A multi-agency unified command is responding to an oil spill near Refugio State Beach, in Santa Barbara County, California that occurred on May 19. The response includes hundreds of federal, state and local first responders, contractors and community volunteers.
Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers lost their lives in the Himalayan Mountains during a helicopter mishap while helping the people of Nepal on May 12 during Operation Sahayogi Haat, "Helping Hand." Four of the Marines are members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and two are members of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Combat Camera. All six were deployed on a mission to bring...
The Texas Army National Guard is assisting with relief efforts in many areas of Texas after heavy rainfalls have caused flooding in various regions.
The Thomas Jefferson (TJ) Awards Program recognizes military and civilian
employee communication professionals for outstanding achievement in
furthering the objectives of the Department of Defense communication
programs. It operates under the aegis of the Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. The program is named after Thomas
Jefferson, the nation's third...
At Marine Corps Recruiting Station Cleveland, it is our mission to find the highest quality young men and women to go through the life-changing transformation that is Recruit Training. RS Cleveland is comprised of 10 Recruiting Sub-Stations and one Officer Selection Station. RS Cleveland covers the majority of northern and eastern Ohio and the northern tip of West Virginia. The RS covers more...
The 2015 DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, are designed to introduce wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to adaptive sports, encourage them to stay physically active when they return to their local communities and inspire and promote opportunities for growth and...
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Summer Training kicked off at Fort Knox, Ky. - U.S. on June 3. CST will host nearly 14,000 cadets and active-duty and reserve Soldiers throughout the summer. CST, which will rotate through 10 Cadet Leader Course regiments and nine Cadet Initial Entry Training, is a rigorous, four-week exercise that will see nearly 9,000 cadets through graduation...
June 6, 2015 marks the 71st anniversary of D-Day, one of world history’s watershed moments. Mayors and civic leaders of the French Normandy region, through the U.S. Embassy in Paris, have requested U.S. participation in ceremonies to commemorate the D-Day landings and subsequent liberation of surrounding communities.
