Story by Capt. Paul Jeong | 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.07.2024
The 2024 National Guard Bureau Region II Best Warrior Competition kicked off today with 10 Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., all competing to become Region II’s next best warrior....
Story by Sgt. Shane Smith | Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard | 06.21.2019
KINGWOOD, W.Va. – Twelve Army National Guard Soldiers from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia competed in the 2019 Region II Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson, West Virginia May 16-19....
Story by Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg | Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office | 05.21.2019
KINGWOOD, W. Va., — Spc. Hunter J. Olson, 1st Battalion of the 175th Infantry Regiment, earned the title of Soldier of the Year in the U.S. Army National Guard Region II Best Warrior Competition, hosted by the W. Va. National Guard, May 16–19....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer | U.S. Army North | 04.06.2018
More than 30 generals and senior leaders from across the Department of Defense; U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and its subordinate units; Arizona, New Mexico and Texas National Guard along with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol; and Mexico’s Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA) met for the annual Border Commanders Conference to discuss current trends taking place along the shared border....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer | U.S. Army North | 01.26.2018
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) hosted a change of command ceremony for Task Force-51 at the historic quadrangle, Friday 26. Maj. Gen. John F. King, assumed command from Maj. Gen. Brian C. Harris, the outgoing commander of TF-51....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer | U.S. Army North | 01.05.2018
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Commander for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) hosted the grand opening ceremony to the new facility, Friday, January 5. The Vogel Resiliency Center is a new facility providing resiliency services to the Joint Base San Antonio community, located on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, designed to focus, synchronize, and integrate the execution of programs that are directly......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer | U.S. Army North | 12.22.2017
The Vogel Resiliency Center is a new facility on Fort Sam Houston to support the Joint Base San Antonio community, which brings together eight entities of resiliency services into one location. The VRC houses the Army Wellness Center, Public Health Nursing, Chaplain and Spiritual services, Military Family Readiness, Health Promotion Operations, Army Substance Abuse Program, Nutrition Coaching,......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer | U.S. Army North | 12.08.2017
The Vogel Resiliency Center is a project that’s going to bring together eight entities of resiliency services into one location. This facility is unique to fort Sam Houston and unique in the Army....