FEBRUARY 12, 2024 Capt. Juliet Morah stood at a makeshift hospital bay at Abu Ghraib prison, facing a harrowing task. In 2004, the Army nurse had to treat injured U.S. troops while also caring for the insurgents who attacked them. Morah said she compartmentalized emotions while caring for the insurgents. “I'm now in the role of caregiver for a human being,” she said. … [Read more...]
ATF Tests Field Radio Ruck to Survive Airborne Combat Missions
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 - The U.S. Army Airborne Test Force (ATF) located at Yuma Test Center, Yuma Proving Ground, recently tested program of record Manpack radios, the AN/PRC-158 and AN/PRC-162, managed by the Product Manager Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) inside the Army’s newest Radio Carrier Rucksack (RCR) solution. The RCR, developed and produced by the Natick Soldier … [Read more...]
Country Music Artist Becomes Reserve Warrant Officer
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 — Country music star Craig Morgan wore his Army green service uniform Saturday at Redstone Arsenal. The Reserve Soldier was appointed the rank of warrant officer 1 in a pinning ceremony at Heiser Hall attended by his fellow members of the 313th Army Band, Family and friends from as far away as Texas and Oklahoma. He was promoted from staff … [Read more...]
Army, Air, Navy Train Together in Mass Casualty Exercise
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A deep breath in, deep breath out. An Airman from the Idaho Air National Guard holds his weapon steady in front of him, pressing it against his shoulder, finger on the trigger, his body low to the ground. He takes a small, strategic step into the plume of smoke swirling around him. Surrounded by a blanket of red smoke makes it hard to see his battle buddy but … [Read more...]
Swapping Skills and Patches at the Shooting Range
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Ten soldiers from the German military, the Bundeswehr, earned U.S. Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges at Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen Oct. 18, while strengthening German-American friendship. After a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the USAG Stuttgart Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) was finally able to host German Soldiers at the … [Read more...]