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Our Best: Army Spc. Tiffany Larriba
U.S. Army Spc. Tiffany Larriba held her hands in front of her, fingers closed, as children from Karabti San, Djibouti, waited in eager anticipation Jan. 3. Suddenly, Larriba smiled and raised six fingers. “Six,” the children exclaimed in unison. This was the children’s second exposure to learning the English language through a program Larriba, a team member with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 4902, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion and Dallas, Texas, native, calls: “Soldier in the … Read entire article »
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Female Engagement Teams Support Troops
At barely 39 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the two women of Female Engagement Team 6 warmed their red, sniffling noses by drinking hot chocolate out of canteen cups. It was early morning and they had little sleep from the cold night before. The Marines began dressing in their body armor, preparing for their upcoming day of work. Sergeants Jessica Lugo and Autumn Sekely were getting ready to go out in support of Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Afghan women learn life-saving techniques
Thirteen Afghan women received life-saving first aid training at a provincial women’s development center shura held in Paktya province, Nov. 1. U.S. servicemembers assigned to the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Nebraska Agribusiness Development Team, both located on Forward Operating Base Goode, taught the women how to treat burns, lacerations and abrasions. U.S. Air Force medics Tech Sgt. Rebecca Rose, with the ADT from Coleridge, Neb., and Staff Sgt. April DeLuna, with the PRT from San … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Medicine, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Our Best: Senior Airman Grace Enriquez
Beyond the pride one carries by simply being a member in today’s all-volunteer U.S. military, there is no greater honor for a service member than accomplishing a challenge in an expeditionary environment, especially when that achievement is normally accomplished by a different branch than the one you serve. This statement holds especially true when attached in support of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa, a forward-deployed base comprised of airmen, sailors, soldiers and Marines, all sharing … Read entire article »
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Our Best: Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish
New York native Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish, assistant supply chief for 2nd Marine Division (Forward), holds a photo of her with her husband and son. Parrish’s husband, Staff Sgt. Timothy Parrish, is also a deployed Marine, and their son stays with her sister. Parrish said communication with her son is the key to keeping their relationship strong. Photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew Her family arrived in the United States from San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic more than 28 years ago. She grew up as the second youngest in a family of eight children. Her mother, with four children, married her step-father, also with four children, and they lived as a modern-day Brady Bunch. They loved having large Dominican meals and dancing. It was never a dull moment in their three-bedroom … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Marriage in the Military, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Sgt. Allysa Turner
Every now and then, a soldier who embodies the true meaning of the word professional steps forward. Someone to whom the Army values are not just words but rather a guide to live their life. Sgt. Allysa Turner, a young paralegal in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, is one of those individuals. After joining the regimental legal team as a private, this motivated soldier worked her way through the enlisted ranks and became a non-commissioned officer in … Read entire article »
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Marine Women Battle in Roller Derby
The Devil Dog Derby Dames roller derby league played its quarterly bout at the gymnasium here Sept. 24 to keep their competitive edge. The league, which was created a year ago, is made up of status of forces agreement personnel and service members, and boasts two teams, the Machine Gun Mollies and the Blitzkrieg Betties. The league has a month-long training evolution, called the “dog pound,” where participants learn proper sportsmanship and the safety rules of roller … Read entire article »
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Operation Rising Star in Kosovo
Camp Bondsteel has wrapped up its Operation Rising Star competition and chosen the soldier who will represent Kosovo Forces 14 in the main competition in the U.S. 1st Lt. Eboni Sherrer, an intelligence officer with the 221st Military Intelligence Company based in Fort Gillam, Ga., won over Bondsteel by singing hits like “At Last” by Etta James and Tina Turner’s version of “Proud Mary.” Since the competition began in early August the soldiers on Bondsteel had … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Music and Performers, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Tech. Sgt. Nicole Wrisley
With security forces being the largest career field in the Air Force and the many locations to be deployed, what are the odds of deploying to the same base twice? While there is no actual statistic, there is at least one 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces sergeant who has been to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, twice. Tech. Sgt. Nicole Wrisley, 332nd ESFS area supervisor, arrived at JBB in August for the second time. “When I found out I was … Read entire article »
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