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Archive: 2016

Yellow Ribbon Event a first for many Army Reserve Soldiers
February 16, 2016 — The 88th Regional Support Command hosted more than 400 Army Reserve Soldiers representing 13 Army Reserve Units from 17 States, one Air National Guard Unit, and their Family members at a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Event held in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Feb. 5-7, 2016... MORE

Soldiers’ resiliency tested at Victory Forge
February 16, 2016 — Facing a wind chill below freezing, Soldiers in basic combat training with C Company, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, had their skills and resiliency challenged at Victory Forge, Feb. 9-12, 2016... MORE

Honor and respect in death, as in life
February 11, 2016 — In a quiet, unassuming tent in the woods of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., a group of dedicated Soldiers stand ready to greet their comrades who gave the ultimate sacrifice. This is Warrior Exercise (WAREX) “Arctic Lightning,” a two-week annual training event held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Units are tested to react to the unpredictability of a simulated combat environment while living in adverse conditions. ... MORE

Legacy of Tuskegee Airmen honored during Black History Month event
February 11, 2016 — The Tuskegee Airmen have long been renowned for being the first black pilots in U.S. military history and are a focal point of Black History Month, held yearly every February... MORE

80th TC commander addresses DEOMI graduates
February 11, 2016 — PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Eighteen years after Maj. A.C. Roper graduated from the Equal Opportunity Advisors Reserve Component Course with distinguished honors, he delivered the keynote address to graduates of the same course as Maj. Gen. Roper during a ceremony at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2016. The course teaches service members of all five military branches to be certified DoD Equal Opportunity Advisors... MORE

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

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

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 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

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

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