by Tamara Cario | Apr 30, 2021 | News
By Natela Cutter For Army Staff Sgt. Aisha Bannat, being with her students was more important than attending her own Master’s degree graduation in International Relations. “I love teaching,” says Bannat, a heritage speaker of Arabic and a military language instructor...
by Tamara Cario | Apr 22, 2021 | News
By Tammy Cario When Lt. Col. Matthew Upperman, commander of the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion on the Presidio of Monterey, assumed command July of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, with the many local businesses shut down, all classes taught...
by Tamara Cario | Apr 14, 2021 | News
By Tammy Cario In a world where big ideals like “mission” and “battle buddy” are your career, it is a challenge to take time for yourself. That thought might even be accompanied by guilt, because the core values of your branch simply don’t mention self-care in the...
by Tamara Cario | Apr 2, 2021 | News
By Natela Cutter Trying to get an interview with the busiest person at the Presidio of Monterey can be daunting, especially if that person is in charge of all COVID-19 data that leadership depends on to make important decisions, almost like the White House depends...
by Tamara Cario | Mar 24, 2021 | News
By Tammy Cario Although it was over 2,000 years ago that Aristotle wrote, “Man is by nature a social animal,” his saying still holds true today. Humans are inherently social beings that want to belong, and if you take that community away, a whole host of problems...
