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Fort Sill trainees who stopped a suicide attempt receive promotions in basic
I saw this article yesterday, but I’ve been too busy to post something up on it sooner. ninja, as always, also helped tip us off on it. Ignore for the moment that someone writing for the ARMY Times doesn’t know Army enlisted ranks. Two 22-year-old trainees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, were promoted to private 2nd class after […]
Trump Presents Distinguished Flying Cross to 7 Guardsmen
President Trump honored seven members of California’s National Guard with the Distinguished Flying Cross, Sept. 14, 2020. Eggs sends. …for Wildfire Rescues By Bing Xiao President Donald Trump awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Monday to two California Army National Guard aircrews who flew repeatedly into a raging wildfire in two separate endeavors to rescue […]
Trump presents Sergeant Major Thomas “Patrick” Payne with his Medal of Honor
Poetrooper sent me a reminder that we missed notifying y’all that Sergeant Major Payne has received his Medal of Honor. It was presented to him at the White House yesterday by the president. I talked about SGM Payne last week in my Valor Friday. At the time, information on the quiet professional was scarce. Payne […]
The National Guard team that rescued hundreds trapped by the Creek Fire
The National Guard team that rescued hundreds of people trapped by the Creek Fire over the weekend discussed the life-saving mission’s tense moments. Crews of the CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk said they took women and children out first as the flames continued to burn closer to the Mammoth Pool Reservoir in the Sierra […]
Navy helicopter team rescues hiker…
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island prepares to land during an Alpine Search and Rescue training mission in the Olympic Mountains. (MC2 Marc Cuenca/Navy) …hurt in Olympic Mountains MOUNT TOWNSEND, Wash. — A helicopter crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island rescued a hiker who was severely injured in a […]
Shoot sharks, save lives, see the world
This should be the new recruiting motto for the US Coast Guard. The crew of USCGC Kimball were taking a well earned break. The skipper had rewarded them with a swim call, where everyone jumps into the ocean and it’s party time. I understand for those nautically inclined service members this is a big deal. […]
The ‘Deadliest Recruit on Parris Island’
Pfc. Austin Ferrell Jeff LPH sends us a story that’s sure to warm the hearts of Marines everywhere. Marines have no heart you say? Au contraire, a Master Guns I worked with had one- in a jar on his desk. Without further ado, Philip Athey When Pfc. Austin Ferrell transitioned from a recruit to a […]
Daily dose of inspirational videos
Defund the police? Then who will rescue your fire fighters? Tonight, at approximately 8:15 PM, the Marin County Fire Department (MCFD) requested the Sonoma Sheriff’s Helicopter “Henry-1” respond to the area of the Woodward Fire, which is burning in an area of the Point Reyes National Seashore, southwest of Olema. MCFD requested an immediate rescue […]
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