Sailors onboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz did take the time to celebrate Christmas along with their families while in port.
A facility in Qatar was decked out in a “winter wonderland” complete with Christmas tree.
Business Insider did a photographic piece on Christmas in the military, which Read more
Chaplains deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, started a program that would enable real-time, live counseling to occur between deployed servicemembers and their families back home:
“We are using technology to reduce the many miles which divide service members from their loved ones,” [Chaplain (Maj) James Buckman] said. “Before this program, when a marriage was going through a hardship we would usually hear one side of the story. Now we can listen to both parties and help counsel both individuals. We are not only the service member’s chaplain, we are the chaplain of the family member as well.”
Most people probably know where Iraq and Afghanistan. A few know less popular countries like Qatar and Bahrain. Fewer have heard of Tajikistan. What about Botswana?
U.S. forces traveling to the Republic of Botswana Aug. 1-17 for Southern Accord 2012, are under the spiritual care of Army Chaplain Read more
The prior article on Casting Crowns noted they gave a concert at an “undisclosed location” to US troops. A CNN article indicates they did a “three-night swing through Kuwait and Qatar.”
The linked video at American Forces Network indicated the group played to US Army Soldiers as part of their Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program.
Also of note: Read more