Nine Seabees were assigned to a Crane Crew to lift an HH-60L Black Hawk Medevac helicopter in preparation for transport in Gulfport, Mississippi, April 3, 2018. The lift, done by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1’s Alfa Company Crane Crew, was a new experience and provided the crew with a valuable training opportunity. “This is […]
U.S. Air Force Airman Dimitrious A. Carden graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward […]
In Nevada’s high desert is the Navy’s premier tactical air warfare training center, home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center and it’s Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, known to the world as TOPGUN. A 2010 Princeton Junior/Senior High School graduate and Princeton, Missouri, native is part of the Navy’s finest aviation fighter training facility […]
Utilitiesman 2nd Class Sydney Thorne, from Chillicothe, Missouri was recently interviewed by news reporters on the flight deck of the fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead. Thorne talked about operation “Continuing Promise 2018” which was conducting operations including humanitarian assistance, training engagement as well as medical, dental and veterinary support in an effort to show U.S. […]
Master Sgt. Joe Hamlett was about to drop his retirement paperwork but had a sudden change of heart. Today, the Grandview resident is the state command chief master sergeant of the Missouri Air National Guard and a senior enlisted advisor to the Adjutant General. Hamlett is a man on a mission to motivate junior Airmen […]
The Missouri Army National Guard’s Detachment 2, Company C of the 2-245th Aviation Regiment, based in Jefferson City, has been named the 2017 Joint Operational Support Airlift Center Unit of the Year in the Army National Guard – West category. “This award is a competition among peer units from across the entire western portion of […]
Imagine taxiing down the runway with an open canopy, feeling the cool breeze through your body. After closing the canopy and being in position, the aircraft is cleared for takeoff. Adrenaline rushes through your body, making your heart race as anticipation increases. In a matter of seconds, you go from being on the ground to […]
Susi thought, what do you do? What am I going to do for John? When was the last time you took care of someone, if ever? What if something happens? Can I keep him from making a turn for the worst? Her eyelids clenched tightly together and a tear escaped, sliding down her cheek. The […]
The Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Civil Engineer Squadron and the 231st Civil Engineer Flight completed their move into the newly renovated historic Building 29 here during drill weekend in November. The engineers, previously scattered throughout six facilities across the base, began the transition during October drill weekend and wrapped up the move in just […]
The Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine, USS Missouri (SSN-780) held a change ceremony at the Dealey Theater onboard Naval Submarine Base New London on Friday, Nov. 17. Cmdr. George Howell relieved Cmdr. Fraser Hudson as Missouri’s commanding officer. The ceremony’s guest speaker, Capt. (Ret.) John O’Neill, a friend who knew and served with Hudson for more than […]
The Department of Defense released information about the number of sexual assault reports made at installations around the world for fiscal years 2013 through 2016. The department reports these same numbers, but in aggregate, each year. “One of the features of the department’s reporting program is that service members can report allegations of sexual assault […]
When the Japanese raided and occupied parts of Alaska during World War II, the Army called on native Alaskans to defend the northern territory. Given no pay, more than 6,300 Alaskans from 12 to 80 years old signed on to be sentries for the newly created Alaska Territorial Guard. Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Sam […]
You can now manage your primary care and certain specialty care VA appointments online at participating VA facilities. You will need a Premium My HealtheVet Account to use online scheduling. If you do not have a Premium account, please visit My HealtheVet or contact the My HealtheVet Coordinator at your nearest VA facility. U.S. Army Veteran G. Paul Moffett, […]
The Missouri National Guard’s Women’s Mentorship Council celebrated another milestone this week after providing critical input to change a longstanding Army National Guard policy. Members of the council provided National Guard Bureau with a white paper outlining a need to change a regulation preventing pregnant female Soldiers from entering the Active Guard Reserve program, said […]
U.S. Air Force Airman Audrey R. Edmisson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward […]
James Rangitsch entered the Air Force in 1979 at age 18 and in 1996 deployed to Dharan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation Southern Watch. On the evening of June 25, 1996, he was relaxing in his dorm room in the Khobar Towers when terrorists detonated a bomb outside the compound. Surviving the […]
Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Gilbert, a native of Hannibal, Missouri, assigned to the supply department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), inventories parts using an integrated barcode scanner in the main issue room. America is the flagship for the America Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. […]
Staff Sgt. Austin Kings, an intelligence specialist with Alpha Company, Intelligence Support Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, was awarded the Medal of Merit by Missouri Governor, Eric Greitens, in Jefferson City, on October. 28, 2017. The Medal of Merit is awarded to those who display an exceptional amount of bravery beyond the call […]
Lt. Jake Weinzatl, from Buckner, Missouri, looks through an alidade on the bridge of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship prepares to get underway after a scheduled port visit to Busan, Republic of Korea. Ronald Reagan was moored in Busan for a scheduled port visit after conducting a […]
Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, Sgt. Jeston L. Perryman never envisioned being a skilled operator of foreign military-grade weapon systems. Even after enlisting as a small arms artillery repairman in the U.S. Army, he imagined he would primarily troubleshoot malfunctions of infantry weapons and towed artillery. Perryman’s assumptions would be correct – in a typical […]
