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MCC alumnus ends successful government career April 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Donald Meyers was a First Sergeant in the 77th Army Band. (Courtesy photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Upon his retirement in February from 37 years of combined federal government service, Donald Meyers -- a Manistee Catholic Central graduate -- received a special gift. (Courtesy photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Donald Meyers (middle), a 1981 graduate of Manistee Catholic Central, retired from 37 years of f...

By Andrew C. Patterson, Special Warfare Training Wing/Public Affairs / Published April 16, 2021 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas—Chief Master Sgt. Todd M. Popovic, Special Warfare Training Wing, or SWTW, command chief, leads a formation in memorial pushups after a memorial log carry for fallen airman, Lt. Col. William Schroeder, at the SWTW located on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, or JBSA-CTA, Apr. 8, 2021. The memorial log created for Sc...

As I reflect on what has gone on locally in Burlington these past few months it makes me review the intolerance I have faced since living here the past 1.5 years. My name is Jose Martinez, a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant, and I chose to retire in southeastern Wisconsin because I grew up here and it is an amazing place to raise children. One of the greatest lessons I received in my 21 years of service was in S.E.R.E. School during the Special Forces Qualification Course. There was scenario wh...

47 FORT KNOX, Ky. -- U.S. Army Human Resources Command welcomed a Somerset, Kentucky, native as its new command sergeant major during a change of responsibility ceremony here March 12. Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony McAdoo assumed the role of the command’s senior enlisted advisor from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Lynice Thorpe-Noel. Upon relinquishing her duties at HRC, Thorpe-Noel is retiring to Huntsville, Alabama. HRC conducts distribution, strategic talent management, and infor...

Prepare for spring and learn new things at Shreve Memorial Library Samantha Bonnette Spring is almost here, and at Shreve Memorial Library, we are helping you prepare for warmer temperature by learning new things. Now is the time to plant a garden, create a spring wreath to adorn your home, and explore a new hobby. At the library, you can do it all with great programs and digital resources. On Monday, March 22, Shreve Memorial Library and Green Thumb at Your Service invite you to take part in t...

Alwyn Cashe’s Silver Star citation states that: “On the evening of October 17, 2005, Sergeant First Class Cashe’s heroic actions saved the lives of six of his fellow soldiers. At approximately 1920 hours, 1st Platoon of Alpha Company, 1-15 Infantry departed FOB MACKENZIE to conduct a route clearance in the city of Daliaya, Iraq. Along Route JAIME, the lead Bradley Fighting Vehicle, of which Sergeant First Class Cashe was gunner, struck a victim detonated pressure-switch IED. The blast ign...

CBS News Who would live and who would die: The inside story of the Iranian attack on Al Asad Airbase 60 Minutes contributor David Martin and producer Mary Walsh report on the January 2020 attack on American forces stationed in Iraq. 2021 Feb 28 Facebook In January 2020, when the U.S. launched a drone strike to kill Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, 2,000 American troops at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq braced for a retaliatory attack. They thought it pr...

Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division Leadership Commander COL Geoffrey A. Whittenberg Colonel Geoffrey A. Whittenberg graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Oklahoma State Universitys ROTC program in 1997, with a degree in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (Forestry), and received his commission as an Aviation Officer. He attended the Aviation Officer Basic Course and graduated flight school in 1998 as an OH-58D-rated Aviator. His first assignment after flight sc...

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