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Photo: Sailors conduct medical training during a flight deck fire drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in Coronado, Calif., Jan, 22 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Giovanni Squadrito

Worth A Thousand Words: Air Supply

Posted on January 28, 2013 by bniegel

Sailors conduct medical training during a flight deck fire drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70
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Posted in Medical Monday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged America, be ready, CHINFO, commerce, defend freedom, deployed, deter aggression, fast, flexible, freedom, heritage, liberty, military, Navy, navy media content service, NMCS, on watch, operate forward, preserve peace, protect, sailors, sea lanes, tradition, U.S. Navy, United States, war, war fighters, war fighting | Leave a comment

Berlin ‘Candy Bomber’ Receives Honor

Posted on June 30, 2012 by jtozer

Retired Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen’s legacy is built on chocolate, bubble gum and hope. The military leadership here renamed the base’s C-17 aircrew training building after Halvorsen during a dedication ceremony in honor of the legendary “Berlin Candy Bomber.” …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 437th Airlift Wing, AFPS, Air Force, airmen, Berlin, Berlin Candy Bomber, bubble gum, C-54 aircraft, Candy Bomber, children, chocolate, Defense, DoD, Germany, History, homeless, hope, hungry, kids, military, Operation Vittles, starving children, veteran, war, war-torn country, World War II, WWII | Leave a comment

PTSD: Sgt. Johnny Mangum’s Story

Posted on May 26, 2012 by jtozer

Sgt. Johnny Magnum shares his story about struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, and his unique method for coping and overcoming it in the hope that it inspires and helps others to seek assistance. By Sgt. Justin Kuhl, AFN Europe ———- …
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Posted in DoD News, Mental Health Month | Tagged Defense, deployment, Depression, DoD, getting help, health, issues, mental, Mental Health Month, message to veterans, military, month, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, seeking assistance, Sgt. Johnny Magnum, story, stress, struggling, veteran, veterans, video, war, wellness | Leave a comment

Rabbi Ministers Across Afghanistan

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jtozer

By Army Sgt. Christine Samples International Security Assistance Force There are just not enough rabbis to go around. That’s why the only U.S. military rabbi currently serving in Afghanistan travels regularly from his base at Kandahar Air Field to other …
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Posted in DoD News, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged 82nd Airborne Division, Afghanistan, Army, Army Chaplain, Army Reserve, Avi Weiss, Camp Leatherneck, chaplain, culture, Defense, deployed, deployment, faith, Jewish, Jewish laws, Kandahar Air Field, Kol Torah, military, service members, Shabbat, synagogue, war, wooden chapel | Leave a comment

Former POW Shares Reintegration Tips

Posted on March 15, 2012 by jtozer

By Bo Joyner, from www.defense.gov Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs SAN DIEGO, CA – Having spent more than five years in prisoner-of-war camps during the Vietnam War, Lee Ellis knows how difficult it is to reconnect with family and …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged airmen, combat, Defense, DoD, help, Marines, military, POW, prisoner of war, reintegration, sailors, service members, soldiers, veterans, Vietnam War, war | Leave a comment