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Welcome to Afghanistan: New book by Military Blogger Capt. Benjamin Tupper Describes working with the Afghan National Army
Capt. Benjamin Tupper who blogged over at The Sandbox while he was deployed as an embedded trainer to Afghanistan has published a book. From the Amazon Book Description:Working in teams of two, ETTs are tasked with training, leading in co...
In the News: "In Today\'s Army, The GI Diary Is Written In Tweets"
(wbur) When a U.S. Marine reservist decided to blog from his combat zone in eastern Afghanistan, he didn't even think to ask permission from his commanders. Instead, the author of "Embedded in Afghanistan" offered up blog posts describing his efforts...
A Worthy Cause: Military Blogger Michael Yon in the News
(NewMajority) Michael Yon is ex-SF, and he brings honor to the Regiment with his heroic work covering the wars going on out there, reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan since December 2004.Read the entire story here....
MAJ General Oates - Fort Drum Commanding General and Military Blogger - posted his final blog this past week
MG Oates, the Fort Drum Commanding General who has been blogging on the 10th Mountain Division blog Mountain SoundOff, posted his final story this week as he prepares for the new incoming Commanding General. Here’s what he had to say in ...
Military Blog Blackfive.net, Warrior Legacy Foundation in the News
(Townhall.com) Matt Burden started the popular military blog, Blackfive, in honor of his friend, Major Mathew E. Schram who was killed in Iraq on Memorial Day 2003. âMajor Schram's convoy was followed by a car with a major weekly mag...
Milbloggers In the News: Doonesbury Understands Veterans
(The Republican) I'm a veteran who reads the Doonesbury strip in The Republican every day. Gary Trudeau, the cartoonist, maintains a Web site including a "live wire" from the fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan (http://gocomics.typepad .com/the_sand...
Milblogging.com, Other Sites Selected by "Seattle Military Issues Examiner" as Top Military Sites During Military Appreciation Month
Hereâs what Kristina Jones from the Seattle Military Issues Examiner had to say about Milblogging.com:"Milblogging.com - This website is not exactly a website where you can go and ask questions, but you can connect with other members of the mili...
UPDATE: More of "Afghanistan My Last Tour" in the News
I received an email update from Liisa, who helps maintain her husbandâs military blog. Her husband SMSgt Rex Temple spoke with WUSF Radio reporter Bobbie OâBrien. You can listen here....
Milbloggers in the News - Operation Serve and Tell: Servicemembers encouraged to blog
(Stripes.com) U.S. troops are invading the blogosphere in increasing numbers to speak their minds about everything from the most mundane topics to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.The Web site www.milblogging.com links to blogs originating in 4...
Milblogger in the News: Afghanistan My Last Tour
(WUSF) The president announced plans in early 2009 to expand US military presence in Afghanistan. In conjunction with that buildup, WUSF begins a year-long series following Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple who just left on his fourth and final dep...
Milbloggers in the News: The rise of military bloggers
(Washington Times) They are passionate, committed and courageous. They work long hours without much hope of fame or fortune. They believe in their cause and are united by a strong urge to serve the troops. These are the military bloggers who at...
Milblogger in the News: Top Navy officer has his own blog
(Starbulletin.com) Outgoing Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Robert Willard uses a blog, a podcast and Facebook -- all the latest modes of Internet communication.Slated this fall to become commander of all U.S. military forces in the Pacific, Willard sai...
Milbloggers in the News: Sunnyvale Councilman Otto Lee's blog gives updates on time in Iraq
(San Jose Mercury News) Editor's note: Sunnyvale City Councilman Otto Lee, a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, is on active duty at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. He wrote these entries for his blog. The following has been edited for length and rep...
Milblogs in the News: Husbands speak out on blog
(Stars and Stripes) In response to recent columns about military husbands, readers have plenty to say on the "Spouse Calls" blog. Here are some excerpts:I have been married to the Army for 10 years. I have been on both sides â I am a vet a...
Milblogger in the News: Afghan blog brings soldier fame
(BBC News) Now in the era of e-mails, websites and blogs, families and friends can catch up with the latest news from the troops within days or hours. In the United States some military bloggers have become media stars, ending up with lucrative...
Military Blogger Colby Buzzell in the News: Iraq blogger spreads the message
(Times Argus) The real story of Iraq is still not being told by the media, Buzzell told the gathering, and he thinks the American public has lost interest. It bothers him a lot, and he said the hardest part of his assimilation back into "normal...
Blog Your War Story: Red Bull Soldier keeps a Blog where he answers Army questions, discusses his experiences as a Soldier and Student
Staff Sgt. Ross Hedlund is a Fire Support Sergeant (E-6) with the National Guard. He previously served in the Balad, Iraq area from February 2004 â 2005. Now, heâs deploying again and this time heâs telling his war story through ...
Milblogger in the News: Mandeville woman helps send a bit of home to troops
(St. Tammany News) Greta Perry of Mandeville has always had a flair for organizing and a positive attitude.The freelance writer and mother of three moved to Louisiana shortly after her husband retired from the Army in October 2006. A former tea...
Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Heads to Iraq, Maintains Military Blog To Tell Their Story
(The Bulletin) Lt. Patrick Smith is a former Kansan who now resides in Reading. He is the commanding officer of Alpha Company of the 1-111th Infantry, which is a subordinate unit of the 56th. The 1-111th is out of the National Guard Armory on S...
In the News: Military Blogs Enmeshed in the Fabric of Military Life
(Stars and Stripes) Indeed, the flood of online use has outpaced governmentsâ ability to manage it.In 2006, the Armyâs Web Risk Assessment Cell, or AWRAC, which didnât exist when Bush took office, scanned 1,200 military Web sites...
Milbloggers in the News: Blogging General Reaches Out to Troops, Blows Off Security Fears
(Danger Room) While most of the Army is still wringing its hands trying to figure out what to do about blogs and other social media, the two-star general overseeing 19,000 U.S. soldiers scattered across 17,000 square miles of southern and centr...
Milbloggers in the News: Milblogger Michael Yon Considers Suing Michael Moore
This is the kinda Milblogger news we all love to see.(NewsBusters.org) Having just won the 2008 Weblog Award for Best Military Blog, Michael Yon is considering filing a lawsuit against schlockumentarian Michael Moore.Since last May, Yon has been tryi...
Milbloggers in the News: Blogging's Not Journalism-It's Therapy
(NewsBusters.org) Now, it's true of course that blogs and bloggers vary in credibility. They range from the invaluable work of some military bloggers who have broken stories no MSM outlets could, all the way down to the blogosphere equivalent o...
