Rise In Military Recruitment

The economic downturn and rising unemployment rate are making the military a more attractive option, Pentagon officials say.

U.S. Army Recruiting in Second Life

"Second Life avatar dudes" will find an Army island in the virtual world, according to William S. Wallace, the commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

Top Ten Classic Military Spots to Drink a Beer

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Military launches TroopTube

TroopTube lets people upload and share personal videos from anywhere. People register as members of one of the branches of the Armed Forces, family, Civilian Defense Department employees or supporters.

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Fort Bragg Trivia

A U.S. Army fort 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a major training site for airborne units. It covers about 200 square miles (518 square kilometers) and serves roughly 158, 000 people, including about 40, 000 assigned active-duty soldiers. Established in 1918, the fort was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a Confederate artillery officer from North Carolina.

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New Members of 659th Maintenance Company Unit Page

Former members of the 659th Maintenance Company , Fort Bragg , North Carolina continue to join. Every member is valuable and I appreciate the effort and enjoy watching the list grow.

659th Maintenance Company , part of something bigger.

The 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg is the second largest command, and the Army's only contingency support command that can provide essential combat service to support a single division or an entire corps of more than 90,000 Soldiers. The mission of the 1st COSCOM is to rapidly deploy and provide tactical and operational combat ser5vice support to all units in the XVIII Airborne Corps. By tailoring its attached active-duty and reserve-component units to the task 1st COSCOM can perform its combat mission: to provide food, fuel, transportation, clothing, equipment, maintence service and resupply to the corps and its maneuver division.

Tactical Vehicle Maintenance Facility Proposal

Interesting blurb that I stumbled across.

New Buddy Finder

I've used this to look for buddies. It's easy and organized.

Deployment, Iraq

Dated article about continued support from the 659th.

Military.com

The link, http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=843803%20, will direct you to unit homepages on Military.com of the 659th Maintenance Company located at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The page for the 659th Maintenance Company was built and is currently managed by a Veteran of the unit. Anyone who is a current or former member of the 659th Maintenance Company is encouraged to view, participate and strongly represent it’s strength and endurance.
The mission of the 659th Maintenance Company is to provide DS maintenance support for armament, allied trades, automotive, communication electronics, engineer, power generation, recovery and class IX repair parts to select XVIII Airborne Corps nondivisional units. The 659th Maintenance Company also provides back up support to the 82nd Airborne Division.