Story by Timothy Jones | New York National Guard | 08.29.2018
In an innovative effort to promote fitness and improve morale, the 224th Support Squadron recently conducted a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition. A decoration of the Bundeswhehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, the badge is one of the few foreign awards approved for wear on U.S. uniforms. Organized by Master Sgt. Eric Stone and Tech. Sgt. Sean Redden,......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal | Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland | 06.01.2017
Battle Group Poland U.S., U.K. and Romanian soldiers supported their Polish partners in celebrating the “Day of the Veteran” by participating in a series of events May 27 and 28. The Polish Veteran's Day, celebrated since 2012, is meant to honor the soldiers, firefighters, Border Guard officers and other uniformed and civilian service members who have performed a mission abroad. The aim......
Story by Spc. Kevin Wang | Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland | 05.27.2017
GAUDYNEK, Poland—Men and women from around the area form their teams and start shooting at a competition during “Dzień Weteranów,” Polish Veterans Day. Battle Group Poland sent a team from the U.S., U.K. and Romania to see who was the better shot with the Polish P-83 pistol and Beryl assault rifle....
Courtesy Story | Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland | 05.08.2017
U.S., Romanian and U.K. soldiers from Battle Group Poland were invited to the local Gen. Jozefa Bema middle school to enjoy a few games of soccer with fourth-grade students during a sports day in Bemowo Piskie....
Story by Spc. Kevin Wang | Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland | 05.07.2017
Battle Group Poland soldiers helped residents celebrate the Polish three-day holiday season known as Majówka by participating in several patriotic-themed events in Gizycko and Orzysz May 1-3, 2017....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Deal | Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Poland | 04.22.2017
Elk, Poland—Residents of Elk, a small northeastern Polish town nestled by a glacier-formed lake and surrounded by forests, are not used to seeing American, British or Romanian soldiers in their small city. Yet hundreds of residents turned out to meet soldiers from Battle Group Poland as the multinational formation participated in an open house event April 22 at Centrum Edukacji Mundurowej, a......
