August 13, 2015 - WEBSTER, N.Y. - What started as a hobby to kill time while deployed at Guantanamo Bay in 2011 and 2012 has become a record-breaking event for New York Army National Guard Capt. Jeremy Hillyard. Hillyard, a battle-staff officer in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters, based in Syracuse, took five prizes in the Aug. 8-9 Revolution Power Lifting … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Around the United States in 46 Days
August 13, 2015 - After traveling to four foreign nations, navigating through a hurricane and steaming more than 9,000 miles over 46 days, Coast Guard Cutter Farallon has arrived in its new homeport of Valdez, Alaska. Crewmembers aboard the 110-foot cutter said goodbye to their family and the Farallon’s homeport of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to deliver the cutter to replace … [Read more...]
Support Co., 2nd CEB, Learns Basics of Urban Assaults
August 13, 2015 - FORT A.P. HILL, Virginia -- “Open door right!” the point man screams to his fellow Marines lined up behind him. “Go, Go, Go!” He cries and bursts into the room ready to face whatever dangers wait for them there. An enemy lurking unseen in the corner surges forward and unleashes the contents of his weapon on the advancing squad. The … [Read more...]
Conservation Challenge Winners Protect Military Base Environments
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2015 – Military installations and their partners in three states have won an annual Defense Department challenge created to protect critical military test, training and operational missions while supporting nearby ecosystems. An important goal of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program Challenge is to harness private-sector … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Soldier Uses Military Training to Advance Civilian Career
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2015) -- The 397th Signal Company, Riverside, California, maintained the Joint Network Node and satellite transport terminal to provide secure voice, video and data services to troops at Alameda Point, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, and Camp Parks, California, during the Big Logistics-Over-The-Shore, West exercise. More than 750 Army Reserve … [Read more...]