Doing More than Fighting the War - Ghana

I found this article about the Navy partnering with a civilian volunteer organization and Ghana’s Ministry of Health in Tema. They are helping to build a medical clinic and transport the supplies to stock it. It’s just part of a 7 month humanitarian deployment to West and Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.
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Doing More Than Fighting the War - Helping Disabled Children

There’s an article on Military.com about Sailors from the USS Harry S Truman who volunteered their liberty to participate in helping children in a Middle Eastern Port this February. They were a part of various projects, including guiding horses for disabled children, visiting disabled children in their classrooms and doing projects with autistic children. These [...]

Doing More Than Fighting the War

Here’s an article I found on Air Force Link about American airmen joining Korean airmen in a traditional Korean celebration. I’m sure that this event will never be forgotten by all those who participated. This is what lasting peace is made of.

Lunar New Year event strengthens ties, cultural awareness
by Staff Sgt. Alice Moore
8th Fighter [...]

Doing More than Fighting the War

They’re awesome and we get a lot more people on the day that the Navy serves the food,” said Giese. “The food is just really awesome. They put a lot of thought into it and the guys really work hard. It is a good thing for the community.
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The war in the Middle East is [...]

The Military isn’t Just Fighting Terrorism!

My husband is a Corpsman in the Navy. To you civilians, that means he is a medical technician. It’s similar to Army Medics, but Navy Corpsmen are medical support for Sailors and Marines. Mr. is in a critical care specialty and works in a Naval Hospital. He is not deployed much now because what he [...]