Story by 1st Lt. Justin Gartland | 864th Engineer Battalion | 08.29.2013
Field fielding is a term that often triggers visualizations reminiscent of Charles Dickens’s soup kitchen with a large, sweaty man serving miniscule amounts of soup while laughing when asked to serve more. For others, memories surface of the old lunch lady barely acknowledging your thank-you while she slops on what appears to be mashed potatoes beside your unknown source of meat. For the......
Story by 1st Lt. Justin Gartland | 864th Engineer Battalion | 03.31.2013
Sweat pouring down faces and heart beats racing. Bright colored signs and smiling faces. Children running around with dogs following closely behind. Laughter, hugs, and smiles can be heard from far away. This is a site all too common at the “Walk to Afghanistan” events hosted by the 864th Engineer Battalion Family Readiness Group....
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.10.2012
For Pfc. Samuel Oehring, who grew up in the rural areas of Texas and Arkansas, shooting was a part of everyday life.
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.08.2012
Twenty-four hour operations, indirect fire attacks and constant training sets the grueling pace that soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., have been operating under lately....
Story by Sgt. Mark Cloutier | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.22.2012
March 22 was a day of sharing, comparing and reflecting, as members of the 864th Engineer Battalion “Pacemakers” hosted a local civic group, which included one very important Vietnam-era Pacemaker....
