CAMP IMAZU, Japan - September 11, 2015 -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and U.S. Marines shared knowledge about anti-tank missiles during Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015. “Today we showed the Japanese our shoulder-launched multipurpose assault weapon, its capabilities and how it works, and in return they showed us their weapon … [Read more...]
President to Spend 9/11 at Fort Meade for Worldwide Troop Talk
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2015 — President Barack Obama is slated to visit Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, for an unprecedented, live, worldwide televised troop talk with service members on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, Pentagon Spokesman Peter Cook said today. The president, Cook said, will open with words of appreciation for the service and sacrifice of troops and … [Read more...]
Robots Clear Site for Future Aerial Gunnery Range
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 10, 2015) -- From the safety of a 40-foot-long, 8-foot-wide truck-drawn mobile command center parked on a gravel and dirt road, four 20-something technicians sip soft drinks while fixed on their individual computer screens. Using video game controllers connected to laptop computers, the technicians maneuver heavy forestry equipment up to a mile away. … [Read more...]
Marine Soccer Team Kicks Off Marine Week with Soccer Match vs University of Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. -- September 10, 2015 - The All-Marine soccer team visited the University of Arizona for a tour of their sports facilities and an exhibition soccer match, Sept. 9. 2015. The event was the first the All-Marine soccer team supported as part of Marine Week Phoenix. “This is huge military town,” said Greg Burns, the athletic director of the University … [Read more...]
Homeless, Abused, High School Dropout Shares her Struggles, Triumphs
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 10, 2015) -- Linda Singh, a then 16-year-old high school honor student living in Frederick, Maryland, had dreams of playing basketball at the University of Maryland and majoring in engineering. Then one night, her dreams were crushed. Singh, who is now a major general and adjutant general for the Maryland Army National Guard, spoke at the … [Read more...]