Lt. Gen. David Petraeus walks through a Bagdad market as part of his. “hearts and mind” outreach in March 2007 (US Army) by Todd DePastino On January 10, 2007, President George W. Bush spoke to the nation from the White House to announce a plan to deploy an additional 20,000 US troops
Roy Lewis (left) on patrol in Baghdad 2007 (Roy Lewis) by MSG Roy Lewis (USA, ret.) VBC member and Army veteran Roy Lewis recently joined us on our Monday night virtual “Open Conversation” and shared bits and pieces of his 36-year Army career. While deployed to Iraq as part of The Surge
The Department of Defense recently published its annual "Demographics Profile of the Military Community," offering a comprehensive overview of the men and women serving in the active duty, National Guard, and Reserve forces, as well as insights into their families. The latest profile was created from data collected in 2023. Some key findings include:
Armor Battalion soldiers engaged in firefight (LTC McBrearty) Retired Army LTC John J. McBrearty deployed to Iraq in 2004 with the California National Guard as part of the 185th Armor Battalion. Serving as Deputy Base Commander of Combat Support Center Scania, a major stop-over point for convoys traveling from Kuwait to the
Written by Todd DePastino Highlights of the first day of the 2024 Imperial War Museum's Duxford Air Show included a jaw-dropping and eardrum-rattling display of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II hovering nose up sideways. The fighter came from the Royal Air Force 207 Squadron located nearby at RAF Marham. This was a "full
(Photo by Lê Minh from Pexels) written by Briana Hilton If you look at truck driver statistics, you’ll discover a significant population of veterans work as truck drivers. According to a report shared by the Driver Resource Center, out of the 18 million veterans in the US, one in four veterans are
