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864th Pacemakers train to build a solid foundation
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.08.2012Twenty-four hour operations, indirect fire attacks and constant training sets the grueling pace that soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., have been operating under lately. Read More
Realistic training tests new engineer leadership
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.08.2012As the loader lifted the moon dust into the back of the dump truck, the lightweight sand caused a cloud to form over the construction site. Before the loader fully lowered to pick up more dust, indirect fire... Read More
Convoy live fire prepares engineering soldiers for deployment
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.07.2012As the forceful winds blew dense dust across the desolate Idaho plains, shell casings spouted from the light machine gun, forming copper pools on the roof of the up-armor Humvee. The convoy continued to move... Read More
