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News Stories Honoring Sgt. 1st Class Thode
The Blanding Armory was renamed and rededicated the Sgt. 1st Class James E. Thode Armory, Blanding Readiness Center, during a ceremony Dec. 9. The renaming ceremony was held in honor of Sgt. 1st Class James E. Thode who was killed in action last year in Khost, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit, the 118th Sapper Company, 1457th Engineer, Battalion, 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, with an improvised explosive device.
12.9.2011 Story by Staff Sgt. Daleanne Maxwell
 807th Medical Maintenance helps Honduran hospital
The scene at Hospital Escuela is crowded. People stuff themselves into the lobbies and hallways of the hospital, waiting to see medical professionals for problems from earaches to gunshot wounds. The emergency room is packed with patients waiting to be seen, family members, and even a disoriented patient holding his own IV bag. Hospital employees scurry about the crowds, quickly doing what they can to process everyone through. It is hard to see the order through the chaos. This is where the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) biomedical repair team has decided to help make a difference.
09.28.2011 Story by Maj. Matthew Lawrence
Enhance training with RTS-MED
Bravo Company, 452nd Combat Support Hospital had a common dilemma when planning their annual training for 2011. The company had been tasked for numerous overseas training missions, but had to make training plans for the remaining soldiers not traveling overseas.
08.16.2011 Story by Maj. Matthew Lawrence
 RCAF, US Army engineers build school in Cambodia during Angkor Sentinel 11
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. Army engineers continue construction of a new school in Taing Sia Village, Kampong Speu Province May 16, as part of the Engineer Civic Action Projects of exercise Angkor Sentinel 11.
05.18.2011 Story by Sgt. Whitney Houston
Angkor Sentinel officially begins with opening ceremony
Angkor Sentinel 2011 officially began with an opening ceremony May 18 at the Training School for Multi-National Peace Keeping Forces, Kampong Speu province, Cambodia.
05.19.2011 Story by Sgt. Whitney Houston
 Optical fabrication in the field
Operation Arctic Care is a two week innovative training mission providing much needed medical, dental, optometric, and veterinary care to the inhabitants of remote central Alaska. The 807th MDSC is running this yearly mission that includes over 300 medical providers from the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and Department of Public Health.
04.22.2011 Story by Sgt. Craig Anderson
 Arctic Care 2011 Dental Team Works in Remote Alaskan Village
Arctic Care 2011 is an innovative readiness training exercise which involves Army, Air Force Navy and United States Public Health Service health care practitioners bringing critical medical, dental, optometry and veterinary services to remote Alaska Villages.
04.22.2011 Story by Sgt. Craig Anderson
Competition brings out warriors’ spirit
The Best Warrior Competition, a grueling three-day test of endurance, discipline and soldier skills, pitted 16 soldiers of the 96th Sustainment Brigade against each other for the highest honor in the junior enlisted and non-commissioned officer categories March 4-6.
03.6.2011 Story by Sgt. Ruth Harvie
Utah linguist receives prestigious award
Lt. Col. Steve Stevens, commander, 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, was honored with the 2010 Rochefort Award last September.
09.17.2010 Story by Spc. Ashley Baum
Headed toward becoming the Army Reserve’s Best Warrior
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Leith W. Strachan swayed on his feet, visibly exhausted, sweat dripping from his forehead. Three days of intense competition had just culminated in a three-minute grappling match for the combatives championship. As the judge held up his hand, a winner by decision, he gave a small smile, finished with both the match and the 96th Sustainment Brigade’s Best Warrior competition and the champion of both, in his division.
03.6.2011 Story by Pfc. Kayla Benson
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Recent AudioChief Warrant Officer Daoust
Talks to a WHNS-TV reporter about when his unit deployed to Iraq, his responsibilities in Iraq, participating in marathon runs while deployed, the importance of keeping up with physical training, staying in touch with family members through the Internet and when he expects to return home.
Taken: 12.14.2009
Capt Jones
Talks to the Captain America Radio show about how long she has been in the Army, working on a internet radio station, her job responsibilities in the military, her previous deployments, how she spends her spare time in Iraq and what a typical day is like for her in Iraq
Taken: 11.10.2009
Command Sgt. Maj. Beyer
Talks to a Standard Examiner Newspaper in Ogden, UT, about his family, living in Utah, his deployment in Iraq, his typical day and responsibilities as a Command Sgt. Major, communicating with home, life on base and thanks everyone for their support . Audio only.
Taken: 11.6.2009
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