118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Nashville, TN, US
Current Personnel:
Featured Video
CSM Leota Visits a JGSDF NCO School
Command Sergeant Major visits the 2nd Sergeant Training Unit, JGSDF, to observe Non-commissioned Officer training. Available in high definition.
Video by Sgt. William James Boyd | 118MPAD | 12.11.2012
Recent Photos
(449 votes; 2.95)
MPAD soldiers provide support to BTH-PanamaCapt. Sarah Harris, 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 301st Troop Command, 230th Sustainment Brigade, BTH-Panama public affairs officer, from Nashville, Tenn.,...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Van Ochten | 118MPAD | 04.06.2013
Engineering Company puts safety firstU.S. Army Staff. Sgt. Jesus Rivera-Garcia (second to left), a work site safety noncomissioned officer with the 284th Engineer Company, 961st Engineer Battalion, 420th...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Van Ochten | 118MPAD | 04.01.2013
Task Force Panama trains SENAN personnelU.S. Army Capt. James Balutowski, left, a Panama Force Protection Officer with the 244th Engineering Battalion, 420th Engineering Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer...
Photo by Maj. John Parks | 118MPAD | 04.17.2013
Medical exchangeSpc. John Droll, medical non-commissioned officer, 94th Combat Support Hospital, initiates an I.V. during a medical exchange. A medical exchange was conducted by the...
Photo by Sgt. Jess Williams | 118MPAD | 12.10.2012
From soldier to non-commissioned officer - Japan Ground...U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton paid a visit to the newly-minted Japan Ground Self Defense Force...
Photo by Sgt. Nicole Smart | 118MPAD | 12.08.2012
Awarding serviceAmerican and Japanese soldiers enjoy a good meal together during Yama Sakura 63 at Camp Sendai, Japan.
Photo by Sgt. William Jones | 118MPAD | 12.07.2012
Recent Video
(19 votes; 3.30)
CSM Leota Visits a JGSDF NCO SchoolCommand Sergeant Major visits the 2nd Sergeant Training Unit, JGSDF, to observe Non-commissioned Officer training. Available in high definition.
Video by Sgt. William James Boyd | 118MPAD | 12.11.2012
Yama Sakura 63 MRE EmissaryMr. Stephen R. Lowell, Host Nation Relations Officer, dines with Yoshihisa Kitahara, assistant director of the South Kanto Defense Bureau, over an MRE. Also available...
Video by Sgt. Anthony Jones | 118MPAD | 12.08.2012
JGSDF Interview ClipsJGSDF Soldiers comment on Yama Sakura 63 and working with U.S. service members. Subtitled followed by unsubbed. Includes interview with JGSDF North Eastern Army Col....
Video by Sgt. Anthony Jones | 118MPAD | 12.09.2012
Yama Sakura 63 Opening Press ConferenceExercise Directors USARPAC Cmdr. Lt. Gen. Wiercinski and JGSDF North East Army Cmdr. Lt. Gen. Toshiaki Tanaka speak at the Yama Sakura 63 opening ceremony press...
Video by Sgt. William James Boyd and Sgt. Anthony Jones | 118MPAD | 12.06.2012
Yama Sakura 63 Opening CeremonyIn grand pomp and circumstance, service members marched onto the parade field. Dec. 6 for the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 63. Yama Sakura is a bilateral training...
Video by Sgt. William James Boyd and Sgt. Anthony Jones | 118MPAD | 12.06.2012
Yama Sakura 63 Opening CeremonyYama Sakura 63 Opening Ceremony with U.S. and Japanese Soldiers. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercenski and JGSDF Northeastern Army Lt. Gen. Toshiaki Tanaka present....
Video by Sgt. William James Boyd and Sgt. Anthony Jones | 118MPAD | 12.06.2012
Recent News Stories
(37 votes; 3.25)
Engineering Company puts safety firstAs soldiers unload equipment and dig foundation trenches, there is an ever-present sight of one soldier in full uniform with reflector belt around his shoulder and...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Van Ochten | 118MPAD | 04.20.2013
Task Force Panama personnel train SENAN personnelA soldier assigned to Task Force Panama trained members of the National Air and Navy Service of Panama (SENAN) on individual and vehicle search techniques as part of...
Story by Maj. John Parks | 118MPAD | 04.20.2013
MPAD soldiers provide support to BTH-PanamaNormally the personnel behind the cameras are responsible for telling other soldiers’ stories, and members of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 118th Mobile...
Story by Maj. John Parks | 118MPAD | 04.17.2013
Soldiers offer service with a smileThe real world experience the National Guard and the Army Reserves bring coupled with lessons learned from past training exercises has created an invaluable blueprint...
Story by Sgt. William Jones | 118MPAD | 12.12.2012
From soldier to non-commissioned officer - Japan Ground...The transition from junior enlisted soldier to non-commissioned officer is a proud moment for those who don the trio of stripes for the first time. Hefty...
Story by Sgt. Nicole Smart | 118MPAD | 12.11.2012
Resiliency is key to 35th CSSB missionSupporting soldiers on the battlefield is no easy task and the logistical requirements to outfit a combat troop to effectively do his or her job is done by far fewer...
Story by Sgt. William Jones | 118MPAD | 12.11.2012
