This month, the National Guard will celebrate its 388th birthday. It was on Dec. 13, 1636, that marked the beginning of an organized militia and the birth of the oldest organized units in the U.S. military.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Personnel assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, Picatinny Detachment Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) Division at Picatinny Arsenal, recently supported a successful demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) system while underway in the Pacific Ocean, the first of its kind for the U.S. Navy.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Frank M. Kuras, a native of Coventry, Rhode Island, enlisted in the United States Navy in December 2003 as an undesignated Seaman. After a couple of years, found himself serving as a Gunner’s Mate, where he would learn to properly mount, stow, and secure all weaponry while at sea.
After coming to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico in 2013 and tackling a language barrier while shedding nearly 100 pounds so that he can serve his country, Staff Sgt. Jose M. Paulacordero has overcome the odds, cementing himself as the pillar of his family’s history.
Today you can serve in the U.S. Army regardless of background, heritage, or sexual orientation. The Armed Forces are comprised of a melting pot of different ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations and genders, all working together toward a common goal, protecting our country.
Military spouses serve alongside their service member — enduring long training days, deployments, frequent moves, and the uncertainties of military life.
Originally from South Korea, Lt. Col. Simon Chang came alone to the U.S. to study biochemistry, but not before serving three years in the Republic of Korea Army, as is required by law for all able-bodied South Korean males.
According to the Department of Defense, the average child in a military family will move six to nine times during a school career from kindergarten to 12th grade; an average frequency of three times more than non-military families. Currently, more than 1.7 million children have one or more parents on active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
