Tag Archives: service member

Serving Abroad Through Their Eyes

Posted on November 12, 2011 by jtozer

From www.ourmilitary.mil A great picture given a chance tells an artful story worth much more than a thousand words. This photo recognition project and exhibition aspires to create a tremendous visual record and dialogue of U.S. military and Foreign Service …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged airman, American, contest, Defense, deployment, downrange, illustration, image, Marine, military, overseas, photograph, picture, sailor, service member, soldier, story | Leave a comment

This Week in the DoD: Weekly News Roundup for Nov. 10

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Ian Graham

In the “This Week in the DoD” podcast for Nov. 10: The man accused of masterminding multiple terrorist attacks, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, is facing trial in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He’s the first suspect to …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media | Tagged Afghanistan, al Qaida, Barack Obama, Bernardine "Brownie" Plasters, Department of Labor, employment, executive order, Guantanamo Bay, hiring, Iraq, jobs, Korea, Leon Panetta, Persian Gulf, president, Secretary of Defense, service member, terrorism, trial, USS Cole, Veteran's Day, veterans, Vietnam, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII | Leave a comment

Guard Family Proves Closest Connection When Guardsman Needs Kidney

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jtozer

By Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser Willson, North Dakota National Guard From www.army.mil FARGO, N.D. – In the most simplistic military sense, it’s a reallocation of assets. The story of how one N.D. Guardsman’s kidney now filters the blood in his …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Army, camaraderie, connection, Defense, donation, family, Guard, health, kidney, life, military, National Guard, organs, service member, soldiers, surgery, wellness | 5 Comments

My Air Force Friend, My Army Protector

Posted on November 6, 2011 by jtozer

By Maj Kristi Beckman Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Hurlburt Field, Fla. - Army Sergeant First Class Michael Jones travelled alongside Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field, Fla., as they marched 812 …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, airman, Army, battle buddy, dangerous, Defense, deployment, fire, friends, hero, life, Marines, military, mission, saved, service member, soldier | Leave a comment

DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: CSM Joseph Allen

Posted on November 4, 2011 by jtozer

We recently held a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Allen, the senior enlisted advisor of United States Forces – Iraq, on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Allen discussed the capability of the Iraqi Security Forces that have been trained …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News | Tagged Army, CSM Allen, Defense, Iraqi Security Forces, ISF, military, Operation New Dawn, service member, soldiers, USF-I | 1 Comment