One man’s journey to freedom in the United States

One man’s journey to freedom in the United States

By Tammy Cario The words inscribed at the feet of Lady Liberty, “”Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…,” might well have been written with someone like Waseem Abdo in mind. He, along with 24 other applicants, officially...
When signals intelligence meets field training

When signals intelligence meets field training

By Tammy Cario Languages aren’t the only thing being taught here at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Army Capt. Matthew Hughes, commander of Company C. 229th Military Intelligence Battalion at the Presidio of Monterey, believes his Soldiers with...
Life after a Ph.D.

Life after a Ph.D.

By Tammy Cario With fluency in two foreign languages, a Ph.D. in music arts and a possible Officer Training School appointment in his future, you might think that Airman 1st Class Toan Tran likes to learn. “That’s what my mom says,” laughed Tran. You and his mother...