Have you been looking for an easy way to support our troops? Military service members stationed far from home love to see postcards from our beautiful 50 states. eMOM’s making it easy for you to support our troops by sending in your local postcards to give them snapshots from across America. Grab some local view postcards from your favorite tourist…
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The 2008 America Supports You National Freedom Walk will proceed as scheduled on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 9 a.m. Registration is available through Sept. 6. The Walk begins at the Women in Military Service to America Memorial at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and t-shirts will be distributed on site. The tradition began with a walk in Washington DC,…
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By Fred W. Baker IIIAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2008 – Newsman’s Own awarded a combined $75,000 in grants to 15 nonprofit organizations for their innovative volunteer efforts to improve military quality of life during the company’s ninth annual awards ceremony, held at the Pentagon here today. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs…
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In 2005, Pentagon employees wishing to commemorate the attack on the Pentagon and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, created what has become a new national tradition—the America Supports You Freedom Walk. Over 15,000 people walked from the Pentagon to the National Mall to pay tribute to those who died; renew their commitment to freedom and the values…
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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner/Released) Sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as it departs Naval Air Station North Island. George Washington will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating from Yokosuka, Japan. [ Tags: USS George…
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MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Ward DALLAS – The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is extending special retirement benefits to former Soldiers and Airmen who shop their exchange during the annual “Still Serving” weekend Sept. 5-7. Invitations to this event, included a “Salute to Your Service” sales flyer, are already hitting the mailboxes of more than three million Army and…
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We’d love to see a little more interactivity here on the eMail Our Military blog. Your comments are appreciated and we’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. What would you like to see here? Are you interested in being a guest writer? Are you in the military or a military family member? Let us know, we want to hear…
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Evacuees leaving before Hurricane Gustav hits the Gulf Coast, check in at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans Aug. 30. They will be boarding flights officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Defense have chartered to transport citizens who otherwise could not leave on their own to destinations safely outside the hurricane’s path. (U.S. Air…
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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — 1st. Lt. Sean Ruane, 41st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk co-pilot, and Capt. Adam Rudolphi, 41st RQS HH-60G command pilot, perform a pre-deployment inspection on a 41st RQS aircraft here Aug. 31. The 41st RQS is preparing to enter storm ravaged areas of the Gulf Coast with other rescue and support units of Moody’s…
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(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor) Capt. James Salazar hugs his 20-month-old daughter, Elizabeth, prior to the 15th Airlift Squadron’s departure Aug. 27 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. [ Tags: Capt. James Salazar, 15th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, Airmen, Deployment, Military Support, Messages of Support, Troop Support, Moral Support, eMail The Military, eMailing…
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(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Erik Hofmeyer) Maj. J.D. Haig (left) and Lt. Col. Troy Anderson, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilots, patrol then Tropical Storm Gustav during a mission out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Aug. 27. The Hurricane Hunters are the only operational unit in the world flying weather reconnaissance on a routine basis. They provide surveillance…
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