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  • All colors fade to mud

    Marines and Airmen are crawling and carrying one another through down pouring rain - with their tan and green uniforms all covered up by mud,  the service members look like the joint fighting force they are.During a three week Marine Corps Martial Arts Program course Airmen were taught self-defense

  • Preventive medicine keeps doctor away

    During the American Civil War, nearly two-thirds of the lives lost were due to disease. In this day and age, contagious illnesses are not typically a factor in wartime casualties, thanks in part to the efforts of preventive medicine units.The 988th Medical Detachment based out of Round Rock, Texas

  • 140th Quartermaster Company keeping things clean

    Training for real world missions requires Soldiers to go out in the field and getting covered in dirt and grime comes with the job.The thousands of Soldiers participating in this year's Combat Support Training Exercise Global Lightning and the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise held here at the

  • 99th commander bestows Army birthday gift

    Hundreds gathered at Independence Hall here June 14 to celebrate Flag Day and the Army's 240th birthday during the 2015 Stripes and Stars Festival.Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command commander, also administered the Oath of Enlistment to dozens of Army recruits

  • TMCs track movement during QLLEX

    Before the sun is out, and while many soldiers are still sleeping, transportation management coordinators with the 385th Movement Control Team are already beginning their 12-hour shift here.On site at 4 a.m., 385th MCT coordinators are working to deliver thousands of gallons of fuel during the