Leaders welcome troops home

Drill sergeants bring 'Army strong' to World's Toughest Mudder

When the Army Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 385th Regiment was tasked to provide drill sergeants to support the World's Toughest Mudder event here Nov. 15-17, 2013, they were asked to offer "kinder and gentler" motivation to event competitors.But whether high fiving a Tough Mudder participant or making

305th Airmen, aircraft walk the walk

Eighteen enormous grey aircraft marched down the runway nose-to-tail in a single-file line reminiscent of the formation's namesake, the elephant. The formation, affectionately known as an "Elephant Walk" was part of a training exercise held here Nov. 21, 2013, involving 12 KC-10 Extenders and six

32nd ARS hails new commander

PII violators will have AFNET accounts locked

Individuals who inappropriately store and transmit Personally Identifiable Information over the Air Force Network, or AFNET, will now have their accounts locked in response to violations. "We are taking several steps to improve notification and reporting of PII incidents," said General William L.

Partnership means faster airport screens for service members

Defense Department and Transportation Security Administration officials today announced a partnership to expand "TSA Precheck" expedited screening benefits to all U.S. armed forces service members, including those serving in the Coast Guard, Reserves and National Guard, during their official or

Simodejka Awards presented to NAWCAD logisticians

The 13th annual Simodejka Award ceremony was held via video-teleconference to Patuxent River, Md., and Whidbey Island, Wash., Nov. 13, 2013, here. Marking the thirteenth year of a special award, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division logistics community took time to remember the legacy of

LRC fills void, provides valuable knowledge to Soldiers

The Army Sustainment Command, Logistics Readiness Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., provided Rough Terrain Container Handler and forklift operator refresher training to Soldiers from the 1011th Quartermaster Company in early October 2013 here.The LRC was contacted to provide Soldiers

174th Inf. Bde. builds resiliency as team

"Resiliency is learned; it is nurtured, strengthened and shared," said Army Maj. Glenvil Gregory, 174th Infantry Brigade chaplain, during a brigade spiritual resiliency workshop this month. In line with the Army's Ready and Resilient Campaign, integrating resilience training as a key part of

Expeditionary Center bids farewell to MWD course

Nov. 14, 2013, marked the final farewell for the military working dog courses at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, as the school graduated eight students from the 14-1 course. The 18-day MWD Base Security Operations course and the longer 45-day MWD Area Security Operations course provided MWD