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Engineers with 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams, 10th Mountain Division, recently participated in “Spartan Sapper,” in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nine Ranger qualified Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division recently competed at Fort Bliss, Texas during the 1st AD Iron Ranger Competition.
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24th Press Camp Headquarters - Artillerymen with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, demonstrate the capabilities of a M777 howitzer to pilots of the 66th Weapons Squadron, U. S. Air Force Weapons School, during exercise “Hustler Trough II” at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)
Native American Heritage MonthDuring Native American Heritage Month, we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of this country’s original inhabitants, explorers and settlers.
Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, assumed the theater security cooperation and partnership mission recently in Kuwait.
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment hosted a Colombian military delegation on Fort Hood, Texas, demonstrating the capabilities of the Stryker Combat Vehicle.
The commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, recently spoke of the brigade’s experiences in Iraq at a Pentagon press briefing.
FRONTLINEU.S. Army Forces Command
Nov. 13, 2015| Volume V, Issue 44
“On Veterans Day, we reflect on the immeasurable burdens borne by so few in the name of so many, and we rededicate ourselves to supporting those who have worn America’s uniform and the Families who stand alongside them.”
– Barack Obama President of the United States
Nov. 5, 2015, Washington
Senior Leaders President honors veterans
On Point Military Families: Keeping Our Army Strong!Established in 2003, Military Family Month is observed in November to recognize and honor Families of service members for their unique contributions and sacrifices while supporting the Army mission. This year’s theme is “Military Families: Keeping Our Army Strong!” The collective strength of the Army depends on the people -- including Family members who play a huge role in every phase of the Soldier life cycle. They help Soldiers start strong, serve strong, reintegrate strong and remain strong throughout their careers. The strength of the nation is built on the readiness and resilience of every member of the premier all-volunteer Army including Family members.
By J. Parker Roberts, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs
FORT RILEY, Kansas (Nov. 9, 2015) -- As the hangar doors slowly opened, hundreds of loved ones and members of the community leapt to their feet, wildly applauding and cheering as the men and women who fought in one of the na-tion’s most complicated and controversial wars entered.
It was a much different reception than the one the troops saw more than four decades ago as they returned home from the Vietnam War.
To show Vietnam-era veterans the gratitude and honor many didn’t receive while on active duty, the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley host-ed the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Cere-mony, Nov. 6 on the post’s Marshall Army Airfield. More than 150 veterans from every branch of service attended the ceremony from as far away
as Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming and Indiana.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnam War.
“I am humbled and proud to be able to pre-side over this ceremony, which is far different than what our brave Vietnam veterans came home to some 50 years ago,” said Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley commanding general. “I am happy to say ‘wel-come home and job well done’ to our returning service members.”
The “Big Red One” was the first division called to fight in Vietnam 50 years ago.
“These men are shining examples of the ‘BRO’ charge,” Grigsby said. “Clearly they were brave, and responsible for the lives of their fellow Soldiers. They were on point, understanding that their actions mattered, that they were a part of something bigger than themselves.”
Maj. Zach Rolf poses for a photo with his father and Vietnam War veteran, Lynn Rolf, after the Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony at Marshall Army Airfield, Fort Riley, Kan., Nov. 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington)
Vietnam veterans from all Services honored at Fort Riley
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Above Ronald Dokken (left), a Vietnam veteran, talks with Staff Sgt. William Medlin (center) and Spc. Pedro Beltran, troopers from the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard who wore Vietnam War-era uniforms during a welcome home ceremony for Vietnam veterans, Nov. 6, 2015, on Fort Riley, Kan. (U.S. Army photo by Amanda Kim Stairrett)
Left Spc. Kemontarious Knight, an armor crewman with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, briefs foreign military attachés on the M1A2 Abrams tank driver compartment using a crew simulator at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf)
Right A Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to land during a joint forcible entry operation on Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 28, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull)
Left Spc. Patrick Shola (right) and Pfc. Todd Jedrzejewski, infantrymen with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, employ a Javelin Missile Launcher’s Multi Integrated Laser System to target an “enemy” objective during exercise Hustler Trough II at Fort Bliss, Texas, Nov. 4, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Ryan Jernegan)
Above Combat engineers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Juozo Vitkaus Engineer Battalion of the Lithuanian Land Forces, prepare Bangalore torpedos during a joint training event, Nov. 4, 2015, at Gaiziunai Training Area, Lithuania. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Behlin)