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Archive: February, 2016

Spanish, American and Slovenian CBRN responders learn to work together
February 11, 2016 — RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany — Despite cold and rainy conditions, Soldiers from three countries trained together to improve their ability to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats... MORE

Members of the 773rd Civil Support Team and the Spanish Unidad Militar de Emergencias compare readings on their instruments at a table simulating production of methamphetamine during the exercise Ocean Response Feb. 11, 2016 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Germany. The 773rd and the UME trained along with members of the Slovenian army during the exercise. (Photo by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe, 7th Mission Support Command public affairs office)

Army surgeon general promoted at Conmy Hall
February 11, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Nadja West, 44th surgeon general of the U.S. Army and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), received her third star during a promotion and swearing-in ceremony at Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Feb. 9... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Nadja West, center, has her current rank insignia pinned on during her promotion ceremony Feb. 9 on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall by her son, Logan, left, and daughter, Sydney, right. West’s husband, retired U.S. Army Col. Donald West, far right, and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, left, watch. Milley promoted and swore in West to her current rank in the evening ceremony. West is the Army’s 44th surgeon general and commanding general for U.S. Army Medical Command. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Nell King)

Army surgeon general receives third star
February 10, 2016 — The Army formally welcomed the service's 44th surgeon general Tuesday and promoted Nadja Y. West to lieutenant general. ... MORE

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley formally swears in Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West as 44th Army surgeon general as her husband, Don, holds the Bible on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Feb. 9, 2016.

Army academy completes first-ever joint course
February 9, 2016 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – When dozens of Soldiers completed the Basic Leader Course at the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy here, they sang about the “wild blue yonder” during... MORE

Soldiers at the Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., sing the U.S. Air Force Song in recognition of the two Airmen graduating alongside them Jan. 28 as part of the academy’s first joint-service course.

Big LOTS West: The Army Reserve’s premier seaport exercise
February 9, 2016 — Some 75,000 troops with supporting supplies and vehicles funneled onto three Korean beaches in September 1950, resulting in one of the most audacious operations in the history of amphibious warfare. Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Edwin Simmons writes in his book, “Over the Seawall: U.S. Marines at Inchon,” that the Inchon landing resulted with an American-led decisive victory in the retaking of Seoul. This and numerous other examples validate the tactical and strategic importance of ship-to-shore operations. Army watercraft have been a part of every American war since invading Cuba in 1898... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 483rd Transportation Battalion (Terminal), Vallejo, Calif., conduct driver's training with the RT240 Rough Terrain Cargo Handler, July 30. Big Logistics Over The Shore, West is an Army Reserve seaport and harbor operations exercise at Alameda, Concord, and Camp Parks, Calif., from July 25 to Aug. 7, 2015

President McKinley wreath laying ceremony
February 9, 2016 — The life and legacy of President William McKinley was remembered during an annual wreath laying ceremony at his Presidential Library and Museum in Canton, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2016... MORE

Congressman Bob Gibbs of Ohio speaks with Brig. Gen. R.A. Bassford, deputy commanding general of the 88th Regional Support Command, and Capt. Everett Caldwell, chaplain of the 256th Combat Support Hospital, following the annual wreath laying ceremony for William McKinley at his Presidential Library and Museum in Canton, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2016.

Army Reserve offers $25,000 bonus for most warrant officer specialties
February 9, 2016 — The Army Reserve needs more warrant officers, a senior leader told 7th Mission Support Command Soldiers. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Russell Smith, the Army Reserve Command Chief Warrant Officer conducted a town hall with about two dozen Soldiers Sunday afternoon at the 7th MSC headquarters building. ... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Russell Smith, the Army Reserve Command Chief Warrant Officer speaks during a town hall meeting with about two dozen Soldiers Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the 7th MSC headquarters building in Kaiserslautern, Germany. (Photo by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe)

Clemson University dedicates Memorial Stadium flagpole to WWII hero
February 8, 2016 — The Clemson Tigers football team went into their home game against Wake Forest Nov. 21 undefeated and ranked number one in the nation, but for a few moments before kickoff all attention was turned away from the field, and onto a dapper 98 year-old gentleman sitting amid a crowd of news cameras and admirers at the foot of the Memorial Stadium flagpole, which was being permanently dedicated to him... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon (retired), a WWII veteran and survivor of the Bataan Death March, greets cadets of Clemson University's Reserve Officers Training Corps at the base of a flagpole that had just been named in his honor, Nov. 21, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)

Clemson ROTC cadets test their mettle with water survival training
February 8, 2016 — U.S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets were tested on their stamina and personal courage with the Combat Water Survival Test at Clemson University Thursday... MORE

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joe Medrano, a senior military instructor for Clemson University’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps program from Presidio, Texas, watches as a cadet drops - blindfolded and carrying an M16 - from a 5-meter diving board into a pool during the Combat Water Survival Test, Jan. 28, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar)

Army Press Camp Headquarters practices self-defense
February 8, 2016 — Most broadcasters, journalists, and photographers don’t start their days with martial arts training. For Soldiers in the 318th Press Camp Headquarters, combat training is just another part of their job... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, assigned to 318th Press Camp Headquarters, participate in a Combative training at Forest Park Armed Forces Reserve Center, Ill., Feb. 6, 2016.

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