Story by Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 09.14.2018
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan – After a long day of pulling guard duty, repairing vehicles and equipment or advising Afghan leaders in the Uruzgan Province, the Soldiers of Tarin Kowt look forward to eating a full-course hot meal for dinner every day. The base, which NATO Special Operations Forces formally used, was cleared and secured earlier this year by Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 12th......
Story by Pfc. Tyler Harmon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.27.2018
Iwakuni City and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents participated in a basketball tournament in the Lotus Cultural Center, a part of the new Atago Sports Complex, in Iwakuni Japan, Aug. 19, 2018....
Story by Staff Sgt. Melanie Bulow-Gonterman | 35th Fighter Wing | 08.20.2018
The second annual Team Misawa Resilient Relationships and Appreciation Day kicked off with an opening ceremony and flowed into the first round of sporting events, July 27....
Story by Catherine Carroll | 88th Readiness Division | 07.31.2018
The 88th Readiness Division conducted a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event for more than 120 Soldiers and their family members, including more than 50 children, in Schaumburg, Illinois, July 20-22....
Story by Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 07.15.2018
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – When U.S. Army Spc. Mark Ballinger, a native of Hesperia, California, arrived to the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, two years ago a deployment to Afghanistan was the last thing on his mind. Assigned to the 40th Inf. Div. as a cable systems installer-maintainer, Ballinger said upon his arrival to the unit, slots for the upcoming two deployments......
Story by Pfc. Ilwoong Kong | 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command | 07.13.2018
CAMP HENRY, Daegu Korea - The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command hosted a closing ceremony for the 29th iteration of the Korean-American Friendship Circle that recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of Republic of Korea and U.S. KAFC sponsors and participants, July 13 here....
Story by Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 07.05.2018
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – After six-weeks of training and exercises, over 100 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from the 205th Corps received their graduation certificates, July 5, during the Eagle Strike Company graduation ceremony at Camp Hero....
Story by Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 06.30.2018
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – NATO-led Resolute Support and Afghan leaders throughout the Combined Joint Operation Area of Afghanistan participated in a transfer of authority ceremony, June 30, for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Lathrop, the Train, Advise and Assist Command-South outgoing commander, relinquished authority of the command to U.S. Army Brig.......