46 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. Twenty-two employees across the Army Materiel Command enterprise are receiving recognition for missions they accomplished in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021.
The employees, including logistics management specialists, contracting officers and program analysts, received AMC’s Employee of the Quarter honors for their work going above and beyond to meet deadlines and exceed expectations. They represent AMC’s “best of the best” employees across the world.
“Our workforce is the foundation of all we do at Army Materiel Command,” said Maj. Gen. Bob Harter, AMC’s chief of staff. “The Employee of the Quarter awards allow us to recognize the outstanding contributions and impactful performance of those who have gone above and beyond. These great leaders set the example for others to follow.”
Pleasant Holidays Expands Its U.S. Tour Offerings
Bryce Canyon in Utah. Photo: Shutterstock.com.
Pleasant Holidays and its luxury brand, Journese, announced a major expansion of their Continental USA product line as domestic leisure travel surges.
The expansion adds new destinations and new hotels to popular regions already in the portfolio, with more than 180 new properties ranging from luxury spa resorts to family-friendly vacation rentals to budget-conscious hotels.
“As more Americans get vaccinated, we are seeing a surge in bookings for 2021 vacations from Memorial Day to beyond Labor Day and through the festive season,” said Jack E. Richards, President, and CEO. “This latest expansion brings our entire USA product to more than 1,100 hotels in 31 states nationwide, including Alaska and the most popular beach destinations in Hawaii, Florida, California, and South Carolina.”
This past March the students conducted interviews of World War IIâveterans James Kloos and Ray Lawson.
This month they are making videos of Vietnam veteran John Newsom; and Korean War veteran Richard Dagitz.
The veteran project is part of Marquetteâs Computers II class where students learn about different types of multi-media. Some of the topics the class covers are photos and photo editing, desktop publications such as brochures and programs, video taking and movie creation, in addition to audio editing for putting together podcasts or radio commercials.
Following is a brief background about each veteran.
Richard G. Dagitz
New tornado alley? Tornadoes in the south are becoming more frequent…and deadly
Find out what the science says about tornadoes and why they are becoming more frequent in the south. Author: Corallys Ortiz (KTHV) Updated: 12:16 PM CDT May 11, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. When you think of Tornado Alley, the Great Plains or the Mid-West region usually comes to mind.
Tornadoes in the southeast are getting worse and in recent years they ve often been the deadliest.
Meteorologists are questioning whether the region considered Tornado Alley is a misleading concept.
Geographically, there are several different air masses colliding with each other across the Continental United States, which help produce storms.