The Pentagon has released the names of 30 American troops who were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade downed their Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan last weekend
The attack represented the biggest single day loss of military personnel America has suffered during the nearly ten-year Afghanistan war. Overall, 1648 Americans have died in the conflict.
This video hit the internet early this morning and still no one knows which base or which branch of the service this is. I am going with Air Force for the sole reason if you watch the guy in the background taking the picture you can see the Air Force logo on his shorts, but regardless it is a great video !
August 9, 2011 Today, Governor Mary Fallin announced plans for a new religious center to be built on Camp Gruber.
August 6, 2011 Taliban insurgents shot down an American military helicopter in Afghanistan Saturday, killing 31 American troops and 7 Afghan commandos, multiple news outlets are reporting.
I recently got a chance to hangout with men and women of the 168th BSB who are our co-op partners here at KLAW 101, and had a total blast !
On Friday, President Obama joined Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen in formally signing a document certifying that military readiness would not be hurt by allowing gays in the military. The notice will now be sent to Congress.
The action officially repeals the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy enacted during the Clinton Administration and begins the 60-day waiting period that will lead to a full lift of the ban.
In recent weeks, we’ve seen several US servicemembers use YouTube to invite celebrities to accompany them to the upcoming Marine Corps Ball.
First Sgt. Scott Moore asked Mila Kunis, then Cpl. Kelsey De Santis asked Kunis’ ‘Friends with Benefits’ co-star Justin Timberlake, and finally Sgt. Ray Lewis asked everyone’s favorite octogenarian, Betty White.
Sgt. Scott Moore, of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, setup a YouTube page last week and made a video to request Mila Kunis to join him on November 18th at the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina
July 8, 2011 The Army has announced that Maj. Nidal Hasan will be tried in a military court and is eligible for the death penalty for his role in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas.
An attorney for the former military psychiatrist, who's been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in connection with the deadly rampage, wanted capital punishment taken off the table. It has not yet been decided whether an insanity defense will be used.
Fort Sill's Commanding General, Maj. Gen. David Halverson recently visited with Medicine Park Mayor Dwight Cope to offer support to the community stricken by last week's big wildfire.
June 22, 2011 Here we go again. Starting to sound like a broke record. (Remember those?) Seems like every time I turn around, I am finding out that someone, or some entity or whatever has an issue surrounding the American Flag.
Everyone needs a friend like David Hart.
The British soldier who was killed by a Taliban bomb last year left more than $160,000 in his will so his friends could go to Las Vegas.
