AUGUST 25, 2016, NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Marines alongside Bulgarian counterparts loaded heavy equipment onto the Bulgarian rail system, here, for transport to Tbilisi, Georgia, for an upcoming regional exercise to demonstrate NATO logistics integration. “We chose to move the equipment by rail for the combined arms company because we have to get it to the port … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning Lays Out Priorities at His First Town Hall
AUGUST 25, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Reflecting on his most recent trip to the Pacific, which included a stop in Malaysia, Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning said he was impressed by the interaction he observed there between American Soldiers and Malaysian forces, who are now participating in Exercise Keris Strike. "It impressed upon me something that I … [Read more...]
Defense Department Combats Zika with Georgia Department of Public Health
AUGUST 25, 2016, DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) - Bioenvironmental engineers here recently partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health to partake in the Defense Department initiative to combat the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. Kathleen Schmidt, the Georgia DPH vector surveillance coordinator, along with the Dobbins Air Reserve Base engineers, … [Read more...]
Texas Guard Support Louisiana Neighbors and Battle Buddies in Need
AUGUST 25, 2016, HOUSTON - Texas Guardsmen from the 1st Battalion, 149th Attack-Reconnaissance Battalion in Houston, Texas collected and delivered supplies to fellow battle buddies in need who were affected by recent flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 21, 2016. Within only two weeks, Louisiana has received over seven trillion gallons of rain since August 8. As more … [Read more...]
U.S. Marines Dive Into French Commando Course During Exercise AmeriCal 16
AUGUST 25, 2016, FRONTIER GRIBEAUVAL, New Caledonia - Marines yearn for a breath of fresh air and the privilege to be one of the very few Marines that has the right to call themselves a ‘commando’. A platoon of U.S. Marines traveled to New Caledonia where they worked hand-in-hand with members of the French Armed Forces during Exercise AmeriCal 16 from August 8 to September … [Read more...]