MARCH 22, 2016, ARLINGTON, Va. - When Soldiers with the Minnesota Army National Guard's 34th Combat Aviation Brigade departed for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait in May 2014, for many, it wasn't their first deployment. Some had served in Iraq, others in Afghanistan and Kosovo. Once in Kuwait they quickly settled into flying cargo and troops between bases, as well as other … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
4 Great Degrees for When You Complete Your Military Service
March 22, 2016, by Anica Oaks - Military service trains you in countless ways. It gives you leadership skills, impresses the value of hard work upon you, and bestows an amazing amount of discipline in you. Couple this with the fact that you are afforded certain benefits for education when you return from service, and it only makes sense that higher education is something … [Read more...]
Unmanned Aerial System: More Than Just Remote Controlled Planes
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (March 21, 2016) - Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, provide a set of eyes in the sky in the fight against Daesh through the use of Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems. Under the Army's aviation restructure initiative, UAS can be used for attack missions and to supplement manned missions against the enemies of the U.S. and its allies. "We … [Read more...]
Frag Out: Deafening Enemy
MARCH 21, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion conducted grenade training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 16. The battalion annually conducts this training allowing Marines to confidently employ various weapons systems during combat situations. The unit practiced throwing inert (dummy) grenades for … [Read more...]
Legacy Components To Be Replaced On Newest Apache Aircraft
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (March 21, 2016) - The Apache attack helicopter is flying into the future with enhanced sensors and a more reliable turret that improves the aircraft's 40-year-old technology. During a media event at the Association of the U.S. Army's Institute of Land Warfare Global Force Symposium and Exposition at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, … [Read more...]