Senate confirms new leader of Army's Pacific command
Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown, commanding general of Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, will be the next leader of all Army forces in the Pacific. The Army reported that Brown relinquished command of Fort...
View ArticleGo Behind the Scenes as Soldiers Train for Battle
Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state go through simulations to train for the battlefield. ......
View ArticleTraining Directorate conducts semi-annual training course (Missouri National...
(Source: Missouri National Guard) Staff Sgt. Ronnell Harrison, G3 Orders NCO, teaches students during the Training 101 course. The course updates and gives the training personnel in the state the tools...
View ArticleSoldier mentor impacts students lives (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
(Source: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) Soldier mentor impacts students lives Posted 4/27/2016 Updated 4/27/2016Email story Print story by Ms. Jamie Topliff JBER Public Affairs 4/27/2016 - JOINT BASE...
View ArticleScore one for science, says soldier saved from bullet by 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 ArticleInstructors of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will share knowledge and...
(Source: Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania) As Lithuania continues rendering assistance to Georgia, instructors of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are assigned to deliver a...
View ArticleInside the Field Hospitals for Soldiers Wounded Fighting ISIS
Images of war are too often shaped by meddlesome commanders dictating what can be photographed and what cannot. Some of their concerns are legitimate: pictures showing...
View ArticleNorway to send 60 soldiers to train ‘anti-Daesh forces’ in Syria
Norway has announced plans to dispatch 60 troops to Jordan to train militants for the Syria war, days after the US announced deployment of special forces to the Arab country. Prime Minister Erna...
View ArticleComing soon: Autism center for JBLM kids
Madigan Army Medical Center is working to open an autism center for military families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The center is scheduled to open early next year. ......
View ArticleDobbins Civilian Personnel Office best in AFRC five years running (US Air...
(Source: US Air Force Reserve Command) DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command announced the winners of the 2015 Installation/Program awards April 2016. The 94th Force Support...
View ArticleDobbins Civilian Personnel Office best in AFRC five years running (Dobbins...
(Source: Dobbins Air Reserve Base) DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command announced the winners of the 2015 Installation/Program awards April 2016. The 94th Force Support Squadron...
View ArticleArmy's new Pacific commander sought to build 'great teams' at Lewis-McChord
TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) — Four years ago, then-Lt. Gen. Robert Brown took command of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s I Corps headquarters and turned its focus from its last deployment in...
View ArticleAMC Rodeo competition evolves into Mobility Guardian exercise (USAF - United...
(Source: USAF - United States Air Force) SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command's first Mobility Guardian readiness exercise is planned for 2017, from July 30 - Aug. 12, at Joint...
View ArticleFourth rotation of Lithuanian soldiers completed training their Ukrainian...
(Source: Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania) On May 1 Lithuanian training team formed by King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion returned after two month of training delivered to...
View ArticleLewis-McChord soldier is first woman to re-enlist as cavalry scout
TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) — Kayci Landes wanted to serve on the front lines when she joined the Army five years ago. The Army wouldn’t let her. Back then, combat positions in the infantry...
View ArticleBehind the front lines with a U.S. soldier training Iraqi troops
American taxpayers have spent nearly $30 billion training Iraqi troops over 13 years -- with no end in sight ......
View ArticleFree printable American history lessons: Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown
Memorial Day calls to mind those fallen in war. But some wars are so shrouded in history that people forget they happened. So take a trip back in time to experience the American Revolution. The year is...
View ArticleFleming Mourns Soldier’s Death at Fort Polk (John Fleming)
(Source: John Fleming) WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after learning that a soldier died accidentally during a...
View ArticleDeadly month for U.S. military, latest casualty at Ft. Polk, live-fire training
A Soldier with the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell died yesterday during a live-fire training exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Army will not release the name of the Soldier until 24...
View ArticleNew shift of Lithuanian military instructors began service as part of Joint...
(Source: Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania) On May 7 Lithuanian rotation formed by the National Defence Volunteer Force (NDVF) began service at the International Peacekeeping...
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