Stephanie Gaskell is a reporter for the New York Daily News. She covers the wars and veterans and has reported from Iraq and Afghanistan. You can reach her at sgaskell@nydailynews.com
Our Spring 2013 issue highlights stories you might not know
about the military. We'll debunk common military myths and explore
little-known tales of heroism, while finding the stories behind
some of the military's most prominent traditions.
An Air Force pararescueman prepares to rappel down from a HH-60G Pave Hawk earlier this month over the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti. The 449th Air Expeditionary Group regularly conducts training in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Byers