Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft involved in a ‘mishap’ off the coast of Australia, search is underway for missing Marines

Queensland, Australia- A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft was involved in a “mishap” off the Australian coast at 4:00 pm local time according to the III Marine Expeditionary Force based in Okinawa, Japan. Additionally in their statement, 23 of the 26 Marines on board have been rescued. Australia’s defense minister confirmed no Australian Defense Force personnel were […]

Department of Defense identifies the two soldiers killed in Afghanistan

According to the DoD press release, two soldiers were killed on August 2nd when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) detonated near their convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The two soldiers were part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg. The […]