Cesar and the Dog Whisperer crew have been filming at Fort Hood

Cesar in Fort Hood

This week, Cesar and the Dog Whisperer crew have been filming a new episode at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas. While on base, Cesar got the chance to visit the Army and Air Force Exchange Service store—where Dog Whisperer products are now being sold—and spend some time with many of the families and soldiers stationed there.

Working with a Border Collie and Sheltie that live on the base, Cesar learned rather quickly that while their military owners live and breathe exercise and discipline in their own lives, they don’t necessarily do it with their dogs. “It is always surprising when leaders, particularly military leaders who are accustomed to strict discipline, do not apply the same discipline and structure with their dogs,” said Cesar.
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Navy diver dies during training off N. Carolina

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Navy diver identified
Updated: Saturday, 28 Jan 2012, 1:39 PM EST
Published : Saturday, 28 Jan 2012, 1:39 PM EST

Dominic Ross
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WAVY) - The Navy has identified a Fort Story-based sailor who died Thursday while diving off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class Petty Officer Taylor Gallant, 22, of Kentucky, died while conducting diving operations off the North Carolina coast, according to Lt Cmdr. John Gay with Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs.
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Navy diver dies during training off N. Carolina
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jan 27, 2012 15:16:31 EST
A U.S. Navy diver working from a Canadian ship off the North Carolina coast died during training operations Thursday, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command announced Friday.

The diver’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The diver, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 12, was embarked on HMCS Summerside during preparations to take part in Bold Alligator, a major amphibious training exercise slated to begin Jan. 30.
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Veteran receives house for free from Operation Finally Home

Veteran receives house for free from Operation Finally Home
by MARCUS MOORE
WFAA
Posted on January 27, 2012
FORT WORTH - Perfect strangers came together to help make the dream of home ownership come true for a veteran.

On Friday, Air Force Captain Jason Vest and his family moved into a brand-new, two-story house in north Fort Worth. It was donated through the Operation Finally Home program.

"You’ve turned this chapter in my life, something that was really going the wrong direction, now it’s better than I would have ever dreamed," Vest said, from the driveway of his family’s new home.
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West Point amputee gymnast returns to competition

Army's Avelino overcomes amputation

Gymnast injured in 2010 accident

Army's Andrew Avelino raises his arms after competing on the high bar at the 2012 West Poin Gymnastic Open at Christl Arena on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.TOM BUSHEY/Times Herald-Record

By Ken McMillan


Times Herald-Record
Published: 2:00 AM - 01/28/12
WEST POINT — Gymnastics has changed Andrew Avelino in a way no one could have imagined.

A freak accident during a training session in the fall of 2010 damaged his knee in such a way that it cut off blood supply to the lower part of his right leg and eventually required an amputation. Even in the worst days that followed, Avelino was determined to return to West Point and the Army gymnastics team.

In the amputee community, Avelino's procedure is considered "a paper cut,'' he said. That's because he still has five or six inches of his leg remaining below his knee and with a sufficient prosthetic and proper rehabilitation Avelino could resume a normal life.

That wasn't enough for Avelino — he wanted to return to gymnastics, and his doctors and therapists at Walter Reed Hospital were confident that he could.
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Fort Riley Suicidal Soldier Surrenders To Riley County Police

Suicidal Soldier Surrenders To RCPD Officers
Police are not releasing the name of a Fort Riley soldier they say stole a friend's handgun and tried to shoot himself before surrendering to officers.
Posted: 5:53 PM Jan 27, 2012
Reporter: Lindsey Rogers

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) -- Police are not releasing the name of a Fort Riley soldier they say stole a friend's handgun and tried to shoot himself before surrendering to officers.

Lieutenant Josh Kyle, the Riley County Police Department's Public Information Officer, released the following statement Friday:


"On 01-26-2012 at about 1636 hours the RCPD received a report of a past burglary on Crestwood Dr. in Manhattan, KS. Further investigation revealed that a suicidal Fort Riley soldier had taken a handgun from an acquaintance without their knowledge. The RCPD’s investigation quickly transitioned from that of a past crime to a search for an armed suicidal male.
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NCO arrested for murder of Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux

NCO arrested, charged in Carson killing
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 27, 2012 17:37:33 EST
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A combat engineer at Fort Carson has been arrested and charged in the slaying of a food operations specialist in the barracks at the post, officials said Friday.

Sgt. Vincinte L. Jackson, 40, is being held on suspicion of premeditated murder and murder in the death of Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux, 28, of Houston, according to an announcement and documents released by the post. Authorities found Fonteneaux’s body on Jan. 8 in the barracks where she lived.
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Pa. man gets Bronze Star, diploma 70 years on

Pa. man gets Bronze Star, diploma 70 years on
By Bruce Siwy - (Somerset, Pa.) Daily American via AP
Posted : Friday Jan 27, 2012 16:18:21 EST
SOMERSET, Pa. — He was 19 years old, fighting Nazis on the shores of Normandy instead of fighting off sleep in an introductory college course.

Alfred V. Domineck was just 17 when he dropped out of the Conemaugh Township Area School District because his parents wouldn’t allow him to play football. He was drafted into military service soon after.

And on Thursday he was welcomed to an emotional and unexpected salute from his community and friends.

“This is something I didn’t expect,” Domineck told the crowd after receiving not only an honorary high school diploma but the Bronze Star. “I got some things that I really enjoy.”
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Iraq veteran accused of posing as policeman

Iraq veteran accused of posing as policeman
By Nigel Duara - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jan 27, 2012 18:34:22 EST
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police anticipate more charges against a guardsman who allegedly posed as a Eugene police officer for at least a year, making traffic stops and volunteering at a youth center.
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NY LaGuardia Airport "Heroes Welcome Home" from Iraq

From Bill Taylor, Gunnery Sergeant of Marines (Ret.) in Massachusetts...

Good stuff! For those who don't know.. that's a bad-ass weapon system hangin' out the side of the fuselage on that AC-130.


I don't ever remember this happening before, but "Way to GO NY"!

Our last AC-130 crew traveling home from Iraq was diverted to LaGuardia Airport for a mechanical problem. They were thankful that such a busy airport allowed them to land there. They were absolutely surprised and overwhelmed by the incredible "Heroes Welcome Home" that they received. The crew didn't expect any sort of fanfare, but you can see from the pictures that LaGuardia went all out. Thank you to those wonderful folks at LaGuardia who made our troops feel so special!

Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, injured by a grenade, discusses his recovery

Video: Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, injured by a grenade, discusses his recovery
JANUARY 17TH, 2012

AFGHANISTAN AWARDS MARJAH WOUNDED WARRIORS
POSTED BY DAN LAMOTHE
As mentioned on this blog yesterday, this week’s Marine Corps Times cover story focuses on Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, the Marine infantryman who has achieved a miraculous recovery after sustaining a grenade blast near Marjah, Afghanistan, in November 2010.

Marine Corps Times has taken some heat for reporting that there are questions over whether Carpenter covered the grenade to protect his buddy, Lance Cpl. Nick Eufrazio. Actions along those lines have yielded prestigious valor awards in the past, obviously.

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September 24, 2011
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter getting help from his neighbors

March 10, 2011
Marine Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, hero Marine honored