MORON AIR BASE, Spain, January 26, 2016 - Eight months ago, Marine Corps Sgt. Raheem Boyd was in his room on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, when he received a message from a fellow Marine telling him he had discovered suicidal posts on another Lejeune-based Marine’s Facebook page. “I checked that Marine’s page and saw one post that looked strange and made me want to … [Read more...]
Soldiers, Marines Exercise Joint Capabilities Aboard Army Vessel
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 26, 2016) - Exercising their joint capabilities, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, or TSC, mariners partnered with 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy Soldiers and Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 pilots during inset and extract training off the shore of Oahu, Hawaii, Jan. 11-12. This training included standard … [Read more...]
Va. National Guard Continues Assistance After Historic Snowstorm
STAUNTON, Va., January 26, 2016 - Virginia National Guard Soldiers on state active duty across the commonwealth have been using Humvees and medium tactical trucks to provide mobility support to help Virginia State Police and local first responders reach residents requiring assistance after a historic snow fall blanketed the commonwealth. Since they began operations Jan. 22, … [Read more...]
‘Thunder’ Medics Conduct Medical Evacuation Training
CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Jan. 26, 2016) -- The health care specialists, assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/Republic of Korea, or ROK,-U.S Combined Division, recently conducted a medical evacuation training at the helicopter pad near Troop Medical Clinic, at Camp Casey, South Korea, Jan. 7-8. Medical evacuation training is designed to train, … [Read more...]
Wounded Warriors Introduced to Adaptive Athletics During Training Camp
WASHINGTON (NNS), January 25, 2016 -- More than 40 seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen - including 20 first timers - traveled to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), California, Jan. 16 to participate in the first Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor (NWW) adaptive sports camp of the year. The five-day camp introduced athletes to swimming, seated … [Read more...]