CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan - September 2, 2015 -- Service members battled through burning pain while fighting and disarming simulated suspects during the OC Spray Performance Evaluation Course at Camp Hansen, Aug. 27. After being exposed to OC, or oleoresin capsicum, each student demonstrated mastery of baton and non-lethal disarmament techniques by subduing and safely … [Read more...]
Guard, Agency Conduct Major Earthquake Exercise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Sept. 2, 2015) -- The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or IEMA, along with representatives from other state agencies, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Northern Command, and the Polish Armed Forces participated in an exercise, providing incident management and emergency management teams, agency technical experts and military personnel to support a military's … [Read more...]
2nd Tanks Manuevers Through Training
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - September 1, 2015 -- Marine tankers with Company B, 2nd Tank Battalion, conducted offensive and defensive training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Aug. 25-27. The training familiarized each platoon with standard tank formations and allowed them to hone the basic Marine skills of ‘shoot, move, … [Read more...]
Command Completes Exercise in South Korea
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Sept. 1, 2015) -- Soldiers, from 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives, or CBRNE, Command completed Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea, Aug. 28. CBRNE, the Department of Defense's only multifunctional formation that confronts and defeats chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats, deployed … [Read more...]
Preparedness Vital to Defense Readiness, Official Says
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2015 — Tomorrow marks the start of National Preparedness Month, and while preparedness calls for year-round attention, it is a good opportunity to remind Defense Department personnel and their families to be prepared at all times to respond quickly to disasters and emergencies, the acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and … [Read more...]