Chaplain (Capt) R. Scott Savell recently highlighted an Air Force Chaplain Corps’ MarriageCare retreat, which Joint Base Elmendorf hosted at an Alyeska Resort.
Twenty-three couples gathered at the beautiful Alyeska Resort for a three-day MarriageCare retreat April 27 hosted by the JBER chaplain corps.
This retreat was an all-inclusive weekend provided at no cost.
The only thing we asked couples to commit to was Read more
The Comprehensive Airman Fitness program is modeled after the Army’s CSF. While it makes sense that chaplains would support the spiritual resiliency portion of the program, it turns out they play a part in the social pillar as well:
The base chapel also offers a variety of groups and activities for people with a variety of beliefs and interests including Protestant programs, Catholic programs, groups for young adults, a single parents group, Mothers of Pre-schoolers, a monthly spaghetti dinner, and different retreats Read more
US Navy Chaplain (Cmdr) Francis Foley is a Catholic chaplain serving the spiritual needs of members of the military in Afghanistan:
“It is such a great feeling when the chaplain comes out here to visit us,” said Marine Corps 1st Lt. Rick Chapman…Chapman said the visits not only increase morale, but also allow service members to seek spiritual guidance.
The chaplain serves as both a spiritual leader and a morale booster for the troops he serves:
Chapman said Marines go to the services to Read more
Kate Donovan posted text from interviews she conducted with atheists at the US Naval Academy as part of a series on atheists in the US military academies. The text is interesting as an overview of the midshipmen’s group, but what is fascinating is the mature perspective from some of the mids:
…the paperwork process is slow for all groups, regardless of whether people like our group or not…
…Although our group has not been “official” for this past year — it was due to the fact that all prospective ECA’s must submit paperwork for official review every year in April — no other opportunities are afforded, our group included.
We can host events, but just have to go through the same bureaucracy as everyone else on that…
The theme is consistent: The mids recognize they are subject to Read more
US Navy Chaplain (LtCmdr) Abuhena Saifulislam was recently part of US Central Command’s Exercise Eager Lion 12, where he was able to work with the Jordanian military and their religious leaders.
He
got a first-hand look at how other countries handle Read more
An ABCNews article noted the US Air Force Academy recently graduated its “first openly gay cadets,” though it might have misspoken when it did so:
The LGBT students couldn’t be picked out of the crowd of white and blue. But gay and lesbian advocates, academy alums, school officials and current students said they were there…
[Trish] Heller said her group had connected with at least four members of the class of 2012 receiving diplomas today who had come out Read more
A US Army article previously described an effort to help the Afghans by “turning swords into plowshares,” a potentially inadvertent reference to Isaiah 2:4. While the text of the Bible is not as well-known as it may have once been, it is interesting to see where the American culture makes (even unknowing) Biblical references.
The US Air Force leadership did it recently, too, in their annual Memorial Day message. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Norton Schwartz wrote: Read more
The US Air Force has assigned Col Jeannie Leavitt, an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, to be the commander of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. She is the first female to command a fighter wing.