Courtesy Story | Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office | 08.01.2025
Soldiers from the Kentucky Medical Detachment (MEDDET) and the 1163rd Medical Company Area Support (MCAS), Kentucky National Guard, recently completed overseas deployment training (ODT) rotations at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany in April 2025. The training enhanced Soldier medical readiness and strengthened partnerships with active-duty and host-nation medical personnel....
Courtesy Story | Office of the Chief, Army Reserve | 06.09.2025
In the heart of central California, Operation Mojave Falcon provided the Army Reserve with more than just another large-scale training event. It served as a proving ground for a forward-leaning concept within the Army: the Operational Data Team (ODT) - a pioneering initiative aimed at bringing advanced data analytics into Army operations....
Story by Capt. Joe Legros | 126th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 08.26.2022
3rd Bn., 126th Inf. Regt. signed up for an overseas deployment for training (ODT) exercise African Lion 22 at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest and premier annual exercise, involving more than 7,500 service members from 28 nations and NATO June 6 - 30. The training bolsters interoperability and supports U.S. military strategic readiness to......
Story by Staff Sgt. Michael Kelly | 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 07.26.2018
Continuing the cross-service momentum gained during a July 2017 medical training rotation at Sustainment Training Center, Soldiers and Airmen from the Iowa National Guard supported a 21-day Overseas Duty Tour (ODT) mission to augment medical support and operations in Germany July 1-21, 2018....
Story by Sgt. Michael Giles | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 07.18.2017
The 36th Infantry Division celebrates its 100th anniversary July 18, 2017 and soldiers from the division honored their 100-year legacy of service during their July drill, with sweat, reverence and festivities. The celebration began as several hundred soldiers marched along Congress Avenue from across Lady Bird Lake and up to the Texas State Capitol. When they arrived, they stood in......
Story by Spc. Christina Clardy | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 07.15.2017
On the morning of July 15th, Texas' own 36th Infantry Division held a change of command ceremony on the Texas State Capitol steps as Maj. Gen. Lester Simpson, officially relinquished command to the new commander, Maj. Gen. S. Lee Henry....
Story by 2nd Lt. William Hill II | Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard | 08.09.2016
The focus of the United States military has seemingly been Southwest Asia over the last decade and a half. In reality, there is still a heavy emphasis on operations worldwide, the vast majority of which are not combat related. One such endeavor is “Operation Resolute Castle” in Eastern Europe. Guardsman from Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee, as well as Army Reservists, and Navy Seabees......
Story by 2nd Lt. William Hill II | Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard | 08.09.2016
American airfields in Europe provide ready response sites to counter acts of aggression in the region. They provide a vital element of defense for our military and its allies. The 857th Horizontal Engineer Company’s recent overseas deployment training (ODT) was crucial in maintaining that readiness....
