Washington National Guard soldiers with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, 56th Theater Information Operations Group. Washington National Guard conduct a field training exercise involving interrogation simulations at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., June 8, 2024. The training helps prepare the units to fight our nation's wars by allowing them to practice their skills.
As temperatures rise beyond double digits and servicemembers from all around the world begin to move a little more sluggishly in the heat, from under a large tent in the middle of Camp Red Horse, Thailand, come the first notes to the 1970’s classic “Staying Alive,” but with a clever jazz twist. Other instruments join in, and then, eventually, a woman’s clear voice. Despite the heat, the energy in the outdoor lunch tent perks up, as...