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A Marine and his Dog

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Check out this video as Marine Cpl. Matthew Plumeri describes what it’s like to work with his four-legged partner-in-crime (prevention), Gulliver, the specialized search dog.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged canine warrior, corporal, deploy, headquarters and support, law enforcement battalion, Marine, marine corporal, military police, military working dog, mwd, mwd platoon | Leave a comment

A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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Worth a Thousand Words: Welcome Home, Daddy

Posted on January 13, 2012 by jtozer

A soldier from the Virginia National Guard hugs his daughter after returning home from a deployment. Virginia National Guard Soldiers returned home in mid-December after serving in Iraq since August 2011. (National Guard Photo by SFC A.J. Coyne)

Posted in DoD News, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged child, daddy, daughter, Defense, deploy, family, father, home, homecoming, military, National Guard, parent, soldier, welcome, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment

Army Announces Nine Month Deployment Period

Posted on August 5, 2011 by jtozer

The Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today a change in the length of future unit operational deployments from 12 months to nine months. This change will be fully implemented by April 2012, and applies to division-level-and-below units. This policy will not …
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Boots On the Ground: Preparing the Service Member for Deployment

Posted on July 29, 2011 by jtozer

For July’s Performance Optimization Month, we’ll be posting pre-deployment tips for service members, families, providers and members of the reserve components in a four-part blog series. Our “Before Boots Hit the Ground” series will feature resources from the Defense Centers …
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