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Archive: May, 2005

America Supports You: Coca Cola 600 salutes the military

Lowe's is set to present a special tribute to the U.S. military at the Coca Cola 600 Memorial Day Race May 29 in Concord, N.C.The nationwide home improvement chain is a main sponsor of Lowe's Motor Speedway, home of the annual NASCAR event. Lowe's also is part of DoD's America Supports You program, which showcases how Americans across the country

Antonio R. Griffin, catcher for Exercise Support Division, smiles while crossing home plate after hitting an in-the-park homerun during ESD?s softball double-header May 25 in game one against 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Felix Field. ESD defeated 3/7 13-8, and would later lose in game two against Marine Wing Support Squadron-374, 15-5. - Antonio R. Griffin, catcher for Exercise Support Division, smiles while crossing home plate after hitting an in-the-park homerun during ESD?s softball double-header May 25 in game one against 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Felix Field. ESD defeated 3/7 13-8, and would later lose in game two against Marine Wing Support Squadron-374, 15-5.

ESD puts out softball double-header

Although facing some worthy opponents during last week’s May 25 softball double-header, Exercise Support Division managed one win and one loss here at Felix Field. Considering ESD has a less than impressive record of 3-7, putting them in 11th place, they continue do their best on the field giving undefeated teams like Marine Wing Support Squadron

Severely injured troops relearn living skills

"It smells good in here already," a visitor to "Fort Independence" said as she walked into the kitchen where amputees sharpen their culinary skills at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here. Fort Independence is a mock apartment set up in the hospital's occupational-therapy department to train newly disabled patients how to cook, get around an

'Defending Freedom' highlights work of Sailors, Marines

Hundreds of color photos depicting the trials and triumphs of the Navy and Marine Corps troops during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom adorn the pages of "Defending Freedom," a new hardcover coffee-table book. Proceeds of the book's sale will be used to provide financial assistance to sailors, Marines and their families. Defending

Marine For Life mentors offer advice, assistance to job seekers

Landing your first civilian job can be a long and confusing process, something Mike Martinez learned from experience. “I remember getting out and not understanding how the process worked,” said the former Marine. “It helped me to talk to people, whether they were Marines or not.” Now a manufacturing manager at Starbucks headquarters in his native

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New howitzer makes thunderous debut

While artillerymen Corps-wide have been expecting the M-777 Lightweight Howitzer to be fielded, for 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, it was history in the making during the new cannon’s debut in the Combat Center desert last week. Fortunately for Guns Platoon, Battery K, 3/11, the Marines had the opportunity to fire the lightweight howitzer

Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day 2005 message from the Secretary of Defense

I am pleased to join millions of Americans in honoring the brave men and women in uniform -- those who serve today, those who have fallen in battle, and those veterans who proudly served in the past. My father volunteered to serve in the Navy after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Millions enlisted to battle against the tide of tyranny then

Individual ready reserve 'key component' of total military

The Individual Ready Reserve is "a key component" of America's total military force, a senior Defense Department official noted during a May 17 gathering of reserve-component leaders in Denver. Consisting of about 300,000 people, the IRR "presents a valuable pool" of trained military manpower for the nation, David S.C. Chu, Undersecretary of

Pentagon channel celebrates one-year anniversary

The Pentagon Channel will mark the one-year anniversary of its launch by broadcasting live from the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base on Friday, May 20, 2005. The Pentagon Channel broadcasts military news and information for and about the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces: Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve.

New law to affect SGLI payments, premiums

Defense and Veterans Affairs officials are ironing out details of programs that will expand benefits provided through Service members' Group Life Insurance. The $82 billion supplemental legislation signed into law by President Bush May 11 increases maximum SGLI coverage to $400,000 and provides payouts of up to $100,000 for service members with

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