CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Jan. 26, 2016) -- The health care specialists, assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea, or ROK,-U.S Combined Division, recently conducted a medical evacuation training at the helicopter pad near Troop Medical Clinic, at Camp Casey, South Korea, Jan. 7-8. Medical evacuation training is designed to train, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Wounded Warriors Introduced to Adaptive Athletics During Training Camp
WASHINGTON (NNS), January 25, 2016 -- More than 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen - including 20 first timers - traveled to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), California, Jan. 16 to participate in the first Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor (NWW) adaptive sports camp of the year. The five-day camp introduced athletes to swimming, seated … [Read more...]
Navy Corpsmen Continue Support of Marine Operations, Training
COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- January 25, 2016 -- For more than 239 years, Navy corpsmen have been known as the enlisted force which has supported Marine operations and training both garrison and the field. These corpsmen carry out their responsibilities in harsh conditions alongside Marines. They are required to complete a secondary, more rigorous … [Read more...]
Simulation Center Carries Medal of Honor Soldier’s Legacy Forward
FORT SILL, Okla. (Jan. 25, 2016) -- Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti, was a field artillery forward observer whose name is now displayed on the Fires Center of Excellence Mission Simulation Center. Monti was killed in action, June 21, 2006, in Gowardesh, Afghanistan, when his 16-man patrol was attacked. While Monti cannot continue to make his own legacy, … [Read more...]
Texas Air National Guard Promotes First Female General
AUSTIN, Texas - January 22, 2016 – In 1983, Dawn M. Ferrell enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard as an Airman basic. Nearly 33 years later, now-Brig. Gen. Dawn M. Ferrell continues to serve the Texas Air National Guard and made history becoming its first female general officer. To celebrate this milestone, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Military Department senior … [Read more...]