Story by Pfc. Nathan Goodall | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 10.07.2010
Amidst the tall mountains of Germany was a small aircraft. It sailed through the air, sneakily and silent. On the ground a group of Soldiers operated the plane with a high-powered laptop and a remote control. The laptop screen displayed a clear, detailed picture of the area, a live video feed from a camera on the plane....
Story by Pfc. Nathan Goodall | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 09.17.2010
Four pieces of equipment, with a combined weight of 326.9 pounds, were assembled into a fully functional 120 mm mortar by the bare hands of four soldiers. They stood with their mortar on a field of grass that had been overridden with thick mud. Before them was a collection of hills. In the distance they could see smoke trailing away, the only remaining sign of a mortar shell they had......
Story by Pfc. Nathan Goodall | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 08.02.2010
When it comes to conducting brigade level operations, the brigade and battalion commanders, and their staffs, have to be well trained and proficient in their jobs to move troops on the battlefield....
Story by Pfc. Nathan Goodall | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 06.28.2010
A Soldier put his arms around his wife as she rested her head on his shoulder. She started to softly cry and he held her closer. He whispered something into her ear. She smiled and nodded as he put his head against hers....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Klutts | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 06.14.2010
"Doc, hurry up they're dying out here," yells a clipboard wielding sergeant from an opening in the wood line.
Story by Sgt. Christopher Klutts and Pfc. Nathan Goodall | 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 05.01.2010
For the first time since World War I, Soldiers will conduct combat operations while wearing the 170th Infantry Brigade patch on their arms....