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With the election being about ten months away, now is the time to start thinking about getting your vote in and making it count. For service members, a few more steps might need to be taken to make sure you have everything in order. New changes to absentee voting for deployed service members include a requirement to register every year instead of every other year. Visit www.fvap.gov to learn more.
Soldiers enjoy Army birthday cake in the Pentagon courtyard. (Photo by Danny Spatchek)
Soldiers magazine wants to know how current and former Soldiers across the globe celebrate the Army’s birthday.
We will be publishing the one and only print issue for 2012 in June, just in time for the Army’s 237th birthday, and we want to feature your stories and photos of Army birthdays past.
Submissions should be no more than 400 words, and should include a high-resolution image of the Army birthday event described. If you don’t have an image of the event, you can use a high-resolution image of yourself in uniform.
Don’t forget to include descriptions of the images as well as a credit for the photographer. We aren’t looking for full-length feature articles – just your Army birthday stories in your own words.
You can send your submissions and/or questions to the Soldiers magazine editor at soldierseditor@dma.mil — be sure to list your full name, rank and unit in the email, and use “My Army birthday” in the subject line. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 17. We can’t tell the Army’s story without your story!
Marine Cpl. Daniel A. Wulz Regional Command Southwest
Among the many capabilities of the KC-130J aircraft, the newest is it’s ability to provide combat support in the form of the Harvest Hawk. The Harvest Hawk is a KC-130J aircraft that has been equipped with hellfire and griffon missiles in order to help troops on the ground. The mission is to provide troops on the ground with missile support in case of an insurgent attack.
Tech. Sgt. Sam Pastor, a vehicle maintainer attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the Mk 48 machine gun at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
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Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., the Air Force's first African-American four-star general.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - One of the original Tuskegee Airmen went on to become the first African-American to attain the rank of four-star general in the U.S. Air Force.
Born in Pensacola, Fla., in 1920, the youngest of 17 children in a relatively poor family, Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. had a career that spanned three wars and close to 40 years, and he was a recognized civil rights pioneer.
He attended Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., where he received a bachelor of science degree in 1942 in physical education, and completed civilian pilot training under the government-sponsored Civilian Pilot Training Program.
James remained at the Tuskegee Institute during World War II as a pilot instructor, but saw combat action during the Korean War, completing 101 combat missions as a fighter pilot in the P-51 Mustang and the F-80 jet aircraft.
During Vietnam, James was assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base where he arrived as the deputy operations chief and was later named the vice commander of the wing. He flew 78 combat missions into North Vietnam and led a famed flight in the “Operation Bolo” MiG sweep where seven communist MiG 21s were destroyed – the highest total single mission kill of the war.
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When a person is trying to reach for the stars, any misstep could keep them just out of reach.
Retired Air Force Col. Guion Bluford, however, didn’t let a less-than-stellar start in college stop him from becoming one of the most prominent figures in aerospace engineering as well as the first African American in space.
DoDLive proudly presents “Profiles in Heritage,” a series honoring the diverse warriors, leaders, and others that have served in the United States Armed Forces over the years.
February is African American History month, and this episode tells the story of Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African-American to graduate from West Point. Flipper endured harsh and unjust punishment during his time in the Army, which led to a dishonorable discharge.
Watch this episode to see how his name and honor were restored 114 years later.
Gunnersmate 2nd Class Justin Travis, assigned to Riverine Squadron 2, serves as a lookout while conducting an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission during exercise Bold Alligator 2012, the largest amphibious exercise in the past 10 years. Bold Alligator represents the Navy and Marine Corps’ revitalization of the full range of amphibious operations while showcasing the advantages of seabasing.
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lynn Friant
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