Airmen ‘drop the ball’ on New Year’s Eve
by Capt. Eric Badger, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
1/3/2006 – SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) — With inspiration from New York — the city that never sleeps — Airmen at this desert base that never sleeps got to drop the ball this New Year’s Eve.
In less than 72 hours, some 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron members constructed a New Year’s Eve Ball like the one dropped at New York’s Times Square every year.
Army biathlete makes Olympics team
ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Jan. 5, 2006) – The U.S. Biathlon Association nominated a Soldier this week to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics Feb. 10 through 26 in Torino, Italy.
Spc. Jeremy Teela, a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, was nominated to represent the United States in the Olympics as a biathlete following his performance in the TD Banknorth Festival at Fort Kent, Maine, Dec. 28 to Jan 3.
Scout Swimmers of 31st MEU boat Company Takes the Beach
KIN BLUE BEACH, OKINAWA, Japan (Dec. 29, 2005) — Marines of F Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft training Dec. 28 and 29 as part of their preparation for an upcoming special operations capability test
The Christmas Spirit is Alive in Afghanistan
1/3/2006 – KABUL, Afghanistan (AFPN) — When most people think of Christmas, they think of spending quality time with family and friends, sitting around a beautifully decorated tree, opening brightly colored gifts and eating a feast of homemade goodies.