September 16, 2015 - ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer today took part in his final official overseas troop event while visiting with U.S. rotational forces in Estonia. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff greeted soldiers and U.S. personnel during a visit to the headquarters of the Estonian 1st Brigade in Tapa, about 60 miles … [Read more...]

NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria (Sept. 15, 2015) -- Soldiers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 85th Civil Affairs Brigade, and the Bulgarian Civil-Military Cooperation Team came together to help lay a new pathway for a Bulgarian school. The renovation to Mokren Elementary School's walkway not only helps enhance the perception of U.S. forces, but also the United … [Read more...]

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Sept. 15, 2015) -- From the Boston Marathon to Alaska's Mount McKinley and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, this husband and wife team, in more ways than one, has never let distance stand in their way. And even though their next adventure separates them by thousands of miles, they said they're still in it together. On Sunday, Col. Marc Hoffmeister … [Read more...]

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Sept. 15, 2015) -- A retired major general has high praise for the health care provider he oversaw more than two decades ago. "The care has been truly phenomenal," said Maj. Gen. William L. Moore Jr., who served as Brooke Army Medical Center's, or BAMC's, commander from 1988-1991. "But this doesn't surprise me; the quality of … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 14, 2015) -- Three Soldiers, who work at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick Soldier Systems Center, have completed 200 miles of a ruck march from Boston to New York to raise awareness of veteran suicides. Kristen Heavens, a Reserve first lieutenant who came up with the idea, Staff Sgt. Shaun Morand and Spc. Sonya Edler are … [Read more...]