Courtesy Audio | Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka | 10.09.2012
Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka stood still to remember and honor the lives lost in the attacks of September 11, 2001.Petty Officer Chris Henry has the story. Soundbites from CPO Elizabeth Ornelas-Flowers, NCIS Special Agent John Freeman....
Audio by Tech. Sgt. Robert Wilson | Defense.gov | 10.09.2012
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest warship USS Michael Murphy on Saturday, Oct. 6, in New York. The ship is named in honor of fallen Navy SEAL, Lt. Michael Murphy, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. Murphy was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005....
Courtesy Audio | Defense Media Activity - Proper | 10.08.2012
When parents deploy children are left to wonder exactly what it is their parents do for 6 months to a year. Senior Airman Barbara Aguirre takes us to Misawa Air Base where children are getting a sneak peak at deployed life. Soundbites include Capt Courtney Wallace - Operation Code Military Training Leader and Brein Wallace – Operation Code Participant. Produced by SrA. Barbara Aguirre....
Audio by Cpl. Michael Lopez | AFN Afghanistan | 10.08.2012
A company of Marines assigned to clear a road of IEDs get ambushed but overcame the odds and completed their mission. Story by Cpl Michael Lopez, Hosted by SSgt Nathan Parry. Includes sound bites from Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Walker, Platoon Sergeant....
Audio by Sgt. Paul Robbins | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.08.2012
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, alongside Philippine Marines and soldiers, learned about the employment of a variety of non-lethal weaponry during a class from the DOD's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program. The group were also given the chance to fire the X26 Taser, FN-303 launcher, Stingball grenades, rubber shotgun rounds, and non-lethal M203 grenade rounds....
Audio by Lance Cpl. Mike Granahan | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 10.07.2012
U.S. Service Members and citizens of Okinawa came together October seventh to participate in the worlds largest tug of war, Lance Corporal Mike Granahan shows us how they worked together. Soundbite includes Mike Holland – education committee chairman, American Chamber of Commerce in Okinawa. Produced by Lance Cpl. Mike Granahan....
Courtesy Audio | Defense Media Activity - Proper | 10.07.2012
Firefighters from Misawa Air Base participate in a ceremony honoring the fallen firefighters from 2011 who are being added to the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Emmittsburg, Maryland. Soundbite includes Lt Col Robert Grainger - Commander, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron. Produced by SSgt Stephen Ocenosak....
Audio by Cameron Currie | AFN Afghanistan | 10.07.2012
Long shifts, little rest and minimal downtime can lead to stress on the immune system and health in general. In a deployed area, obtaining health feedback can lead to improving the war fighter's capability. Senior Airman Cameron Currie takes us to Kabul where a group of medics are provided diagnostics for the men and women of the New Kabul Compound. Available in high definition....
