Story by Staff Sgt. Samuel Chen | Exercise News Day | 08.08.2018
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Fort McCoy firefighters prepared their equipment and vehicles at Fort McCoy’s Fire Station Number 2 to support U.S. Army Reserve units conducting Combat Support Training Exercises Aug. 8....
Story by Cpl. Kaitlyn Klein | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.24.2015
The sun is beating down on a large, open field of grass and tangled weeds. Short, deafening blasts cut through the sounds of M203 and M32 grenade launchers firing. Marines charge towards enemy forces behind a moving wall of transparent riot shields, guarding themselves from blue-body practice grenades that are flying towards them....
Story by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 03.08.2014
Marines earned their reputation of “always ready” from constant training and sustaining, keeping their skills as fresh as possible in case they are needed....
Story by Sgt. Joseph Guenther | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | 05.15.2013
The Military Police leadership of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division hosted pepper spray training for MPs across the division who required the certification May 15, 2013. The training, which is mandatory for all military law enforcement before they may carry the painful and often demobilizing chemical, serves the dual purpose of allowing Soldiers to understand and feel the......
