From Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:
Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41 "Seahawks" celebrated 170,000 operational flight hours without a Class A mishap Jan. 8.
A Class A mishap is defined as an incident with a total cost of more than $1 million, destroyed aircraft, fatal injury or total disability. HSM-41, which began service as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light 41 in 1983, has accumulated the ...
Craving a butter-poached lobster grilled cheese? Or perhaps a freshly-made crepe with blue cheese and raspberries? Troops with refined appetites can head over to MCAS Miramar, where a corral of gourmet food trucks have been allowed on base to replace a food court under construction.
While the Main Exchange Food Court at Miramar is under construction, the base has contracted with Curbside Bites to provide the food trucks. Some of ...
Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, appeared on "The Daily Show" last night to promote his new memoir, "My Share of the Task."
McChrystal was forced to resign his post in 2010 after a controversial Rolling Stone article.
The retired general didn't discuss his resignation with host Jon Stewart. But did talk about the future of the United States military in Afghanistan, and ...
As suicides in the military continue to climb, commanders are now specifically authorized to ask their troops about firearms they may own privately, according to the Stars and Stripes.
The provision in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act also gives doctors, nurses, and chaplains the authority to question service members about firearm possession, when they believe the troops may harm themselves with guns they have at home.
The Army recently ...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it is hopeful the appointment of former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon would improve relations between Tehran and the U.S.
Asked about Hagel’s nomination, ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that Tehran was hopeful that there would be “practical changes” to U.S. foreign policy, and that nations would change their attitude towards the U.S. if it respected ...
