WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 14, 2016) - Soldiers with the "Big Red One" are getting ready for decisive action in the same way they build their biceps in the gym: lots of repetitions. In the heart of the nation, at Fort Riley, Kansas, Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., commander of the 1st Infantry Division, said he believes he's got his "Big Red One" Soldiers on the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Women Celebrate 73 Years of Service to the Marine Corps
MARCH 14, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Female veterans and active duty and future Marines were united on March, 11, 2016 by the Women’s Marine Association to recognize Women’s History Month and celebrate the 73rd anniversary of proudly serving in the Marine Corps. The ceremony at Paradise Point Officers Club on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune paid homage to … [Read more...]
Injured Soldier Strives to Excel at Army Trials
FORT BLISS, Texas, March 14, 2016 - Army Staff Sgt. Tiffany Rodriguez-Rexroad’s goals in participating in the Army Trials here for the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games were to heal and to remain on active duty. Rodriguez-Rexroad was injured in December when as a pedestrian she was hit by a truck. She’s since had hip-replacement surgery and is recovering. She was … [Read more...]
2CR Conducts Staff Exercise to Validate Tactical Operation Center Layout
MARCH 14, 2016, GRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2d Cavalry Regiment set up a Tactical Operation Center and Tactical Command Post March 8 -10, 2016 in the Grafenwoehr training area near Rose Barracks in order to conduct a two-week staff exercise. The practical training exercise, which will run March 14 - 23, will prepare the Troop for the … [Read more...]
Special Forces Get Ready
OKINAWA, Japan (March 11, 2016) - For the Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, readiness means staying as sharp as the Yarborough knives the Green Berets earn after graduating the Special Forces Qualification Course -- a tradition since August 2002. The knife isn't just any knife, but a combat field knife that serves as a link to the brotherhood of … [Read more...]