Staff Sgt. Garrett Cummings, Troy National Guard Soldier, Is New York Army...
(Source: New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs) LATHAM, NY (04/26/2016)(readMedia)-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Garrett Cummings, a Troy resident, has been named the New York...
View ArticleThe Battle of Pozieres (Essendon Football Club)
(Source: Essendon Football Club) Les Rogers was a wingman for the Bombers in the early 1900's. He came to the Club from Yarraville. Lewis Blackmore also played for Essendon. While still a student at...
View ArticleScore one for science, says soldier saved by Advanced Combat Helmet
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Army Staff Sgt. Thalamus Lewis's belief in the technology he was wearing didn't surface until he was struck in the head by an insurgent's bullet in...
View ArticleSenator says Air Force not sufficiently supporting paratrooper training
Sen. Thom Tillis says the Air Force is failing Fort Bragg. And he's not surprised. The North Carolina Republican plans to take his disappointment to the Senate floor next week. With the 440th Airlift...
View ArticleUS advisers training Iraqi troops, peshmerga on front lines against Islamic...
MAKHMOUR, Iraq — U.S. and coalition military trainers in northern Iraq are running mission rehearsal exercises close to the front lines for peshmerga immediately before they go into combat against the...
View ArticleSoldier who survived gunshot is presented lifesaving helmet (DLA - Defense...
(Source: DLA - Defense Logistics Agency) By Beth Reece | April 21, 2016 Fort Belvoir, Virginia -- Army Staff Sgt. Thalamus Lewis was searching for hidden explosives in Afghanistan on Oct. 4, 2012, when...
View ArticleIndian Army’s firing exercise ‘Shatrujeet’ enters its last phase
Jaisalmer: With about 30,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army is conducting a major exercise 'Shatrujeet' by the elite Mathura-based Strike Corp in desert area of Mahajan field firing range of...
View ArticleIndian Army's firing exercise 'Shatrujeet' enters its last phase
Jaisalmer: With about 30,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army is conducting a major exercise 'Shatrujeet' by the elite Mathura-based Strike Corp in desert area of Mahajan field firing range of...
View ArticleFrench soldier slightly injured in train station attack
French police say they are looking for a man who attacked a soldier with a box cutter in the eastern city...
View ArticleIllinois Soldiers compete for title of Best Warrior (Illinois Department of...
(Source: Illinois Department of Military Affairs - Illinois National Guard) MARSEILLES, Illinois - Nine Soldiers from units across the state came to Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois,...
View ArticleFleetway Inc and Irving Shipbuilding announce $15 million contract for...
(Source: JD Irving Limited) April 28, 2016: Halifax - Today Fleetway and Irving Shipbuilding announced a $15 million contract to Halifax-based company Bluedrop Training & Simulation for the design...
View ArticleRevolutionary War sites compile lists of American soldiers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Kent Keyser was surprised to learn a historian at a Revolutionary War battle site knows the name of his ancestor, a private from Virginia who participated in a daring nighttime...
View ArticleFIST2FAC: The Future of Navy Combat Training? (The United States Navy)
(Source: The United States Navy) ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- The Office of Naval Research, with support from members of its Reserve Component, recently demonstrated new and improved training technology at...
View ArticleNational Guard Leaders To Sharpen War-planning Skills (New York Division of...
(Source: New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs) CONTACT: Col. Richard Goldenberg, 518-786-4581, richard.l.goldenberg.mil@mail.mil SYRACUSE, N.Y (04/11/2016)(readMedia)-- Two hundred New York...
View ArticleUS Forces, Australian Defence Force Complete Fleet Synthetic Training (The...
(Source: The United States Navy) By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara B. Sexton, Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Commander, Task Force 70 units, Destroyer...
View ArticleCarter to Host Counter-ISIL Meeting, Attend Eucom Change of Command (US...
(Source: US Department of Defense) WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 - Defense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Germany May 2-4 to deliver remarks at the change of command ceremony for U.S. European...
View ArticleMPs say MoD should be liable for prosecution for soldiers who die during...
MPs say the Ministry of Defence should be liable for prosecution for the deaths of soldiers during training. It follows the...
View ArticleStaff Sgt. Garrett Cummings, Troy National Guard Soldier, Is New York Army...
(Source: New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs) LATHAM, NY (04/26/2016)(readMedia)-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Garrett Cummings, a Troy resident, has been named the New...
View ArticleNational Guard Leaders To Sharpen War-planning Skills (New York State...
(Source: New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs) CONTACT: Col. Richard Goldenberg, 518-786-4581, richard.l.goldenberg.mil@mail.mil SYRACUSE, N.Y (04/11/2016)(readMedia)-- Two hundred New...
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