August 4, 2015, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- All around Alaska and out into the Pacific, little white domes dot the mountainside, coastlines and islands -- the only tangible evidence of America's invisible armor. The domes are operated 24/7 year-round by a small crew of mostly contracted civilian Airmen. They drive up precarious, ice-covered slopes, … [Read more...]
1/8 Drops Round on the Enemy
August 4, 2015, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conduct mechanized mortar training aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 30, 2015. During the training Marines with the 81mm mortar platoon moved to various locations, received a call-for-fire, then dismounted from their vehicles and set up their … [Read more...]
New York Air National Guard Airmen Practice Medical Evacuation at Stratton Air National Guard Base
August 4, 2015, STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Flight medics rushed to stabilize a patient and move the litter onto a waiting LC-130 Hercules aircraft, a life-saving training exercise where minutes and hours can mean life or death for casualties. The event was a training exercise on July 30 at the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, parent … [Read more...]
Coalition Trains Iraqi Security Forces to Defeat Isil
August 4, 2015, AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- With the ever-present threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, having a strong and capable fighting force to defeat them is a priority. The Iraqi army’s 7th Division, with the help of Combined Joint Task Force—Operation Inherent Resolve’s multination coalition forces, are at the forefront of that fight. The … [Read more...]
For Those Still Unsure, Army Defines ‘Online Misconduct’
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 4, 2015) -- If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army Activities" message -- commonly called an ALARACT -- that went out force-wide last week. Online misconduct, it says, is "the use of electronic communication to inflict harm. Examples include, but are not limited … [Read more...]