Story by Joe Lacdan | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 09.25.2025
Like many veterans, retired 1st Sgt. Jason Belford had to cope with the return to everyday life away from the war. According to the Journal of Veterans Studies, combat vets suffer from heightened rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Belford said he had overcome the toughest odds on the battlefield, but he couldn’t overcome this. He decided that his only solution would be to......
Story by Christopher Hurd | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 06.06.2024
WASHINGTON — As Maj. Jack Gibson waited to board a plane to France last Thursday, he thought about his grandfather and what he went through 80 years ago fighting in Europe during World War II as part of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. This wasn’t a normal work trip for Gibson, a judge advocate with the 75th Ranger Regiment, this one was special he said, because he was taking part in the D-Day......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jerimiah Richardson | 305th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.01.2023
1st Lt. Anna Zaccaria becomes first female Army Reserve Infantry Officer to graduate Army Ranger School immediately after Infantry Officer Basic Leader Course (IBOLC)....
Story by Cpl. Jacob Wachob | 40th Public Affairs Detachment | 12.09.2021
Kendallville, Indiana native, Spc. Eric Taylor is a 21-year old Army Infantryman, with a strong desire to serve. He is assigned to 3rd Platoon, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, “Leader Rakkasans” 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Taylor is currently in Lorena, Brazil where he is conducting training in support of Southern Vanguard 22, an annual exercise......
Story by Lance Davis | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 05.29.2018
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 29, 2018) — Two Gold Star parents share their story about losing their son to combat.
Story by Staff Sgt. David Overson | Joint Multinational Readiness Center | 05.18.2018
HOHENFELS, Germany (May 18, 2018) – Spc. Anthony Bryant is relatively new to the Army, however, he’s not wasting any time checking off traditional infantry tabs on his to-do list....
Story by Capt. Holli Nelson | West Virginia National Guard | 04.27.2018
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Emily Lilly, a platoon leader with Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment, doesn’t just set goals to achieve them. She leaves behind her a legacy of firsts. She was the first female in the Army National Guard to enter into a combat military occupational speciality (MOS) as an armor officer. Today, she added another accolade to her resume by becoming the first......
Story by Michael Padilla | Sandia National Laboratories | 07.12.2016
Former Army ranger Damon Alcorn has received the Sandia National Laboratories-Livermore Chamber of Commerce Student of the Year Award. Presented at the chamber’s State of the City Luncheon on June 23, the annual award highlights a Las Positas College student who demonstrates exemplary academic achievements and leadership....
