Hope Almost Lost
A Journey from Iraqi Translator to Texas Soldier
An old pot filled with water boils on an electric stove to be used for taking a warm shower, drinking or cooking. The government-run electric...
CitizenSoldier
What Drones May Come
Students Compete in Army Engineering Drone Contest
The Army-sponsored inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Design Competition was held at the University of Texas at El Paso, April 2019. The drone...
Operation Guard Success
“The Guard’s success is our mission,” explained LTG Thomas James, commanding general of First Army.
First Army is the oldest and longest established field army of the United States Government. Its history is...
From the Ground Up
Command and Control Training for “America’s Worst Day”
This year’s Vibrant Response exercise challenged Soldiers to mitigate, not one but two, simulated 20-kiloton nuclear explosions near the cities of Detroit and Phoenix. Army...
Maryland Soldiers Are Fit to Serve
Maryland National Guard Unit Uses Innovative Fitness Tool to Prepare for the ACFT
The Maryland Army National Guard’s 629th Military Intelligence Battalion is utilizing a new fitness tool in preparation for the new...
Heightened Readiness Achieved
Readiness is the National Guard’s No. 1 priority, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told lawmakers Tuesday.
The Guard’s focus on readiness supports the National Defense Strategy, Gen Joseph Lengyel told members...
West Virginia Army Guard Performs Aerial Rescue Mission
Aircrew members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (MEDEVAC), located in Williamstown, West Virginia, provided a successful aerial rescue mission via a U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk...
Washington National Guard Military Intelligence Units Recognized for Language Program
As many military intelligence professionals will tell you, learning a new language isn’t easy. Even more difficult is staying proficient to maintain your military occupational specialty.
The 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (MI BN)...
Guard Members Recognized for Quick Thinking, Life-Saving Actions
Last summer, on one of the final days of annual training for the 1710th Transportation Company, Virginia Army National Guard SFC Anthony Johnson collapsed on the drill floor of the readiness center in Emporia, Virginia....
Tennessee Guardsmen Visit Ukrainian Special-Needs Orphanage
U.S. troops, along with Lithuanian soldiers, visited an orphanage for children with special needs in March, 2019 as part of an ongoing humanitarian support project. Simultaneously, they celebrated International Women’s Day.
The visit...