Saving ‘Band of Brothers’ regiment goal of the 101st Airborne Division
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The 101st Airborne Division is trying to save its illustrious 506th Infantry Regiment, whose origins date to World War II's fabled "Band of Brothers," from deactivation under the...
View Article101st seeking to save 'Band of Brothers' regiment
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The 101st Airborne Division is trying to save its illustrious 506th Infantry Regiment, whose origins date to World War II's fabled "Band of Brothers," from deactivation under the...
View ArticleFSNB wins award as best Army bank (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. -- Being recognized as the best Army bank is nothing new for the Fort Sill National Bank at Fort Sill, Okla. For the 10th year, FSNB won the...
View ArticleMcDonald challenges commanders, leaders to end sexual assault (The United...
(Source: The United States Army) In preparation for the Armywide Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Stand-Down June 25, Maj. Gen. Mark McDonald, Fires Center of Excellence and...
View ArticleRanger PT challenges field artillery students (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. (June 27, 2013) -- Many Soldiers dread getting up for morning physical training; wishing instead they could stay in bed, but a few of Fort Sill's...
View ArticleFort Sill celebrates ADA anniversary (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. -- The Fort Sill Fires community celebrated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Air Defense Artillery Branch June 20, 2013 at Snow Hall...
View ArticleTrace Adkins to perform at Fort Sill July 5 (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla.-- Country music legend Trace Adkins will be live in concert July 5 at the Fort Sill Polo Field. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. A...
View Article3rd annual Sill family fun day set for July 13 (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla.-- The third annual Military Appreciation Family Fun Day and Car Show is July 13 at Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission...
View ArticleWounded warrior works with animals, old cars to recover (The United States...
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. -- Spc. Terry Helms remembers when his life began to change directions. He was deployed to Afghanistan in May 2010, as a 25 Bravo, a computer...
View ArticleCSA pins DCG's star, discusses SHARP with FC leadership (The United States...
(Source: The United States Army) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 27, 2013) -- The deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, was promoted to the rank of brigadier...
View ArticleFlorida military families cope with suicides
The women get up on a hot Saturday morning in April for the long ride to Tampa. One is making a 130-mile drive from Astor, and the other is traveling 40 miles from Dade City. Though they are coming...
View ArticleTroops still wary of admitting mental health problems
America's combat troops are no more willing today to seek help for mental health problems than they were a decade ago, a failure stoking record suicides that have haunted the military in recent years....
View ArticleWTB organization day provides rest, relaxation for Soldiers (The United...
(Source: The United States Army) Soldiers in the Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion relaxed with their Families while listening to music and enjoying a catered meal during the WTB's...
View ArticleMilitary successfully transports external lung patient across the Atlantic
LANDSTUHL, Germany — Flying sick and injured American troops from Ramstein Air Base to the States has become routine after 12 years of war, but the evacuation of a military spouse last week was...
View ArticleNavy Wounded Warriors Selected for Elite Athletic Competitions (The United...
(Source: The United States Navy) WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Several Navy wounded warrior athletes have been chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2014 Paralympics and the 2013 International Paralympic...
View Article3rd Infantry Division transfers mission in southern Afghanistan to 4th...
(Source: The United States Army) KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 8, 2013) -- After completing a successful 12-month tour in Southern Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, the Third Infantry...
View ArticleU.S. advisers assist Afghan forces ahead of explosive ordnance disposal...
(Source: The United States Army) LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 7, 2013) -- Afghan National Security Forces are stepping up, preparing and training, against improvised explosive devices as they...
View ArticleUSO Healing Gardens provide therapy for WTB Soldiers (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) Soldiers at Fort Belvoir's Warrior Transition Battalion will soon have another stress-release activity available to them at the Belvoir USO Warrior and Family Care...
View ArticleTroops get set to manoeuvre onto Salisbury Plain (British Prime Minister's...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) Exercise Pashtun Warrior is being run specifically for the Op Herrick Armoured Infantry Company to enable them to develop their tactics, techniques and...
View ArticleDOD audit: Lewis-McChord's warrior transition unit lacks training
TACOMA, Wash. — Some of the soldiers managing care for ill and wounded troops at Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Warrior Transition Battalion lacked proper training before they began their assignments,...
View Article3rd ID soldiers certify on Raven unmanned aircraft (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Eight U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were certified as Raven unmanned...
View ArticlePost, community offers family fitness opportunities (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla.-- Imagine this, it's 5 p.m. and you are sweating from a 3-mile run you just did on a treadmill in the fitness center. You've just set a record time...
View ArticleOrdnance School's Artillery Mechanic Course to graduate first female...
(Source: The United States Army) FORT LEE, Va. (July 11, 2013) -- The Army Artillery Mechanic is no longer a male-only military occupational specialty. Two Soldiers -- Pfc. Jessica Jones and Pfc....
View Article'Maintenance' program successful (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORTH STEWART, GA - "Maintenance" soldiers from 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, took the initiative to set up...
View Article3rd Infantry Division tranfers mission in southern Afghanistan to 4th...
(Source: The United States Army) KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 8, 2013) -- After completing a successful 12-month tour in Southern Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, the Third Infantry...
View ArticleTeam training Afghan army back from deployment (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT HOOD, Texas -- First Army Division West welcomed home its NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan team here June 26. Leaders from Division West's 479th Field Artillery,...
View ArticleSustainment Command trains Soldiers for life in combat zone (The United...
(Source: The United States Army) ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. (July 15, 2013) -- The Army Sustainment Command recently conducted a three-week pre-deployment training session for about commissioned and 50...
View ArticleASC trains Soldiers for life in combat zone (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- The Army Sustainment Command recently conducted a three-week pre-deployment training session for about commissioned and 50 noncommissioned...
View ArticleFemale-specific ACU offers more fit options (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. (July 8, 2013) -- A new Army Combat Uniform with special consideration to the female form is now at Fort Sill, and it is being issued to new Soldiers...
View ArticleACU-Alternate uniform offers more fit options (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. (July 8, 2013) -- A new Army Combat Uniform with special consideration to the female form is now at Fort Sill, and it is being issued to new Soldiers...
View ArticleChild care worker highlighted (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla. (July 12, 2013) -- The July employee spotlight is on Jackie Kelly, a Fort Sill child care provider with more than 20 years of experience, who works at...
View ArticleSpecial Report: How the Pentagon's payroll quagmire traps America's soldiers
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - As Christmas 2011 approached, U.S. Army medic Shawn Aiken was once again locked in desperate battle with a formidable foe. Not insurgents in Iraq, or Taliban fighters in...
View ArticleService Dog Heals Invisible Wounds of War
BUHL — If angels take canine form, Bailey is one of them. She predicts panic attacks, senses oncoming seizures, and greatly improves the life of a Buhl man suffering from war’s psychological...
View ArticleSalvadoran troops train at JRTC, deploy to Afghanistan (The United States...
(Source: The United States Army) FORT POLK, La. ---- Soldiers from El Salvador spent eight weeks in the Joint Security Forces Assistant Course, administered by the 162nd Infantry Brigade and held at...
View ArticleNew York Army National Guard helps Mohawk Valley rebuild and recover from...
(Source: The National Guard) New York Army National Guard helps Mohawk Valley rebuild and recover from floods By Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta New York National Guard Pfc. Joshua Haller, a member of...
View ArticleN.Y. Army Guard helps Mohawk Valley rebuild, recover from July flash floods...
(Source: The United States Army) GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. (July 9, 2013) -- Hands on or treads on, New York Army National Guard troops of Task Force Engineer battled Mohawk Valley, N.Y., flood damage for...
View ArticleNew York Army National Guard Helps Mohawk Valley Rebuild and Recover from...
(Source: The United States Army) GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. Hands on or treads on, New York Army National Guard troops of Task Force Engineer battled Mohawk Valley flood damage for several days in early...
View ArticleFort Sill Garrison changes command (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT SILL, Okla.-- Col. Paul Hossenlopp, recalled his first tour at Fort Sill in 1987. He and his wife lived in a small house not too far from the Old Post Quadrangle,...
View Article3rd ID Chaplains open resiliency center for deployed Soldiers (The United...
(Source: The United States Army) LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. service members have been in combat operations in Afghanistan since September 2001, and along the way they have faced many colossal...
View Article'The Warrior' helps disabled Soldiers hit lake (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT RUCKER, Ala. (July 5, 2013) -- Fort Rucker is never shy about showing its support for Soldiers injured in the line of duty, and the installation makes sure wounded...
View ArticleJury selection begins for Army general in sex case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — As jury selection got underway Tuesday for a U.S. Army general facing court martial on sexual assault charges, the challenges of seating an impartial panel to decide the case...
View ArticleOperation Slim Warrior (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) Because of the impending Army budget cuts that are clearly outlined in the 2012 Army Posture Statement, it has never been more imperative for leaders to inculcate...
View ArticleGroup serves wounded warriors (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Seven years ago, six people met in a room on the second floor of Army Community Service to discuss the needs of Soldiers wounded in combat. Out of...
View ArticleThomson pins first star (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 27, 2013) -- The deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, was promoted to the rank of brigadier...
View ArticleWOUNDED WARRIORS FIND VOICE IN CAMERA
The Tug McGraw Foundation deserves a hearty “thank you” for doing its part to help injured or sick soldiers. The family of the late major league pitcher, who spent six years in...
View ArticleBastogne Soldiers return to Campbell (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) FORT CAMPBELL, Ky - After a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, Soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division are making their way back to Fort...
View ArticleWounded warrior joins local AAFES team (The United States Army)
(Source: The United States Army) GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- Sgt. Richard Cheeseman is the first intern of the Exchange Europe and Southwest Asia Wounded Warrior Intern Program to partner with the Warrior...
View ArticleEquine therapy volunteer aids wounded warrior recovery, resilience (The...
(Source: The United States Army) SAN ANTONIO -- The mustachioed cowboy greets Cindy Tripoli, Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center manager, with a tip of his hat. He appears quite...
View ArticleArmy's best drill sergeants compete for top award at Fort Jackson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sgt. 1st Class David Stover, Fort Jackson’s drill sergeant of the year, knows the pressure is on. Fort Jackson is the military’s largest training base and home of the Army’s drill...
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