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46 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. Twenty-two employees across the Army Materiel Command enterprise are receiving recognition for missions they accomplished in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The employees, including logistics management specialists, contracting officers and program analysts, received AMC’s Employee of the Quarter honors for their work going above and beyond to meet deadlines and exceed expectations. They represent AMC’s “best of the best” employees across the world. “Our workforce is the foundation of all we do at Army Materiel Command,” said Maj. Gen. Bob Harter, AMC’s chief of staff. “The Employee of the Quarter awards allow us to recognize the outstanding contributions and impactful performance of those who have gone above and beyond. These great leaders set the example for others to follow.” ....
Photographer who snapped this image of a mortar tube accidentally exploding during a live-fire exercise. in the lower left-hand corner you can see a camera feet away from the intense blast. clayton kept snapping and took this final picture, the kind of intentsly close violent image that most americans should never see in person. both photographers and three members of the afghan national army were killed in the blast. clayton was the first u.s. army combat document and production specialist to be killed in afghanistan. she was a graduate of the defense information school. after the death the team named the team in her memory. to both photographers who use their final moments to capture the scene, both of them, thank you for your bravery. be sure to follow me on facebook and twitter and tweet the ....
Former cia director david petraeus who was under fbi investigation in 2012 misled them when he blamed the attack on a video. i would like to find out why general petreaus s testimony was really so wrong. reporter: the men who felt the brunt of the mortar strikes say it s beyond belief that a four-star general would make such a basic mistake. i would like to see him grab a mortar tube and get . reporter: at one point, house speaker john boehner met with the contractors and republican congressman who takes over the gavel in january while leaving rogers out. spieaker boehner when he saw us said we want you to know we got your back. there was no politics involved here. thvgs a tragedy and that we can ....
Without the mexican embassy s help there s not a lot to do. human error caused a mortar explosion that killed seven u.s. marines in nevada. a military spokesman says the marine operating a mortar tube and ammunition did not follow procedures triggering the explosion during an exercise in march. the investigation determined the team conducting the exercise did not have the appropriate training. the marines removed three officers from their posts following that incident. the republican fire brand and tea party favorite is now calling it quits. the surprise announcement from michelle bachman. a live report on that is next. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he s agreed to give it up. that s today? [ male announcer ] we ll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. ....