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Service snapshot of the day (May 29th)

Fri, 29 May 2009 05:43:29 -0700

During National Police Week, Lt. Col. David Young, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, places flowers at the memorial of Airman 1st Class Carl J. Ware at an airbase in Southwest Asia. Airman Ware was a security force member kille...

Today in military history: Patrick Henry ("liberty or death") born

Fri, 29 May 2009 05:41:55 -0700

Peter F. Rothermel's depiction of Henry's speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses, in which Henry famously declared, according to his 19th-century biographer, "Give me liberty or give death!" On May 29, 1736, Patrick Henry, famo...

Service snapshot of the day (May 28th)

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:43:36 -0700

Members of the U.S. Navy Band perform for the crowd at the start of a New York Yankees baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles during a Fleet Week New York City 2009 event on May 20th. Approximately 3,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen par...

Today in military history: Ian Fleming ("Bond, James Bond") born

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:43:02 -0700

On May 28, 1908, Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond who’s become the stuff of spy dreams and the focus of a lucrative international franchise, was born. Born in London, Fleming served as a lieutenant commander in the Royal...

Service snapshot of the day (May 27th)

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:36:46 -0700

A newly commissioned ensign celebrates after receiving his diploma from Capt. Matthew Klunder, U.S. Naval Academy Commandant of Midshipmen, at the U.S. Naval Academy during the graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2009. This year's...

Today in military history: Florence's Uffizi Gallery bombed

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:35:23 -0700

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, is more than 400 years hold. Bombed in 1993, it reopened in 1998, though the perpetrators of the '93 attack still haven't been caught. (Wikimedia photo/Sailko) On May 27, 1993, a terrorist bomb exploded on the ...

Service snapshot of the day (May 26th)

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:35:21 -0700

U.S. Army Spc. Justin King from 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides security during a patrol near Joint Security Station War Eagle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 6, 2009. (DoD photo/Sgt. Edwin Bridge...

Today in military history: Last tsar of Russia crowned

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:32:15 -0700

Tsar Nicholas II, last tsar of Russia, and his family. (German Federal Archive photo) On May 26, 1896, Tsar Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, was crowned, two years after he took the throne. An inexperienced military leader, Nic...

Save the date (May 25 - June 1)

Mon, 25 May 2009 06:05:20 -0700

In and around D.C. with the services this week: ** = top pick Monday, May 25 There are too many Memorial Day events in the DC area to count! Click here for the Washington Post's list. Tuesday, May 26 Book signing. A...

Service snapshot of the day (May 25th)

Mon, 25 May 2009 06:02:12 -0700

Springtime at Arlington National Cemetery. (Arlington National Cemetery photo)

Stop everything at 3 pm!

Mon, 25 May 2009 05:59:59 -0700

Memorial Day, 3 pm is the National Moment of Remembrance. That's official - established by an act of Congress under former president Bill Clinton. At that time (your local time - not 3 pm Eastern or Central or Pacific or whatever zone you're in), you...

Service snapshot of the day (May 22nd)

Fri, 22 May 2009 06:15:12 -0700

Lance Cpl. Aaron Kristopik, a paralegal clerk with the Combat Center’s Staff Judge Advocate and a native of New Britain, Conn., reads a sign on a wrecked car, used as a movie prop in Amboy, Calif., May 9 along Route 66. (U.S. Marine Corps phot...

Today in military history: Victor Hugo, author of 'Les Miserables', dies

Fri, 22 May 2009 06:14:48 -0700

Victor Hugo, champion of French republicanism, came up a time of social and political upheaval in France. (French Ministry of Culture photo) On May 22, 1885, Victor Hugo, author of ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Notre-Dame d...

Service snapshot of the day (May 21st)

Thu, 21 May 2009 06:19:13 -0700

Vice President Joe Biden meets with Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDS) students at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. The Vice President and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, visited several commands during a familiarization tour of naval facilities in th...

Today in military history: American Red Cross established

Thu, 21 May 2009 06:18:34 -0700

The American Red Cross headquarters and museum in Washington, D.C., built in 1917. The Red Cross' purpose is “giving relief to and serving as a medium of communication between members of the American armed forces and their families and providi...

Service snapshot of the day (May 20th)

Wed, 20 May 2009 05:59:09 -0700

A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco helicopter crew and Station San Francisco boat crew conduct a tribute, May 13, 2009, in honor of the Honolulu-based helicopter crew who perished in an accident in September 2008. The Coast Guard flags are bein...

Today in military history: U.S. raid on Tripoli in First Barbary War

Wed, 20 May 2009 05:58:48 -0700

The U.S. Congress paid off Barbary pirates until Thomas Jefferson took office and refused to pay the $225,000 demanded by the Pasha of Tripoli (roughly $2.8 million in today's money). On May 20, 1803, American troops raided Tripoli during th...

Service snapshot of the day (May 19th)

Tue, 19 May 2009 05:44:26 -0700

Senior Airman Rachel Redel demonstrates how an F6A robot works May 12 during an explosive ordnance disposal demonstration at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. The robot is used by the EOD flight for exploration of suspicious items. Airman Redel is assigne...

Today in military history: Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, born

Tue, 19 May 2009 05:44:00 -0700

Anne Boleyn, the second of Henry VIII's six wives, was behind Henry's split with the Catholic Church, then one of the major military powers in the Western Hemisphere. On May 19, 1501 (or 1507; historians aren’t entirely sure of the yea...

Save the date (May 18-25)

Mon, 18 May 2009 04:45:57 -0700

In and around D.C. with the services this week: ** = top pick Monday, May 18 Book signing. Author Dr. Izyaslav Darahovskiy signs copies of ‘Under Three Empires: The Thorns and Roses of a Life’: “As a Jewish ...