Courtesy Story | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 06.26.2020
About 100 Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), are embarking on an approximately yearlong deployment in support of U.S. Central Command....
Story by Master Sgt. Ryan Matson | 652nd Regional Support Group | 06.16.2020
NOTE: This is the 10th in an 11-part series on the 652nd Regional Support Group, out of Helena, Montana. The unit arrived in Poland September 26 to begin a mobilization where they became the first Army Reserve unit responsible for the operations of 11 (originally 10) base camps throughout the country. The series breaks down what teams do at each base camp. This story focuses on the Torun base......
Story by Lance Cpl. Chase Drayer | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 06.08.2020
MRF-E successfully transports and integrates 700 Marines and Sailors with the Norwegian Armed Forces safely during the COVID-19 pandemic and integrates them into the annual training event Thunder Reindeer....
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 05.21.2020
Latham, N.Y.— New York Army National Guard Col. Mark Slusar, an Altamont resident and Army pilot, took his traditional final flight on Thursday, May 21, as he wraps up a military career that began in 1985. During his career Slusar commanded a detachment of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment during a deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2002-03, and commanded a detachment of the......
Story by Sgt. Stormy Mendez | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 04.24.2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world, New York City (NYC) took a hard hit. In need of relief, the city turned to the United States Military for support....
Story by Sgt. Stormy Mendez | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 04.17.2020
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment (3/2), 2d Marine Division (2d MARDIV) are prepared to provide support at a moment’s notice. Less than twelve hours after receiving orders, the Marines departed Camp Lejeune and set off to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts in New York City, New York, April 16, 2020....
Story by Angie Thorne | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 03.13.2020
FORT POLK, La. — Most Soldiers put a great deal of focus and time into training. But they do have interests and hobbies outside of their Army-fueled life. Sgt. 1st Class Donnell Macklin, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 353rd Armor Regiment, acting first sergeant, said he handles a lot of the administrative duties for his unit. That includes everything from combat......
Story by Lance Cpl. Chase Drayer | 2nd Marine Division | 02.26.2020
“I’m looking at the future here,” said Lt. Col. Brian Donlon, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (V32), to a group of around 50 younger enlisted Marines that the unit seeks to develop as young leaders. His words began V32’s, also known as the Betio Bastards, Bastard Leadership School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 14-21, 2020. The......
