http://northshorejournal.org An on-line magazine supporting the Ninth Amendment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_15006" width="499" caption="First Lt. Timothy McCormick, assistant operations officer, Brigade Headquarters Group, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, drinks freshly-purified water with locals. The water was cleaned with the solar-powered water purification system assembled here, Feb. 16. The system cleans out bacteria and diseases in the water, making it safe for locals ... http://northshorejournal.org/solar-power-brings-clean-water-in-afghanistan Haiti has been awash in visitors for the last two months. The relief effort after the earthquake brought thousands of people to the country that had never been there before. Few had any understanding of Haitian traditions, Haitian customs and the way things were done in Haiti up until January ... http://northshorejournal.org/the-current-situation-in-haiti [caption id="attachment_15092" width="502" caption="Nathional Weather Service flood risk map for Spring 2010"][/caption] The National Weather Service (NWS) released a late winter / spring forecast today describing the threat of "imminent Midwest flooding", as well as flooding in the South and East. The risk map they have provided shows the highest risk ... http://northshorejournal.org/rain-and-snow-pack-make-for-a-wet-spring [caption id="attachment_15002" width="501" caption="After receiving his citizenship for the U.S., 2nd Lt. Aldo Grados (left) of Ica, Peru, a platoon leader with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., became an officer for the U.S. Army."][/caption] After three years of attending a military high ... http://northshorejournal.org/peruvian-navy-officer-joins-u-s-army Asking who is in charge of a country is the sort of thing the State Department and the C.I.A. hire folks for. Countries are rarely run solely by their government. There are many other interested parties and Haiti is not an exception to that rule. The complication for Haiti after the ... http://northshorejournal.org/who-is-in-charge-in-haiti [caption id="attachment_14997" align="alignright" width="259" caption="An officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas, fights off one of her instructors during Sexual Assualt Unarmed Self Defense Awareness and Prevention class, held at Forward Operating Base Warrior. Photo by Pfc. Jessica ... http://northshorejournal.org/adding-improvised-self-defense-skills-for-female-soldiers [caption id="attachment_15022" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Shown are the remains of a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, left unrecognizable by the violent earthquake that devastated the city on 12 January. 15/Jan/2010. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN Photo/Marco Dormino"][/caption] The earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 did a great deal of damage, to the government and ... http://northshorejournal.org/the-damage-from-the-haitian-earthquake Here are two articles from the military illustrating our efforts to help the Iraqis secure their long border with Iran. [caption id="attachment_14993" width="503" caption="Soldiers from Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment emplace an Unattended Ground Sensor during a nighttime operation Feb. 25. The sensors allow the Iraqi Department of Border ... http://northshorejournal.org/securing-the-iran-iraq-border [caption id="attachment_15049" width="500" caption="A grizzly scene marks the road to mass graves where hundreds of bodies have been deposited in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which claimed countless lives. 15/Jan/2010. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN Photo/Logan Abassi"][/caption] Haiti has always been a nation of extremes. The grinding poverty of ... http://northshorejournal.org/haiti-a-nation-of-smiles-and-struggles [caption id="attachment_15019" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay M. Chu"][/caption] At just before 5 p.m. local time on January 12, 2010, the Port-au-Prince region of the island nation of Haiti suffered an earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. The quake generated tsunami ... http://northshorejournal.org/two-months-after-the-haitian-earthquake [caption id="attachment_15013" width="502" caption="Singer Kaya Jones performs for the Soldiers assigned to Contingency Operating Station Endeavor, Iraq, Feb. 24. Jones, a former member of the Pussycat Dolls, signed autographs and posed for pictures after her performance. Photo by Spc. Ben Hutto"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_15014" width="502" caption="Kaya Jones is presented with a combat ... http://northshorejournal.org/kaya-jones-entertains-in-iraq [caption id="attachment_14975" width="432" caption="1st Lt Bergan Flannigan of Tupper Lake wears the Purple Heart she was awarded after losing her leg while on patrol last month in Afghanistan. Shown with her at Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Afghanistan are her husband, 1st Lt. Thomas Flannigan, left, and Col. John F. ... http://northshorejournal.org/our-best-lt-bergan-flannigan [caption id="attachment_14971" width="503" caption="Left to right, roller derby teammates Army Sgt. Karli Wahkahquah, Army 1st Lt. Kristin Sloan and Army 1st Lt. Jessica duMonceaux, all members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, proudly show off their dainty, powder blue Thunderbirds -- symbolic of the parent 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ... http://northshorejournal.org/our-best-roller-derby-women [caption id="attachment_14968" width="504" caption="Lt. Col. Kyle Lear, the deputy commanding officer of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, presents Gen. Khatol Mohammadzai, the first female parachutist and general in the Afghan national army, with the title of honorary Sky Soldier. Photo by Spc. Daniel D. Haun"][/caption] While many countries celebrated the ... http://northshorejournal.org/women-in-the-afghan-army-gen-khatol-mohammadzai [caption id="attachment_14964" width="503" caption="Master Sgt. Sarah Frankenhoff is the 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office superintendent. She\'s an endurance athlete who competes in marathons and triathlons. Her most recent event was Ironman UK which consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. To see a ... http://northshorejournal.org/the-story-of-a-former-fat-girl