The Southern Pines Town Council, members of the planning board, town staff and residents began getting a better picture of their town — and its growth potential — following an
John (Skip) Dickinson, pictured above, was honored for his service in the U.S. Marines at a recent ceremony at the Cook VFW Post 1757. Skip is holding a picture of SPC Ronald Charles Coon, also a Vietnam veteran and a long-time friend, who was assigned to the long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) team. Submitted photos. EDITOR’S
Senator Francis Tolentino (File photo) MANILA - Senator Francis Tolentino is anticipating the return of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and an empowered Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM). Tolentino, who is a Brigadier General of the Philippine Army Reserve Force, made the statement during the inauguration on Wednesday of the National Capital Region Regional Community Defense Group's Military Police (NCR-RCDG MP) Building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City under the Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS) Program. "Malapit na pong manumbalik ang ROTC. Yan po ang nakikita ko. Kaya napaghandaan na po natin ito (ROTC is coming back soon. That's what I am seeing. And we have already prepared for this). The ARESCOM will be a vibrant community, a vibrant institution of the reserve force in the months and the years ahead," Tolentino said in his message. He said that ARESCOM, which is currently being led by Brig. Gen. Fernando Felipe, will be h
ROTC SUMMER CAMP. A total of 331 young men and women are currently undergoing a month-long ROTC Summer Camp Training at the 302nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena (back to the camera) welcomed the trainees at the opening on August 7, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the 302nd Infantry Brigade) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 331 youths are currently undergoing a four-week Reserve Officers' Training Corps or ROTC Summer Camp Training at the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena, 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday, said the summer camp training is "intended for the ROTC cadets who are projected to become ROTC officers in their different schools". Some trainees are from Silliman University and St. Paul University in this capital city and from a few other schools, he said. The in-house training
Service members who report an attack have to navigate a system that does not necessarily protect them. A group of lawyers, advocates and survivors is jo.