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- Twenty-four of the Army’s finest Warriors, representing 12 commands from across the Army, will gather at U.S. Army Fort Lee, to compete in Best Warrior 2012. After winning at their local command levels, these Warriors will now represent their command and face-off to see who will be named the U.S. Army’s Best Warriors. For updates throughout the competition, visit http://www.army.mil/bestwarrior/2012/.
- A Soldier from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, tosses a training grenade from behind cover during hand grenade training on Oct. 14 at Yakima Training Center, Wash. The cavalry troopers, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, deployed to Yakima Training Center to conduct tough, realistic training over the rugged, mountainous terrain in Washington state.
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What do you think are the pros and cons of virtual training?The U.S. Army shared a link.
The strength of our Army is our Soldiers. The strength of our Soldiers is our families. This is what makes us Army Strong.- U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dallas, the command sergeant major of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division (Official Page), gives toys to Afghan children during Operation Southern Fist in Afghanistan, Sept. 30. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie
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If you could ask Best Warrior 2012 competitors a question, what would it be?
SMA Raymond F. Chandler III oversees this annual competition which determines the Army's Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.The U.S. Army shared a link.
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad do you think Staff. Sgt. Craig Wayman of Army Medicine wants to win Best Warrior 2012?The U.S. Army shared a link.
The Department of Motor Vehicles driving course has nothing on the Army's new Advanced Driver's Training Complex in Germany.- Sgt. Michael Kimmel (left) and Sgt. Jeremy Trop, both with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Official Page), provide overwatch security during an operation to assist Afghan National Army counterparts in Kandahar Province Oct. 10.
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Contemporary Military Forum events will be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-24. For the panel and forum webcast schedule, check out the U.S. Army Professional Development Toolkit. If you'd like to submit a question that might be asked live during a specific panel, please review the panel description and send your questions to ocpa.osmd@us.army.mil. The deadline for submitting questions is 12:00 p.m. EST on Oct. 18.The U.S. Army shared a link.
- A Paratrooper descends onto the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. after exiting a United States Air Force C-130 aircraft Oct. 11. U.S. Army photo by Cpt. Thomas J. Cieslak
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From the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Creed:
I will never forget my responsibility to my fellow Soldiers, myself and my country.The U.S. Army shared a link.
In your time affiliated with the Army, what words of wisdom have been shared with you?
For nearly a decade, a University of Pennsylvania professor has educated Soldiers about safeguarding historic treasures. Read more below.- A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment carries a rocket-propelled grenade during an assault on Duzdag village. The mission was part of United States Army Europe - USAREUR’s Saber Junction. U.S. Army Europe’s exercise Saber Junc...tion trains more than 1800 multinational partners from 18 different nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.See More
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“My father passed while I was in [advanced individual training],” Pfc. Samuel Oehring said. “I promised him before he passed that I’d do my part to serve my country.”
Who or what inspires you to serve?The U.S. Army shared Soldiers magazine's photo.
- Sgt. Shaun Welch holds his three-year-old son, Aiden, minutes before leaving for his fourth combat deployment, this time as part of the 541st Transportation Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade "Lif...eliners", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). About 146 Soldiers from the 541st Trans. Co. “Fuel Hogs”, departed Fort Campbell, Kentucky Oct. 8, to begin a scheduled nine month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan.See More
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Soldiers find lots of ways to keep busy during their downtime on deployment, watching movies, surfing the internet and calling family. Sgt. 1st Class Wade Smith prefers to spend his time giving free haircuts to his Soldiers and teaching them about his passion for archery.- U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Bates, with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, attempts to avoid flying debris kicked up by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, while on security at the landing zone in Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lovelady
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In one word, tell us what you think the Purple Heart represents.
Spec. Marines Candelario of ArmyReserve/1st MSC was recently awarded the Purple Heart for combat wounds she sustained in Afghanistan as a result of an improvised explosive device attack.The U.S. Army shared a link.
Western Regional Medical Command staff performs an average of 660 mammograms a month and conducts about 30 breast biopsies a month. Only a small percentage of the biopsies are diagnosed as cancer, but mammograms are considered an essential tool for discovering breast cancer in its smallest form.- U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during Twilight Tattoo and the Outstanding Civilian Service Award ceremony at Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall Oct. 11. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
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Have you thanked a Soldier recently?
"Thank you for protecting my family," said a Fort George G. Meade, Md employee. "All of you are better than any Super Bowl player or Heisman Trophy winners."- Eddy, son of Spc. Franklin Monack, 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, visits the Veteran's Memorial at Memorial Park in Cupertino, California on Oct. 3. Photo by Kimberly Marie Monack
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Remember the U.S. Army Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division Soldier who helped rescue passengers from a burning bus? Well, he's been named USO's Soldier of the Year.
Congratulations Sgt. Jacob J. Perkins!The U.S. Army shared a link.
Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!
Today, the Navy celebrates its 237-year Warfighting heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe.- Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, fire their Howitzers during the reactivation ceremony for the 7th Infantry Division, Oct. 10, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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If you were an aviator for the day, which Army Aircraft would you want to fly?- During a break at Game 4 of the National League Championship Series between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals Sgt. Hector Banda appeared in a pre-recorded video in centerfield. While his wife Melissa and their two children, Ethan and Penny, were watching it, he secretly appeared behind them.
- Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division relax with some chow Oct. 8, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., prior to an airborne operation. About 1,300 paratroopers from the brigade combat team jumped into Folk Polk, La., for a month-long Joint Readiness Training Exercise rotation. U.S. Army photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
- Fill in the Blank: The Army unit that I would like to see featured on this Facebook page is _________________.
- "It's always humans flying these machines but with the added technology as you get newer technology to increase your capabilities the safety and it allows us to really push the boundaries and the envelope of what we're able to accomplish out there in Afghanistan," said Capt. Gabriel Lucero.
- U.S. Army Sgt. Adam Serella, a narcotics patrol detector dog handler with 3rd Infantry Division, takes time to bond with his dog, Nero, as local children look on during Operation Clean Sweep conducted in districts throughout Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Oct. 3. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tyler Meister
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What's the nicest thing you have done to show your support of the military?
This 90-second time-lapse video shows the construction of a new playground at U.S. Army Fort Lee by more than 525 community volunteers.- AH-64 Apache helicopter maintainers walk an aircraft to the hangar at U.S. Army Fort Carson Oct. 4. Nearly 100 support personnel from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade made it possible for the unit's aviators to conduct High Altitude Mountainous Environment Training in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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One member of the 401st Army Field Support Brigade family took a proactive approach to raising breast cancer awareness by organizing an installation-wide 8-kilometer (4.96 miles) relay race hoping to draw 500 runners and walkers all wearing pink.The U.S. Army shared a link.
- Soldiers with 2nd Platoon of the 569th Engineer Company (MAC) gather on a berm at FOB Spin Boldak - Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2012. Soldiers of the 569th Engineers have located hundreds of improvised explosive devices along routes in Spin Boldak since deploying to Afghanistan in February. The engineer unit currently holds the company record for the most IED finds using ground penetrating radar in Afghanistan. The unit is from U.S. Army Fort Carson. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie)
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Tell us how someone has surprised you.
[via Morning Express with Robin Meade]The U.S. Army shared 1st Cavalry Division's photo.
- A CH-47F Chinook helicopter takes off as Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, attached to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, hook up equipment used to set up a Forward Arming and Refueling Point as part of an exercise in Afghanistan, Oct. 3. Photo by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder
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Here's a challenge. Tell us ALL the MRE varieties you have eaten.The U.S. Army shared a link.
"The capabilities military working dogs bring to the fight cannot be replicated by man or machine."- A Soldier from 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division greets his family after his unit returned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JBER (official) Oct. 6, after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Tell us what you think is on this Soldier's mind.The U.S. Army shared a link.
Anyone who has spent an amount of time camping with the Boy Scouts of America knows the first rule of camping is "leave it better than you found it." The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, has taken this simple rule to extremes.