Chaplain Assistant Trains With PSD
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Following the command “Dismount!” a group of Soldiers jumped off the ramp of a Stryker and scanned the area for potential threats. Surrounded by Soldiers whose main job it is to protect the commander, Spc. Jacob Barbe, a chaplain assistant, trains with the personal security detachment in order to learn how to [...]
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Chief of Chaplains, Service Members Celebrate 100 Years Chaplain Assistants
On Dec. 28, 1909, General Order No. 253 was published, establishing the official military occupational specialty of the chaplain assistant, stating that one enlisted man will serve to assist the chaplain in the performance of his official duties. One hundred years later, Chief of Chaplains Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Douglas L. Carver and Chief of Chaplains [...]
Chief of Chaplains Stresses Importance of Strengthening Faith, Spirituality
Chief of Chaplains (Maj. Gen.) Douglas L. Carver, accompanied by the Chief of Chaplains and Regimental Sgt. Maj. Tommy Marrero, left their families behind this Thanksgiving season and embarked on a journey to thank and praise service members throughout Iraq. Carver attended a Protestant worship service Nov. 22, at Camp Victory’s Hope Chapel. It was [...]
