Tag Types
News Tags: 1st Battalion
Iron Brigade soldiers combine dirt bikes, ATVs with tanks
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Thomas | 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.17.2012Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, swapped their heavily armored tank for a different vehicle altogether. After undergoing two weeks of... Read More
Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony set to remember the lost
Story by Lance Cpl. Jackeline Perez Rivera | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | Date: 10.16.2012When the Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, was struck by terrorists on Oct. 23, 1983, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and the Jacksonville community suffered severe losses. Read More
Soldiers participate in NIE 13.1
Story by Staff Sgt. Kenneth Pawlak | 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.16.2012Communication on the battlefield has always been an essential asset in being victorious over an enemy; from the drumbeats of ancient battles to bugler calls during the Revolutionary War to radio systems used in... Read More
Infantrymen conduct live-fire training exercise
Story by Sgt. Quentin Johnson | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs | Date: 10.12.2012Preparing for gunnery extends past the tank and Bradley crews honing their skills, to the infantrymen on the ground perfecting their craft. Read More
Marines overcome chaos, culture shock at the Infantry Immersion Trainer
Story by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney | 1st Marine Division | Date: 10.11.2012A squad of Marines patrolled into a city where they were greeted with unhappy shouts from a crowd of Somalis. Men and women dressed in warm clothing yelled at the Marines in their native language as they pointed... Read More