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First female sailor completes Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman training

SWCC qualification insignias (from left to right: Basic, Senior, and Master) For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37-week training course at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego to become a Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC), the boat operators who transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own classified […]
A Little Inspiration

This is Admiral McRaven’s motivational speech. I hope you appreciate it as much as I do. It applies to all things and all people. He’s also got a book on the book racks. Well, he has several, but this is titled ‘Make Your Bed’. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KFJGT50/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Here’s the video of his speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBuIGBCF9jc
AC-130 gunship crew receives medals for saving 88 lives in combat

The crew of Shadow 71 (pictured) all received medals for their performance over Afghanistan back in September 2019. From Military.com; An Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship crew was awarded multiple medals this week for providing cover and close-air support for special forces personnel during a September 2019 battle in Afghanistan. Five air commandos from the […]
USAF combat controller who already earned Air Force Cross receives Airman’s Medal for heroics stateside

A US Air Force battlefield airman, who was awarded the service’s second highest award for combat valor, the Air Force Cross, has now earned the service’s highest award for non-combat valor. Military.com reports; For Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, bravery isn’t confined to the battlefield. The airman earned the highest Air Force award for noncombat bravery […]
Clarksville U.S. Army recruiters help save lives after crash involving 7 vehicles

KoB sends in this story of quick action on the part of some Army recruiters. WKRN reports; A group of U.S. Army recruiters in Clarksville [Tennessee] put their combat-tested skills to good use after a crash involving seven vehicles in the 3000 block of Wilma Rudolph Blvd. The crash happened Monday right outside of their […]
A-10 pilot honored for landing Warthog without working landing gear, cockpit canopy

This is one badass, ballsy young aviator. If the story sounds familiar, the same exact thing happened to a Michigan Air National Guard pilot, Major Brett DeVries. He earned a DFC for his airmanship, and I think Captain Bye deserves similar. Air Force Times reports; A typical training flight over Georgia last spring turned nightmarish […]
An inspiration to us all….
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Pete Gray, the St. Louis Browns’ one-armed outfielder, batting at Yankee Stadium in May 1945. (Harry Harris/AP) This is a brief story about a handicapped ball player from the 1940s who became an inspiration to disabled World War II vets. His name was Pete Gray. From the article: At age six, while hitching a ride […]
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