Wednesday Warfighter: Behind the Lens
Story and Photos By U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. First Class Mark Burrell The Army’s top Journalist for 2010 Afghanistan, Mid-March — Well, I got shot at today. Again. It’s an unsettling feeling. I’m...
View ArticleWorth a Thousand Words: USS Higgins
The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins is underway in the Persian Gulf. Higgins is deployed with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security...
View ArticleWorth a Thousand Words: In the Face of Danger
Gunnery Sgt. Brian M. Blonder was awarded the Navy Cross, the second highest award given for valor in the face of danger, during a ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., May 10,...
View ArticleWorth a Thousand Words: Warrior Games
Chief Petty Officer Peter Allen Johns, an electrician’s mate, practices for the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill or injured...
View ArticleWorth a Thousand Words: CH-47 Arrival
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is downloaded off of a U.S. Air Force C-5 Aircraft. Once fully assembled and mission ready, the cargo helicopter will...
View ArticlePhotographer Sees War First Hand
By Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes, Defense Media Activity From www.defense.gov FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - During her deployment with a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan in 2010, Senior...
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Get A Grip
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jacob Shepherd, a wireman with the 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team and a 26-year-old native of Bucyrus, Ohio, holds his 1-year-old son closely after returning to Marine...
View ArticleThe Art of a Solider
Army combat artist Spc. Greg Gieske shares his story about documenting the soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divison through custom artwork and photography. Read More
View ArticleWar Through the Eyes of Photographers
The raw emotion of an armed conflict and its aftermath, as told by military photographers. Read More
View ArticleArmy Life Serves as Muse for Veteran Artists
A group of artists have used their past experiences as soldiers to inspire their craft and the Pentagon has taken notice, displaying their works in its first ever all veteran art exhibit. Read More
View ArticleAirman’s Photography Career Embodies Force of the Future
U.S. Air Force SSgt. Larry Reid Jr. is a great example of the Force of the Future, an initiative that's inspiring the best and brightest to serve our country. Read More
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