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From Our Spring 2012 Issue
A Man of Action
by Eric Brandner
The battle for Earth—as it materialized in Peter Berg’s brain—actually began in a museum. »
The Fight for the Vietnam Women's Memorial
by Diane Carlson Evans
4.2.12 - I can still envision looking out on the hospital ward and seeing the rows… »
Dear Tuscaloosa | How a Photographer and a Marine's Family Combined for an Unfortgettable Experience
by Eric Brandner
3.14.12 - It started in a New Orleans bar with a camera and a jar.… »
New Pentagon Policy Moves Women Closer to Front Lines
by Malini Wilkes
3.12.12 - The Pentagon is opening more military positions to women, including some critical jobs that… »
An Obligation to 'Get It Right' | Academy Women, Part 4 of 4
by Joanne McCaffrey
3.9.12 -
I was a wise-cracking, scrawny 18-year-old with a flute and a tennis racket when… »
'Jumping in With Everything You've Got' | Academy Women, Part 3 of 4
by AFNews
3.8.12 - All social change is forged by those with a pioneering spirit—those who are… »
'It Was Good For Me' | Academy Women, Part 2 of 4
by Deb Lewis
3.7.12 - When asked what it was like to be a member of the first… »
On the Frontlines: Dispatches from the Field
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The Death of Osama Bin Laden, One Year Later
5.2.12 -- There’s beefed up security on the streets of New York City today (it’s being referred to in some news reports as a
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Three Ways to Get Involved in May
5.1.12 - 1. Share: To mark Memorial Day, Stars and Stripes has started a new feature called “The Things You Keep,” where readers can… »
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Young Vets Still Struggling to Find Work After Service
4.30.12 - Americans hear yo-yoing statistics about the national unemployment rate every week. But for young veterans, the outlook has been stuck on bleak… »
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U.S., Japan Reach Deal to Move 9,000 Marines Off Okinawa
4.27.12 - The Japanese-American conflict over what to do with U.S. troops in Okinawa reached a firm compromise of sorts on Friday, when the… »
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USO News: The Latest from the USO World
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The Warrior Games Experience
5.17.12 - The 2012 Olympic Games are just months away. Olympic hopefuls and returning medalists are beginning to appear in advertisements, television talk… »
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Pennsylvania AFSCME Members Support Military Families Through USO
5.15.12 - The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13’s Next Wave committee, made up of AFSCME leaders under… »
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Our Spring 2012 issue explores the evolution of women's roles in the military, from the nurses in the 1700s to the multi-faceted troops of today.
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A KC-10 Extender refuels another KC-10 on May 3, 2012, during a training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Army photo by Technical Sergeant Edward Gyokeres
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