ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (July 8, 2015) - More than 400 Army paratroopers, from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, parachuted from seven C-17 Globemasters onto Kapyong Air Field, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 15, July 8. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise, which provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Map Expert Seeks to Help Engineer Command Reach Its Destination
DARIEN, Ill. (July 8, 2015) - He's a self-proclaimed "map geek," and he's the first Soldier to join the newest geospatial cell at an engineer command in Illinois. And right now, he wants to find more Soldiers like him to join the team. The geospatial cell at the 416th Theater Engineer Command, or TEC, is brand new. It was established this year as part of a broader redesign … [Read more...]
Georgia Security Airmen Ramp Up Domestic Preparedness
JULY 8, 2015, SAVANNAH, Ga. - JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing were guests at Joint Base Savannah, completing 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training during their annual tour in June. “Our training scenarios have been designed to get our Airmen out of the mentality of being overseas in places like Iraq … [Read more...]
Army Team Takes Interservice Rifle Championship
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (July 8, 2015) - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit took first place last week at the 54th annual Interservice Rifle Team Championship. The Marine team came in second at the championships, held on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and ending July 1. During the competition, shooters from across the Department of Defense competed in a myriad … [Read more...]
USS Kauffman and U.S. Coast Guard Team Nab $15.5 Million in Narcotics
JULY 8, 2015, PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - In collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) recovered approximately 775 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of approximately $15.5 million in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, June 2. During a routine patrol of the Eastern Pacific in … [Read more...]