MAY 25, 2016, ROBERTSON BARRACKS, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia - Marines and sailors with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, simulated casualty evacuation in a training area outside of Roberson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. “We were on a basic patrol,” said Sgt. Joseph R. Slizewski, a rifleman. “A … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Tiger and Apache Pilots Partner for Electronic Warfare Training
MAY 25,2016, FRITZLAR, Germany - Soldiers from Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36 "Kurhessen," 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and JägerBattalion 291, conducted a four day joint helicopter training exercise, "Strong Punch," focused on electronic warfare detection and evasion techniques, May 17-20, at Heeresflugplatz Fritzlar. Strong Punch is an … [Read more...]
Memorial Day
May 25, 2016 - Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans founded in Decatur, … [Read more...]
New York Guard Experts Meet Raven’s Challenge with Lunchbox Explosive
MAY 24, 2016, ORISKANY, N.Y. - The remote-controlled robot bumped across the divots of the grassy field until it reached the downed toy drone. Its camera gazed up and down as it examined the explosive device nearby, in a Taylor Swift lunch box tethered to the drone. The New York Army National Guard Soldiers controlling the robot had never encountered such a scenario, but … [Read more...]
SMA Talks Total Army and Responsible Drawdown with Troops
MAY 24, 2016, CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - A growing concern over the troop drawdown, realignments across the total Army force, and questions of what that means to the average Soldier, were put to ease by Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel A. Dailey during his visit with deployed Soldiers in Kosovo, May 17-20. "Responsible drawdown is key. We have to make sure we do a couple … [Read more...]