APRIL 4, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25 conducted a series of combat convoy exercises at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 29 and 30, 2017. The combat convoy was part of a larger event, the CLR-25 Headquarters Command Post Exercise, that lasted two weeks. The exercises were designed to train … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
WiFi Coming to All Army Military Treatment Facilities in Europe
APRIL 4, 2017 - The diagnosis is good for expanded WiFi access at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) and Army Health Clinics in Belgium, Germany and Italy. The March 20, 2017, upgrade at LRMC marked the beginning of a Regional Health Command (RHCE) initiative to provide guest WiFi to patients and family members at all RHCE military treatment facilities, said Lt. Col. … [Read more...]
World War I Exhibit Opens at Arlington National Cemetery
APRIL 4, 2017, ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service) - Arlington National Cemetery opened a World War I exhibit to the public Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, culminating two years of preparation, just days before the 100th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of war April 6. "For the past 24 months, Arlington National Cemetery and the American Battle Monuments Commission … [Read more...]
JPADS drop on Weapons and Training Instructor Course
APRIL 4, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with 1st and 2nd Marine Logistics Group incorporated a GPS guided airdrop system training scenario into the Weapons and Training Instructor Course on March 30, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. This was the first time this training was conducted during WTI. The Joint Precision Airdrop System uses … [Read more...]
Ideas to Make the Transition to Civilian Life Easier
April 3, 2017, by Eileen O'Shanassy - Being in the military is one of the greatest honors and experiences a person can have, but at some point, the experience is going to end whether you serve for two years or over twenty. Some people have an easy time transitioning into civilian life and others have a harder go of it, but everyone has to make changes in different parts of … [Read more...]