U.S. Army Spc. James McCormick assigned to 150th Cavalry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, West Virginia National Guard, pulls security on a 113 Armored Personnel Carrier during Operation Hickory Sting at Fort Irwin, California, July 8, 2019. Operation Hickory Sting is a decisive action rotation focused on combined arms maneuver and collective gunnery at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, in order to validate the capabilities of the 30th in the training environment and provide a globally responsive brigade ready to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs)
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Army National Guard honored the Soldiers with the 382nd Public Affairs Detachment during a welcome-home ceremony from their deployment in support of Atlantic Resolve in Europe at the North Carolina National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 17, 2019.
The Atlantic Resolve in Europe mission builds strong, ever-lasting bonds between NATO allies and partner nations by conducting multinational training exercises and community relation events in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania.
Deployments are challenging for both Soldiers and their families, said U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig Norton, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the...
Grafenwoehr, Germany – Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, completed Combined Resolve XI Phase II near the Camp Aachen training area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Jan. 23, 2018.
As the Ironhorse Soldiers finish out their duties prior to redeployment, Sgt. Maj. Leonardo Alaniz, the Operations Sergeant Major for 1-7 CAV reflects on Combined Resolve and the rotation as a whole.
