Courtesy Story | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.31.2023
Courtesy By retired Lt. Col. MARK S. LESLIE DPTMS director FORT JOHNSON, La. — National Purple Heart Recognition Day is Aug. 7. The Purple Heart is the oldest American military medal with a unique history. The Purple Heart is not awarded for valor, courage, bravery or heroism. It is awarded for sacrifice. Sadly, many Americans do not know the significance or meaning of the medal. The......
Story by Staff Sgt. Kevin Spence | First Army | 07.01.2019
Roaring down a dirt road not far from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, four M1097 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles or HMMWV from 374th Chemical Company stopped at the sight of a stalled vehicle. The Soldiers scanned to see if the vehicle concealed a roadside bomb, as well as the tree line for enemy Soldiers preparing to ambush. Training like this is fundamental to......
Story by Sgt. William Brown | First Army | 05.17.2019
91st Training Division in partnership with 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade along with their other training partners converged on Fort Hunter Liggett for their annual Combat Support Training Exercise 91-19-01....
Story by Airman Brooke Keisler | 56th Fighter Wing | 05.02.2019
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – The National Holocaust Day of Remembrance is observed May 2, 2019. The 2019 Days of Remembrance Committee hosted events at Luke Air Force Base April 29 to May 4 in memory of the Holocaust and its survivors....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Stewart | 7th Army Training Command | 03.01.2019
Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s (JMRC) Field Artillery Observer/Coach-Trainer team, “Vampires,” teach an O/C-T Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, in preparation for exercise Dynamic Front 19....
Story by Sgt. Jarred Woods | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.02.2015
Members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs visited Troops in Rukla, Lithuania, Sept. 2, 2015....
Story by Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade | 375th Air Mobility Wing | 03.28.2014
More than 40 Security Forces members from across Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command participated in training to enhance weapons and tactics skills April 7 through 11, 2014 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill....
Courtesy Story | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 03.16.2012
Task Force ODIN-Afghanistan is one of the most technologically diverse and modern aviation units the U.S. Army has deployed under one command....
