AUGUST 29, 2021 - It is with a heavy heart we confirm one Soldier died as a result of the attack in Kabul yesterday. No further information will be released until 24-hours after next of kin notification is complete. Statement from Secretary of the Army, Honorable Christine E. Wormuth. "My heart goes out to the families and friends of the victims of the terrible, cowardly … [Read more...]
Army EOD Soldiers Support Combat Engineers During Wet Gap Training
AUGUST 26, 2021 – U.S. Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared the way for combat engineers to place an improvised bridge across Milford Lake during wet gap training. Soldiers from the Fort Riley, Kansas-based 774th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 630th Ordnance Company (EOD) located and defeated mock explosives and enabled the 50th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 5th … [Read more...]
Going For Gold, Army’s First Paralympic Swimmer At Summer Games
AUGUST 25, 2021 - Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks, the Army’s first Paralympic swimmer, is in Tokyo, Japan, getting ready to make her second Paralympic appearance at the 2020 Summer Games kicking off Aug. 24. “It’s hard to describe how being in Tokyo feels,” said Marks, an Army Women’s Hall of Fame inductee. “I feel overwhelmingly grateful for all of the hard work, … [Read more...]
Army to Establish Facilities For 5,200 Afghan Evacuees in Germany, Kosovo
AUGUST 25, 2021 – Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving in Kaiserslautern this week as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Initially, the Deployment Processing Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks here – configured to accommodate just over 2,200 people – was activated to support the arriving Afghan evacuees, but thanks to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s contracting … [Read more...]
New Jersey Military Base Available to Receive Afghan Evacuees
AUGUST 24, 2021 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey is now ready to receive Afghan evacuees, the Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations said. The Joint Base is the latest of four installations hosting eligible Afghans seeking a special immigrant visa, said Army Maj. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor at a press briefing this morning. The other three are … [Read more...]