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FiFi back in the air! For all of you ex Boeing employees and lovers of vintage aircraft.  FiFi Back in the Air . . . To our friends who may not understand the passion we feel for planes and particularly planes from WW2, this is Fifi. She is the only B-29 Strato Fortress still flying…

Afghan Dog Fights Like a Marine July 12, 2011 Marine Corps News|by Cpl. Jeff Drew FORWARD OPERATING BASE PAYNE, Helmand province, Afghanistan — He defends Marines and sailors with love and tenacity, protecting them as any Marine would protect a brother-in-arms. He is the epitome of man’s best friend, shielding service members from the enemy…

This video was submitted by a longtime subscriber.  Thanks, David for the video and for your service to our country!  Cpt. Otis Brig. Gen Ritchie on The Rescue of Roger Locher – Most Awesome story. “Some have the ability to communicate very clearly…Ritchie is one of those.” Important links for updated military/defense information: The Daily…

OUR RESERVE CHAPLAINS UNIT was training with a Navy landing-craft unit at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center pier at the same time a Navy divers unit was embarking for a mission in Lake Michigan. Just before the divers’ boat left, six of us chaplains walked up the plank and boarded. A startled diver looked up…

United States Air Force The beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom came with an aerial campaign like no other in history. This is the story of the United States Air Force effort in the action that liberated an oppressed nation. The United States Air Force played the leading role in what was to be the most…

ON BIVOUAC in basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash., each of us had to dig a foxhole. It was supposed to be deep and narrow, but as I attempted to do it justice, mine got deeper and wider. The commanding officer finally walked over to me and, looking into the gaping hole, asked, “A tank trap,…

Children of Deployed Military Members Letters from Home The children of deployed military members often go unnoticed. The feelings they have are however, very real and very powerful. Take a short look at their sacrifice. For more… click here

Cairo, The Dog That Cornered Osama Bin Laden … not your standard K9…nor is the gear When U.S. President Barack Obama went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, … for a highly publicized, but very private meeting with the commando team that killed Osama bin Laden, only one of the 81 members of the super-secret SEAL DevGru…

WAITING TO HAVE a physical at the base hospital in Cherry Point, N.C., I overheard a Marine Corps warrant officer try unsuccessfully to get the medical personnel to issue him new eyeglasses without an appointment.  Just then, a two-star general came into the room, and the warrant officer snapped sharply to attention, greeting him, “Good morning,…

Army Families – Army Strong: A great video about what families go through to support our military service to this country. [bcvideo vid=’973141114001′ pid=’96582452001′ height=’410′ width=’480′]
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