January 28, 2009 — A civilian journalist received a top Navy honor in Iraq on Jan. 24 for his heroism in saving a Marine’s life while in Afghanistan. Then-Fox News cameraman Chris Jackson, embedded with a Marine Corps platoon, was traveling by Humvee down a dangerous road in Afghanistan on Aug. 3 when it hit 50 pounds of homemade explosives. All of the vehicle’s MORE
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January 20, 2009 — President Barack Obama pledged a “prudent use” of military power as the nation works toward “ushering in a new era of peace” in his inaugural address to the nation today. “Our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint,” he said from the west side of the Capitol here MORE
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January 16, 2009 — The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, based in Cherry Point, N.C., will perform during the Martin Luther King Day Grand Parade on Jan. 19 in Houston.The band will also be the featured performance at the Battle of the Bands Competition on Jan. 17, at Del Mar Stadium. The performance begins at 6 p.m.The band consists of 50 active duty Marine musicians MORE
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January 16, 2009 — Drop a stone into a pond and its ripples reach far from where it entered. Marines of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion tested this philosophy here with an agriculture project, trading stones for barley seed and their pond for local villages of Northern Iraq. “The people here are approaching the end of the planting season and with a drought MORE
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January 13, 2009 — Government officials unveiled 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace's official portrait during a ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium today. Several senior military leaders, including the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen, were at the event to pay tribute to Pace's career, which spanned more MORE
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January 12, 2009 — From providing musical performances to acting as key personnel during the swearing-in process, hundreds of service members were on hand on Jan. 11 around the nation's Capitol to support the 56th Presidential Inaugural rehearsal. Each branch of service played a key role in working out potential issues before the inauguration, said Howard Gantman, MORE
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