Courtesy Story | Aviation Center of Excellence | 06.13.2025
On May 28, 2025, the 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, gathered at Skymaster Field, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, for a Change of Command Ceremony. The event marked the transition of leadership from LTC Michael D. Bales to LTC Wayne E. Griffin, Jr., signifying the continued commitment to excellence by The Highlanders....
Story by Staff Sgt. Bobbie Curtis | 1st Marine Division | 07.01.2015
Every year around midsummer, about midday, you can spot an arguably peculiar event beginning to form up in the thick grassy plains and dirt roads leading from the Los Pulgas area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif....
Story by Sgt. Aaron Braddy | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 12.03.2014
Leaders from “Highlanders,” 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, trained with Special Operations Forces Dec. 3 through 9 at McGregor Range, New Mexico....
Story by Lance Cpl. Anna Albrecht | I Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.20.2014
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, held a change of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 19, 2014. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Gilbert D. Juarez relinquished command of the Highlanders to Lt. Col. Christian M. Rankin....
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 12.19.2013
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLTON, Calif. – Many believe leaders are not born, they are made, but Marines who served with Sgt. Wesley Adams said he is a natural when it comes to leadership....
Story by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 12.17.2013
Light Armored Reconnaissance Marines are often the tip of the spear in combat environments, conducting operations several hundred miles in front of friendly troops. To effectively complete their missions, they must always remain a force in readiness. Marines with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, nicknamed the Highlanders, demonstrated this in support of Exercise Steel......
Story by Spc. Ryan Scott | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.21.2013
Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team “Highlanders”, 1st Armored Division, participated in a Casing of the Colors ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lightning, April 21....
Story by Sgt. Brandon Bednarek | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 10.25.2012
The training of junior leaders can be one of the most important and beneficial practices any military unit can invest in. The simple expenditure of time and effort can produce high-yielding dividends for commanders by creating more competent leaders who in turn can distribute their expertise to subordinate soldiers....
