Story by Sgt. Raquel Birk | 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 11.07.2019
SAGAMIHARA, Japan – Nine Soldiers and noncommissioned officers assigned to various units throughout 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade competed in a grueling test of their physical and mental abilities during a quarterly contest at Sagami General Depot Nov. 6-7....
Story by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf | 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 10.18.2017
FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers of the Battery Echo, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade became the first unit to become mission qualified with the THAAD weapon system on Fort Hood....
Story by Sgt. Kimberly Menzies | 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 04.28.2017
Soldiers assigned to the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command competed, April 23 to 27, to be named the 94th AAMDC’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, during a ceremony, April 28, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii....
Courtesy Story | 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 07.12.2013
The 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Color Guard team exhibited their exceptional skills at the XVIII Airborne Corps Color Guard Competition held here June 11. The team’s execution of drill and ceremony movements are unparalleled by any of the other six teams competing in the competition, making them the XVIII Airborne Corps Color Guard for the fourth consecutive year....
Story by Kristen Wong | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 05.24.2013
More than 100 Marines and sailors of Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, stood at Dewey Square for their last formation together, May 21, 2013....
Story by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 04.11.2013
In the hills of Camp Pendleton, mortars zip across the sky and slam into their targets, shaking the ground around them. Atop a hill about seven miles from the action in a completely concealed position is a 10-man team of Marine forward observers....
Story by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | 04.09.2013
Loud booms echoing throughout Camp Pendleton added to the ambiance of the Marine base April 2-4. The culprit of the noise was gunfire from its Expeditionary Fire Support Systems and impacts from 120 mm mortar rounds....
Story by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.03.2013
“Fire for effect!” The bellowing command echoes in the maneuver area before a thunderous blast rings out, shaking the snow-covered ground. The 155 mm high-explosive round impacts on the center of its target, ending another fire mission....
