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Da-Chief
10-15-2006, 23:17
Troops to Teacher Alumni Williams is "American Star of Teaching" (http://education.military.com/timesaving-programs/troops-to-teacher-alumni-williams-is-american-star-of-teaching) (17 October 2006)
Army and Navy veteran David Williams became the third Troops to Teacher to earn a national teaching honor when he was presented with the American Star of Teaching award for the state of Oklahoma. ...


Navy SEAL Dies Saving Comrades (http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,116817,00.html) (14 October 2006)
Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began. ...


Navy EOD Launches Exercise "Edged Response" (http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,116728,00.html) (12 October 2006)
Sailors assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, Det. 5, and Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, Det. 4, are collaborating with Kenyan naval forces during a b ...


Some Sailors Eligible for Language Pay Bonus (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,116092,00.html) (09 October 2006)
Navy Reserve and active-duty Sailors who are fluent in certain strategic foreign languages and receive a qualifying score on the Defense Language Institute test can now claim higher bonuses through the ...


Navy Professional Reading Program Debuts (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,116087,00.html) (09 October 2006)
The Navy introduced the Navy Professional Reading Program (NPRP) last week, which replaces the CNO and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy reading lists of the past. ...


Navy Leadership Development Training (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,116086,00.html) (09 October 2006)
The Center for Naval Leadership (CNL) has announced that its Learning Sites are able to support 30,000 students in completing the Leadership Training Course (LTC) before the January 2007 deadline. ...


Navy Continues Information Security Training (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/0,12914,116085,00.html) (09 October 2006)
The Navy has stepped up its training on how to properly handle and safeguard personal information on computer systems, and Sailors are now required to complete a series of Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) c ...


Sailor Testifies in Abuse Case (http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,116216,00.html) (06 October 2006)
A Navy corpsman testified at his court-martial Friday that he watched as Marines shot an Iraqi civilian in the head after taking him from his home in the town of Hamdania. ...


Hall First to Use Aerial Gunfire During Narcotics Operation (http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,116021,00.html) (05 October 2006)
While conducting counter narcotic operations in the the western Caribbean in early September, USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) became the first U.S. Navy ship to use Airborne Use of Force (AUF) while on a cou ...


Navy to Offer New Initiatives to Personnel Serving as IAs (http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,116000,00.html) (05 October 2006)
The Navy recently announced approval of several initiatives aimed at rewarding Sailors who serve in designated combat zones. ...

randver
10-17-2006, 00:22
Da-Chief wrote:

Navy SEAL Dies Saving Comrades (http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,116817,00.html) (14 October 2006)
Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began. ...


in the article they mention a SEAL that was shot in may and one that died in aug. while I was in Ramadi I worked on the one that was shot, and I helped my surgeon conform the cause of death on the one that died in aug. until reading the article I did not know he was the first SEAL to die in Iraq.