Learning to fail 

Learning to fail 

By Tammy Cario  One of the most important aspects of resiliency when you are hit with curveballs in life is being able to get back up and keep moving. It’s not an easy habit to develop in this technologically advanced world, when it seems like the only effort...
Arabic instructor becomes MLI of the year

Arabic instructor becomes MLI of the year

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...
Preparing Soldiers for the future with resiliency

Preparing Soldiers for the future with resiliency

 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...