Current Events Archive

  • Welcome Home

    Share With the official start of Operation “New Dawn” set for September 1st, all combat unit have left Iraq-days ahead of schedule. Check out the video below that contains raw footage of the “Raider Brigade” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord greeting their family and friends after returning from overseas. Welcome...

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  • National Airborne Day

    Share U.S. Soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a C-17 Golbemaster III aircraft during a joint forcible entry exercise (JFEX) on Fort Bragg, N.C. JFEX is a joint airdrop designed to enhance service cohesiveness between Army and Air Force personnel by training both services...

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  • A delegation made up of World War II veterans, military families and French officials group together at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., after a wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 9. Photo Credit: Matthew Hickman, OCPA, ARNews

    Forgotten D-Day

    Share A delegation made up of World War II veterans, military families and French officials group together at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., after a wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 9. Photo Credit: Matthew Hickman, OCPA, ARNews. World War II veterans, military families and French officials...

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  • Who’s behind the changes to the Army uniform?

    Share Everyone has an opinion about the Army uniform. When we post information about uniform changes on the Army’s social media sites, hundreds of Soldiers and familiy members respond. It’s an important topic of discussion, because ultimately, uniform changes affect all Soldiers. So who makes these decisions? Well, the August 6...

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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses an audience of more than 45,000 during the Boy Scouts of America 2010 National Scout Jamboree here, July 28. The massive group of boy scouts from all across America came to the 12,000 acre site for 10 days to celebrate the Boy Scouts 100 year anniversary.

    National Boy Scout Jamboree wraps up

    Share Thousands of Boy Scouts are on their way home today as the 2010 National Scout Jamboree draws to a close. Over the last seven days, we’ve featured a few posts from our Jamboree corespondent Airman 1stClass Rachelle Elsea and we now conclue our Jamboree coverage with one...

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  • U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg maintains its preparedness against terrorism and attacks through annual training, as depicted above in November 2007. The garrison will focus on anti-terrorism awareness in August.

    Antiterrorism Awareness Month

    Share August is Antiterrorism Awareness Month accross the Army. This month, the Army will promote the antiterrorism (AT) program, which is designed to protect personnel, information, property, and facilities in all locations and situations against terrorism. This month, the Army plans to release a series of informational flyers,...

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  • During the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, the barren 76,000-acre Army Post, Fort A.P. Hill, turned into the 8th largest city in all of Virginia.

    Update from the 2010 National Scout Jamboree

    Share In a matter of weeks Army logisticians and engineers turned the barren land of Fort A.P. Hill into Virginia’s eighth most populated city. The support staff of Joint Task Force – National Scout Jamboree consists of nearly 2,000 DoD service members and civilians. So what does it...

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  • Do you have what it takes to be the best?

    Do you have what it takes to be the best?

    Share The fourth annual U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition kicked off this week at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Twenty-eight contestants from across the country are just a few days away from dertermining who is truly the best of the best. Today we’re featuring a post from the...

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  • Live at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree

    Live at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree

    Share Right in front of our eyes, we have witnessed the barren 76,000-acre Army Post, Fort A.P. Hill, turn into the mass-populated, 8th largest, city in all of Virginia. With around 1,900 Department of Defense employees, comprised of active duty, reserve, guard and civilians; 37,000 scouts;...

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  • The military pushes forward with social media

    The military pushes forward with social media

    Share It’s hard to imagine that just a few years ago, terms like ”social media,” “Web 2.0,” and “content sharing” were just beginning to penetrate the walls of the military. Now, social media is the standard. We’ve come a long way. Social media is clearly here to stay. Just this week,...

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