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By Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes, Defense Media Activity From www.defense.gov FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - During her deployment with a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan in 2010, Senior Airman Chanise Epps proved that a simple hand-held camera can be just as …
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Robert L. Gordon III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Military Community and Family Policy) Military spouses deserve every opportunity to have meaningful jobs and careers and should not be hindered by the financial or administrative burden of getting a new …
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By Marine Corps Cpl. Bruno J. Bego, 2nd Marine Logistics Group From www.defense.gov CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Service members and their families often miss important moments in each other’s lives during deployments, but technology such as video chat makes it possible …
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By Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde From www.marines.dodlive.mil PATROL BASE 7171, Helmand province, Afghanistan – Infantry Marines deployed to Afghanistan endure trials that Americans unfamiliar with military life cannot begin to fathom. Inclement weather, insatiable hunger, perpetual fatigue and direct combat with enemy forces are …
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From 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade By Sgt. Mark Jachlewski Training and equipping soldiers with effective weapons systems is critical to gaining an advantage on the battlefield.  Combat engineers from the 530th Engineer Company are training fellow soldiers from the 2-38 Calvary on …
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