Story by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson | 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.08.2018
HOHENFELS, Germany—In the fight to maintain superiority against a near-peer adversary, Army Soldiers are learning they don’t always need the latest and greatest in technology if they are able to effectively use what they already know and have. Amid 27 incredible concepts and capabilities being tested at the Joint Warfighting Assessment 18, a platoon of military police (MP) stole the show......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson | 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.07.2018
HOHENFELS, Germany—U.S. Soldiers quickly walk through a rowdy crowd of civilians, all of whom are chanting, tossing vegetables and pumping their fists in the dust-clouded air. The outrage is apparent and is reflected in the terse greeting from the local mayor and nod of acknowledgement from the police chief....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shaiyla Hakeem | 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.07.2018
“Why don’t you leave me alone; why don’t you ever go home?” This historic cadence usually refers to drill sergeants, but in this case, it is directed toward Observer, Coach/Trainers (OC/Ts)....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson | 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.05.2018
HOHENFELS, Germany—Action films have historically portrayed Army leaders as stern, robust and no-nonsense, teaching young Soldiers important lessons through humor and punishment. Most Soldiers remember their first days in uniform, fearfully responding to demands and instructions shouted from various drill sergeants during basic training. With minimal delay, one of those fearful, anxious......
Story by Staff Sgt. Shaiyla Hakeem | 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.05.2018
“Gas, gas, gas!” Donning protective masks, Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment waved their arms to signal universal gas alert. The chemical attack potentially contaminated the nearby tactical vehicles, allowing for the latest decontamination concept and capability to be tested....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shaiyla Hakeem | 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.30.2018
As seconds pass, we lose frames of moments that are never to be seen again unless it is captured, frozen in time, shot through the lens of a camera – combat camera that is....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shaiyla Hakeem | 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.26.2018
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade performed assault training maneuvers at Hohenfels, Germany as part of the Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) 18....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson | 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.24.2018
HOHENFELS, Germany—After years of consistent deployments to the Middle East, much of the Army training is now focused on ensuring units are capable of fighting a more national, mechanized and technologically advanced enemy. Some training facilities, such as Hohenfels Training Area, have already transitioned to replicate the challenges of the modern battlefield....
