Story by Brooke Nevins | 1st Space Brigade | 09.05.2024
Soldiers with the 1st Space Brigade recently hosted United States Space Force guardians for a live grenade training event at Fort Carson, Colorado, on Aug. 28, allowing the guardians a rare shot at close combat tactics....
Story by Sean Kimmons | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 11.02.2022
Before any hand grenades could blast more shrapnel into a pockmarked range, anticipation filled the air as 60 live grenades were taken out of their cardboard canisters and distributed to Soldiers. From a concrete pit that overlooked the small range, Spc. Jermayn Griffo tossed two of the grenades, creating loud booms that echoed through a surrounding wooded area near Mount Fuji....
Story by Sgt. Seth LaCount | Alaska National Guard | 04.30.2020
As April came to a close amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military in Alaska continued to makes strides toward maintaining mission readiness. On April 29, in a Joint effort with U.S. Army Alaska’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 14 pararescuemen (PJs) from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron used the Small Arms Complex’s grenade range on JBER to prepare......
Story by Airman 1st Class Alyssa Day | Minot Air Force Base | 06.27.2018
Approximately 30 Airmen from Minot Air Force Base toured Cavalier Air Force Station and Camp Grafton to learn more about their missions June 12-13....
Story by 1st Sgt. Crista Mary Mack | 9th Mission Support Command | 04.23.2018
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Most birthdays and milestones are celebrated with a cake in a relaxing environment, often a time to unwind. At the Pacific 110th U.S. Army Reserve birthday celebration, hosted by the 9th Mission Support Command headquarters, participants committed to birthday cake only after working up appetites with a run and tough team field competition, featuring physically......
Story by Staff Sgt. Edward Siguenza | California National Guard Primary | 11.09.2017
The California Army National Guard held its 2017-18 Best Warrior Competition Nov. 5-8 to find its most elite junior enlisted Soldier and noncommissioned officer....
Story by Sgt. Adriane Kientzy | 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) | 09.24.2017
CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - The Soldiers of the 353rd Transportation Company, located in Buffalo, Minn. drove their M915A2 semi-tractor to Camp Ripley on June 21, 2017 to conduct a four-day weapons qualification during their one-weekend a month battle assembly for the Army Reserve....
Story by Pfc. Taylor Cooper | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.06.2017
Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion practiced handling and firing the M320 grenade launcher module at Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 6....
