September 2, 2015, by D.M. McCauley - Few career paths are as rewarding and satisfying as deciding to serve in one of the time-honored branches of the U.S. Military. That service filled many of us with a sense of purpose, duty, and honor. There we were taught responsibility and reverence toward those highest ideals of honor, courage, and commitment. When that time in the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
2nd Tanks Manuevers Through Training
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - September 1, 2015 -- Marine tankers with Company B, 2nd Tank Battalion, conducted offensive and defensive training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25-27. The training familiarized each platoon with standard tank formations and allowed them to hone the basic Marine skills of ‘shoot, move, … [Read more...]
Command Completes Exercise in South Korea
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Sept. 1, 2015) -- Soldiers, from 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives, or CBRNE, Command completed Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea, Aug. 28. CBRNE, the Department of Defense's only multifunctional formation that confronts and defeats chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats, deployed … [Read more...]
Preparedness Vital to Defense Readiness, Official Says
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2015 — Tomorrow marks the start of National Preparedness Month, and while preparedness calls for year-round attention, it is a good opportunity to remind Defense Department personnel and their families to be prepared at all times to respond quickly to disasters and emergencies, the acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and … [Read more...]
Environmental Marines Kick Shell Out of Talisman Saber
NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - September 1, 2015 -- Exercise Talisman Sabre is a biennial, multinational, exercise designed to enhance bilateral collaboration in support of future combined operations, natural disasters and humanitarian emergency response. This year, the exercise featured approximately 33,000 troops, 200 aircraft and 21 ships. The environmental impact that … [Read more...]