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Artillerymen get back to basics at JRTC

Courtesy Story | 49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne) | Date: 10.17.2012

For the better part of a decade, artillerymen have been among the most used and effective asset at the Army’s disposal. Whether it was clearing routes of roadside bombs in Iraq or manning outposts in... Read More

Under the cover of darkness

Story by Spc. Alex Amen | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.16.2012

It was 10 p.m. on Bagram Air Field and the hustle and bustle of garrison had begun to slow down. The workday was ending and most soldiers and airmen were preparing to call it a night. Read More

Rakkasans strengthen relationship with steel

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | Date: 10.12.2012

Soldiers with the Afghanistan National Army's 4th Kandak, 1st Infantry Brigade, 203rd Afghan Army Corps, demonstrated their ability to conduct an indirect-fire mission with a Russian made D-30 122mm howitzer... Read More

7th ID eyes the Pacific, reactivates as Army’s ‘Stryker Division’

Story by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Kibler | 7th Infantry Division | Date: 10.10.2012

A new chapter in Army, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, history was written Oct. 10, as Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Delbert D. Byers, 7th Inf. Div.... Read More

Sappers lead the way

Story by Sgt. Christopher Bonebrake | 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.10.2012

The sounds of chatter over the radio were suddenly cut short by an explosion. A truck had been hit by an improvised explosive device and one of the soldiers had been injured in the blast. Read More