Story by Tech. Sgt. Karl Schwach | National Guard Bureau | 03.16.2020
ARLINGTON, Va. – Tech. Sgt. Clayton Smith’s accent gives it away that he’s probably from a certain area of the Caribbean as his voice has a lilting “island” inflection. “I was born in Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, adding that the country is located off the coast of Venezuela....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Karl Schwach | National Guard Bureau | 03.04.2020
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard Bureau’s fitness center now offers classes to help NGB-assigned Soldiers prepare for the Army Combat Fitness Test. Slated to replace the current Army Physical Fitness Test in October, the ACFT consists of six events: deadlifts, standing power throw, hand release push-ups, sprint-drag-carry, leg tucks, and 2-mile run. The APFT consists of push-ups,......
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 02.17.2017
ALLENTOWN, N.J. – Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, was inducted into the Allentown High School Hall of Fame Feb. 17 during a ceremony at the school....
