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Weapons systems
Jan 01, 2009; ... SAW The M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon can be carried and fired by one Soldier or mounted on a vehicle. It weighs 16.5 pounds and fires 5.56 mm rounds at a rate of up to 750 per minute, effective to 800 meters. M-4 carbine The M-4, a compact version of the M-16A2 rifle, ...
Interesting historical facts about the U.S. Army
Jan 01, 2009; ... Dec. 26, 1776 Continental Army uniforms The buff and blue uniforms of the officers of the Continental Army were drawn from the uniform pattern of the Virginia militia. Medal of Honor Of the 2,402 Medals of Honor awarded to Soldiers, only one was earned by an Army ...
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee
Dec 01, 2008; ... Servicemembers to help usher in new president EVERY four years the United States elects a president, and each time, members of the armed forces have participated in the inaugural events. Military participation dates back to the inauguration of George Washington. On April 20, ...
President dedicates Pentagon Memorial
Dec 01, 2008; ... PRESIDENT George W. Bush dedicated the Pentagon Memorial Sept. 11, saying the nation will never forget the sacrifice and heroism there following the terrorist attack seven years ago. "Pentagon employees ran into smoke-filled rooms to guide their friends to safety," Bush ...
Providing Security for the Democratic National Convention
Dec 01, 2008; ... IN July, 40 Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Space Brigade's 117th Space Battalion monitored computer images, uploaded data and reviewed map printouts as they prepared for crowds expected for the August Democratic National Convention in Denver. Another group of ...
Providing Security for the Republican National Convention
Dec 01, 2008; ... LIKE the Democratic National Convention, the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., in September, was designated a National Special Security Event by die Department of Homeland Security, which means it was of heightened national interest and required high levels of ...
'Donut Dollies' at the DMZ
Dec 01, 2008; ... CHRISTMAS Eve 1969 was a cold and lonely holiday for a group of Soldiers on the Korean Peninsula. Instead of celebrating with families, they spent the night in their foxholes guarding the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. It was lonely, that is, until young American women ...
'Year of NCO' announced
Dec 01, 2008; ... Secretary of the Army Pete Geren has announced that 2009 will be the "Year of the Noncommissioned Officer." "At the front of every Army mission in the United States or overseas, you'll find a noncommissioned officer," Geren said during his keynote address at the opening of the 2008 ...
Guard, Reserve Soldiers named best warriors
Dec 01, 2008; ... Two Soldiers, both from the reserve components, have been named the Army's best warriors for 2008. Staff Sgt. Michael T. Noyce Merino, Army National Guard, was selected as the Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Spc. David R. Obray, U.S. Army Reserve, was named Soldier of the ...
Army fields new Stability Ops manual
Dec 01, 2008; ... The new Stability Operations manual, FM 3-07, was released to the field in October by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. "We recognize that in a contemporary operational environment in the 21st century, conventional military operations, offensive and defensive, will be ...
Soldiers evaluate Future Combat Systems
Dec 01, 2008; ... Soldiers of the Army Evaluation Task Force have been testing and evaluating Future Combat System's Spin Out 1 equipment at Fort Bliss, Texas. Sergeant 1st Class Joseph Hardy with the AETF - also known as 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division - said having FCS in the field would ...
Holiday stories: Family away from family
Dec 01, 2008; ... WELL for some Soldiers it is easy to be out on your own and away from home, but for others it is a very trying time being deployed. There are so many things that are missed while you're away, especially when it's for 15 months. There are events such as birthdays, parties, your typical ...
Holiday stories: Christmas in Iraq
Dec 01, 2008; ... CHRISTMAS in Iraq was quite interesting. I was a Soldier in Bravo 1/5 FA stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. I remember spending the holiday on duty. However that isn't the focus of the story. Being deployed in itself is always tough. However, spending Christmas away from loved ones back home is ...
Holiday stories: A supporter's perspective
Dec 01, 2008; ... MY family adopted Pfc. Michael Fields-Bradley. Michael is in Iraq and he is 27 years old. He was also trying to sign up one of his fellow Soldiers that he felt really needed some extra support. That touched my heart. I emailed him to ask for more information on his friend. He emailed ...
Holiday stories: Afghanistan
Dec 01, 2008; ... I was in Afghanistan in 2006 to March 2007 with the 35th Military Police Detachment. During the Holidays it snowed a lot over there, I mean like a month straight it never seemed to stop. We had snowball fights, and in one instance it was the Army guys versus the Air Force guys (of course ...
Holiday stories: Small thanks
Dec 01, 2008; ... NOVEMBER 2006 changed me. Prior to then, I had been thankful for the American troops but not involved. But one fall day, I adopted a deployed Soldier and my involvement changed. Suddenly the sacrifices the Soldiers were making, and the dangers they faced every day, became real for me. I needed ...
Holiday stories: Lifted spirits
Dec 01, 2008; ... I was in Iraq for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years 2004. The holidays were one of the hardest times to be over here and I am dreading it already. You miss your family and friends every day, but the holidays are so much harder. In 2004 I was deployed with the 458th Engineer ...
Fort Irwin rock art: Geoglyphs reveal land's early history
Dec 01, 2008; ... AT first glance, California's Mojave Desert might seem barren and devoid of humanity. But look again, and you'll see what Luz Ramirez de Bryson sees. "The past and present all merge into one," said Ramirez, archaeologist and cultural resources manager for Fort Irwin, Calif. "One can ...
Holiday war stories
Dec 01, 2008; ... VETERANS remember their experiences from some of the conflicts that helped safeguard America. Their stories are of combat and support roles, surprise attacks and camp life, holiday celebrations and day-to-day experiences in the Army from World War II to today's war on terror. World War ...
Honoring service members: ONE STITCH AT A TIME
Dec 01, 2008; ... THEY can be symbols of patience, hope and worry, or of honor, grief and die ultimate sacrifice. They are service-star banners, which date back to World War I. Family members hang them in windows to honor loved ones serving or lost in combat - blue for living, gold for killed in ...