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Rakkasans vote while deployed
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | Date: 11.04.2012During deployments, soldiers often live without several opportunities they are afforded back home. For the Rakkasans, voting is not one of them. Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st... Read More
Soldier takes patriotic stand for freedom
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | Date: 11.01.2012As he sat down, he brushed the dust off his uniform. His boots well broken in, dirty from a recent patrol, and the sun had painted his face two shades darker. Through a gritty smile, he'll tell you he doesn't... Read More
Competition promotes physical fitness during deployment
Courtesy Story | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | Date: 11.01.2012At 10 a.m. the small gym on Combat Outpost Chergotaw was filled with onlookers and competitors who had gathered for a challenging physical fitness competition. For the first time during their deployment, the... Read More
Iron Thunder Strikes Fear
Story by Sgt. Vincent Byrd | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Date: 10.31.2012The soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducted an air artillery raid in order to provide indirect fire support to suppress and... Read More
Hawaii Stryker unit lifts off for air assault
Story by Spc. Jason Dorsey | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 10.29.2012Soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, assembled with members of the 33rd Infantry Regiment, 10th Division, Middle Army, Japan Ground Self... Read More