Military Glossary
Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Army National Guard helped minimize damage to the Gulf Coast.
Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Army National Guard helped minimize damage to the Gulf Coast. Soldiers flew Blackhawk helicopters and dropped sandbags into the area to help build and maintain barriers that were used to help keep the oil from reaching the shore.
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Airman 1st Class Carlos Puga shows how to fold a parachute and explains why it is so important to handle parachutes properly.
Senior Airman Kyle Knox, of the Air Force Reserve's 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, describes his team's crucial mission.
Staff Sgt. William Alston and his unit practice setting up a mobile launch platform for Patriot missiles.
Cpl. Christopher Vogt works as a canine handler and trains his dog, Kepie, to help protect the president of the United States.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Crandall describes his job as a fire control technician on the USS Montpelier, a Navy submarine.
Capt. Ryan McHugh, an Air Force pediatrician, visits with a young patient and his mother at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Seaman Deirdre Gray describes the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Healy's special scientific and ice-breaking mission.
Staff Sgt. Erik Reichenbach and Tech. Sgt. Kenny Rogers, of the Maryland Air National Guard, discuss their work with munitions systems.
Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Jessica Eastburn works as a Global Positioning Systems (GPS) satellites operator.
In Hawaii, Sgt. Michael Podemski and his unit dispose of unexploded ordnance by blowing it up.
Petty Officer Alicia Ferrell, a Nuclear Machinist's Mate or "Navy Nuke," discusses her role in the Navy and the training she received for her nuclear energy career.
Staff Sgt. Bennett Weidemann, manager and drummer for the Air Force rock band, Afterburner, describes the band's role in the Military.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Adrien Cheval ensures that a Coast Guard boat is ready for search-and-rescue and maritime law enforcement missions.
2nd Lt. Ingrid Alvarez uses the skills she has developed in the Army Reserve to help people at home and abroad.
Senior Airman Nicole Young inspects a KC-135, a refueling aircraft, inside and out, and then she assists with takeoff.
Aircraft maintainers at Charleston Air Force Base in Charleston, S.C., have the critical role of servicing one of the world's largest cargo and troop transport planes, the C17 Globemaster III.
Navy chaplains of various faiths discuss the emotional and spiritual support they provide to servicemembers.
Capt. Maria DeArman, a family medicine physician in the Air Force, explains why she decided to bring her skills to the Military.
The daily duties of the Coast Guard include search-and-rescue missions, environmental protection, drug interdiction and coastal security.
The Air National Guard Combat Communication squadron's mission is to deploy, operate and maintain strategic dispersal of emergency communications anywhere in the world.
Chaplain candidates discuss why they chose a career of spiritual counseling in the Air Force Reserve.
Founded in 1922, the United States Army Band — known as "Pershing's Own" — is the premier musical organization of the United States Army.
Capt. Kutilek explains why he wanted to go into the infantry when he joined the Marine Corps.
Lt. Thu Luu talks about her unique path to becoming a Navy dental officer and the humanitarian work she's done through service.
1st Lt. Julio Cano, a clinical nurse, describes his workweek.
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