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“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” By Antonio Delgado, with a Tribute to all of our armed forces protecting our freedom around the world. Dont forget to remember our military troops and their families this year.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 24, 2009 - Comments No Comments

About 200 South Carolina National Guard troops are home for the holidays.

For some military families Christmas will be extra special because they’ll be spending it with their loved ones who’ve just returned from war.

Home for the holidays. That probably means a lot to the Soldiers of the 138th Quartermaster based in Brazil, Indiana.

Commander in Chief Barack Obama has nominated Navy Vice Admiral James Winnefeld to be the next Commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 23, 2009 - Comments No Comments

Marines in St. Louis have a special mission this holiday season.

Actor Woody Harrelson is up for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of a casualty notification officer in the movie “The Messenger”.

For some military families Christmas will be extra special because they’ll be spending it with their loved ones who’ve just returned from war.

The Air National Guard delivered some holiday cheer to wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Monday.

The timing could not be better for the 1,100 Sailors and 365 Marines onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on graduates of Indiana University to consider service to their country when they decide what to do with their careers.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on November 10, 2009 - Comments No Comments

Many of the soldiers wounded in last week’s shooting spree at Fort Hood will be attending today’s memorial ceremony honoring their fallen comrades.

Two men are safe today after the Coast Guard rescued them from an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

November is a time set aside for the Department of Defense to acknowledge the challenges and sacrifices of military families.

A changing of the guard at the organization charged with leading the fight against IEDs.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on October 20, 2009 - Comments No Comments

The Air Force announced Saturday that the pilot involved in a recent accident is presumed dead.

For the first time in Colorado Army National Guard history, a woman will lead the ranks.

Health officials are seeing unprecedented levels of influenza cases this year, and most of them are confirmed H1N1.

Officials say Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be pushing for increased international support for the war in Afghanistan.

A look at what the Defense Department is doing to help military families deal with the challenges of deployment.

Commander of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, visited Pakistan on Monday.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on October 14, 2009 - Comments No Comments

We’d like to remind servicemembers with disabilities about a website designed to help them find new jobs.

Thousands looked on as the Navy commissioned its newest destroyer Saturday in Philadelphia.

A new web site is helping military families in transition.

A citizenship ceremony was held aboard the USS Green Bay during Fleet Week in San Francisco.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on October 8, 2009 - Comments No Comments

A new movie called “You” is giving some military families an idea of how to get through grief.

The National Security Personnel System or NSPS is under review right now.

The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that the eight U.S. troops killed in last week’s attack in Afghanistan were attached to the 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

Meetings on future military strategy in Afghanistan continue this week at the White House.

Three Navy ships returned to their homeport Wednesday after completing a six-month deployment to the Caribbean Sea and waters surrounding South America.

Afghanistan’s Minister of the Interior says a suicide car bomb rocked the country’s capital Thursday morning, killing more than fifteen people.

A new website offers advice and support for military families in transition.