Tag Archives: Defense

Coast Guard Pot Bust

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jtozer

San Francisco-based Coast Guard Cutter Aspen seized approximately 8,500 pounds of marijuana from a vessel Wednesday some 160 miles west of Los Angeles. The event marks a 50-ton milestone for waterborne marijuana seizures in Southern California and the Pacific Southwest …
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Making A Chief

Posted on August 18, 2012 by jtozer

In the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands, the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is haze gray and underway. The ship has been in dry dock for a year and a half, and this is the first time at sea for …
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Family Focus Friday: Mother & Daughter Serve, Deploy Together

Posted on August 17, 2012 by jtozer

For most U.S. service members, deploying entails travelling thousands of miles away from family. For U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robin Harris and her daughter U.S. Army Spc. Heaven Faison, the experience was quite the opposite. Harris, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was …
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Critical Care For Heroes

Posted on August 16, 2012 by jtozer

The state-of-the-art Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield is widely recognized as the premier medical facility in Afghanistan. CJTH treats about 4,000 patients each month – as many as 130 war-related injuries each day – yet more than 95 …
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Hiring Success For Military Spouses

Posted on August 16, 2012 by jtozer

The Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) is a targeted recruitment and employment solution for spouses and companies that partners Fortune 500 plus companies with ALL military services, provides human resource (HR) managers with recruitment solutions. They prepare military spouses to become competitive, …
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Posted in DoD News, Spouse Spotlight | Tagged airmen, career, Defense, education, families, getting a job, help, job applicants, job ready, jobs, Marines, military, Military spouse, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, military spouses, MSEP, sailors, soldiers, souses, spouse, success, The Pentagon Channel, TPC, video | Leave a comment