JULY 5, 2022 - The West Virginia State Memorial services for Hershel ‘Woody” Williams took place at the State Culture Center Theater, July 3, 2022. Memorial and honors services started the day prior with a procession from the Beard Mortuary in Huntington to the State Capitol. Woody lay in state at the State Capitol Rotunda for public viewing July 2 - 3, where family, friends, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
Soldier Shares Tips to Getting Top Score on New ACFT
JULY 5, 2022 — An Army major from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear — or CBRNE — Command aced the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Maj. Charles D. Foster, the 20th CBRNE Command Knowledge Management chief, earned the maximum score of 600 points during the test on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The Army Combat Fitness Test features a dead lift, standing … [Read more...]
Guard Wraps up Federally Funded COVID-19 Mission
JULY 5, 2022 - More than 840 days after the first Soldiers and Airmen went on duty to stem an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in New Rochelle, the New York National Guard’s federally supported COVID-19 mission came to an end June 30. A force of 269 personnel will remain on state active duty to assist with logistics support and resolve outstanding financial accounts. But no … [Read more...]
Russians Retreat From Snake Island
JULY 5, 2022 - The Defense Department does not believe there is any credence to Russia saying its retreat from Snake Island (in the Black Sea area of Ukraine) was a gesture of goodwill, said a senior DOD official today, who took questions from the Pentagon press regarding Russia and Ukraine. "We view this development as that the Ukrainians were very successful at applying … [Read more...]
An Allied Defense Experience to Recognize this 4th of July
JULY 3, 2022 – While Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) is the most notable and visible defense interchange between Australia and the United States, a host of other exchange and partnered opportunities exist between the two allied forces. Though Independence Day is a uniquely American holiday, it is always important to recognize our allies and partners who made our … [Read more...]