilience training to suicide prevention be part of a new “Ready and Resilient Campaign.”
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Rotator | Tagged Army, Army Civilians, Army News Service, Army Secretary, Army Secretary John McHugh, Army Undersecretary Joseph Westphal, Army Undersecretary Joseph Westphal Ph.D, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, behavioral health, Behavioral Health Task Force, brain injury, Bullying, domestic violence, Force Readiness, hazing, healthy lifestyle, Integrated Disability Evaluation System, John McHugh, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Madigan Army Medical Center, Military Education, military families, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, physical fitness, post-traumati, Resilience, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, soldiers, substance abuse, Suicide Prevention, U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh, U.S.. Army, United States Army, Warrior Care, Washington | Leave a comment

Watch Medal of Honor Ceremony Live

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ian Phillips

Today former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha will be awarded the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House.
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, Combat Outpost Keating, Medal of Honor, Pentagon, Romesha, White House | Leave a comment