Video by Grady Epperly | Air Force Sustainment Center | 05.16.2024
Chief Master Sergeant Beth Ferrer, command chief Air Force Sustainment Center, interviews Amy Tippit, awards program manager Air Force Sustainment Center. Ferrer and Tippit discuss the importance of recognizing exceptional performance in the Air Force Sustainment Center and Tippit shares her experience managing special trophies and awards....
Video by Sgt. Sally Armstrong | U.S. Army South | 05.16.2024
Barbados Defence Force Capt. Shane Drakes, co-ground track lead, and Commander Mark Peterson, co-director of TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24), discuss their roles and explain the overall accomplishment of TW24 at Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Saint Michael, Barbados on May 16, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of......
Video by Capt. Rickey Grider | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.16.2024
U.S. Army Sgt. David Thanga, 1st Battalion, 175 Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, discusses his first visit to Africa during exercise African Lion 2024 in Tamale, Ghana, May 16, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier, joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across......
Video by Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Stone | 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 05.16.2024
Meet U.S. Army Sgt. Javier Tinoso. He’s a 91L heavy construction repair Soldier from Dededo, Guam, and a member of the 43d Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade. This is Tinoso’s first trip outside of the United States. “My first time overseas and outside the state, it’s a big culture shock as well. It’s good to see new things and meet new......
Video by Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Stone | 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 05.16.2024
Meet U.S. Army Sgt. Calimar Torres, a 12C bridge crewmember and is a member of the 43d Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade stationed at Fort Cavasos, Texas. Torres was born in Orlando, Florida, and he grew up in Puerto Rico. “I joined the Army because I come from a military background. I wanted to be a part of some sort of tradition in my family, and......
Video by Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Stone | 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 05.16.2024
Meet Pfc. Alvaro Nava, a 12C bridge crewmember from Lima, Peru, and is a member of the 43d Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade stationed at Fort Cavasos, Texas. “I like it [bridge crewmember], I really like it. I like the pressure that we have to do everything on time. Whenever we do this our sergeant major likes us to beat our time. And I also like......
Video by Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Stone | 205th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 05.16.2024
Meet U.S. Army Spc. Colby Lavoie from Van Buren, Maine and works as a 91B wheeled vehicle mechanic for the 43d Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade located at Fort Cavasos, Texas. “I think Poland is a big culture change; the weather is beautiful, and it’s nice to see something other than the states.” Lavoie is responsible for moving and......
Video by Spc. Brett Thompson | 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.16.2024
U.S. Army Spc. Corey Mioducki, a combat engineer with Bravo “Beast” Company, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shares his experience meeting and receiving a challenge coin from Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, at Camp Herkus, Lithuania, May 16, 2024. Wallander visited Camp Herkus to......