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DUI: Don't underestimate it
March 12, 2013
Alcohol abuse stands as one of the most negative stereotypes for Service members worldwide. Unfortunately, many Service members reinforce this image through reckless acts such as driving under the influence. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward/Released)
Son of legendary master diver meets 511th Dive Detachment Soldiers
March 12, 2013
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, an Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook pilot with the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, holds a photograph of his late father, Carl Brashear, during a visit to the 511th Dive Detachment at Fort Eustis, Va., March 1, 2013. Carl Brashear was the first African-American to become a U.S. Navy master diver, and retired from the Navy as a master chief petty officer. While visiting the detachment, Phillip told current Army divers about his father's triumphs and success in the face of adversity, and thanked them for continuing the legacy of military divers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edwin J. Rodriguez/Released)
Raptors soar during Red Flag 13-3
March 11, 2013
A three-ship formation of F-22 Raptors from the 27th Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., participate in Red Flag 13-3 March 5, 2013, fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The exercise is hosted by the 414th Combat Training Squadron out of Nellis AFB, Nev. Since combat is no place to train aircrews, the 414th CTS provide a peacetime "battlefield" within which our combat air forces can train. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lancaster)
Furloughs can begin April 26, DOD comptroller says
March 11, 2013
Sequestration impacts ripple across Air Force
March 11, 2013
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III testifies before the House Appropriations Committee's Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, March 5, 2013, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
Campbell takes oath as Army's vice chief of staff
March 11, 2013
After receiving his fourth star, Gen. John F. Campbell is sworn in as the Army's 34th vice chief of staff by Secretary of the Army John McHugh, March 8, 2013. Campbell's wife, Ann, holds the Bible. Campbell succeeds Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the Army's vice chief of staff. (U.S. Army photo by J. D. Leipold)
Funding for Army tuition assistance stops
March 11, 2013
Beginning March 8, 2013, funding for tuition assistance will cease and Soldiers cannot submit new requests for tuition assistance. This suspension in funding "is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration," the G-1 public affairs office wrote in a released statement. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. William Wiseman)
Army Aviation looking to overcome 'degraded visual environment'
March 8, 2013
Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, watch a Kiowa helicopter land in the desert dust at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013. Aviators and acquisition officials are exploring sensors, queing and control methods to better enable flying and landing in what is called a "degraded visual environment." (U.S. Army photo by E.J. Hersom)
Hagel visits Afghanistan to assess operations
March 8, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs the press, March 7, 2013, en route to Afghanistan to thank troops during his first trip as the 24th secretary. (DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)
7th Sus. Bde. LCU deploys in support of humanitarian crisis exercise in Cuba
March 6, 2013
The LCU 2001 "Runnymede" prepares to leave the Leeward shoreline of Guantanamo Bay Feb. 15. The Runnymede was at Guantanamo Bay to support Integrated Advance 2013, a humanitarian-related exercise U.S. Southern Command conducts biennially. The LCU 2001 is one of two U.S. Army South LCUs that operate within the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Barbara J. Liau, 123rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)