Tag Archives: U.S. Armed Forces

USA goalkeeper Staff Sgt. Joshua Blodgett leaps to try to stop a shot by Korea's Jo Dongkun during the opening competition of the CISM Military World Games in Mungyeong, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2015. U.S. Armed Forces Sports photo by Gary Sheftick

2015 CISM Military World Games Kick Off in South Korea

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Katie Lange

Top athletes from around the world are gathered in South Korea this week for the 6th CISM Military World Games.
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Posted in DoD News, Inside the DoD, Rotator | Tagged Armed Forces Sports program, athletes, CISM Military World Games, competition, Conseil International du Sport Militaire, Military World Games, South Korea, U.S. Armed Forces | Leave a comment

Marines Train for Embassy Evacuation

Posted on October 6, 2014 by canderson

The U.S. military trains to always be ready, whatever happens. Watch as Marines go through embassy evacuation training and more.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 26th MEU, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Crisis, Department of Defense, deployment, DoD, embassies, embassy evacuation, embassy security, future deployment, Headquarters Regiment, humanitarian aid, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Lance Cpl. Justin T. Updegraff, machine gun training, machine guns, maintain readiness, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marines, military, military deployment, military training, military weapons, mock humanitarian aid, North Carolina, readiness, training, training exercise, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. embassies, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. military, USMC | Leave a comment

No Dog Left Behind

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Josiah Wilson

The American Humane Association takes to Capitol Hill to insure that military working dogs make it home safe.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, American Humane Association, canine, canine soldier, Capitol Hill, deployed canine, deployed dog, dog deployment, drug detection, EOD, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, four-legged soldier, German Shepherd Dog, GSD, IED detection, improvised explosive device, military dog, military working dog, mwd, scout dog, U.S. Armed Forces | 1 Comment

Photo: Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryant Brown, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron supply airman, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2014. Harbaugh is known for his long support of the U.S. armed forces with being a part of a 2009 tour to Baghdad, Iraq, and most recently, winning the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Newman/Released)

Deployed Troops Meet Baltimore Ravens Head Coach

Posted on February 12, 2014 by kfinley

U.S. service members deployed to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, recently received a visit from a special guest.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Afghanistan, Air Force Senior Airman Kayla Newman, Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryant Brown, Army Gen. Raymond Ordeirno, Bagram Air Field, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Ravens head coach, DoD News, John Harbaugh, Koele Dining Facility, Middle East, Morale, NFL, NFL’s Salute to Service Award, Ray Ordeirno, Salute to Service Award, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Ordeirno, U.S. military, USO | Leave a comment

Photo: Adel Saleh, United Nations World Food Program administrator and finance officer, center left, and another U.N. agency representative carry U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Gibson on a litter during a training session at the World Health Organization (WHO), Djibouti Headquarters, Jan. 22, 2014. Members of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion’s functional specialty team trained representatives from multiple U.N. agencies on trauma care during a four-day course at the WHO Headquarters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross/ Released)

U.S. Soldiers Train United Nations Reps in Djibouti

Posted on February 3, 2014 by kfinley

A team of U.S. soldiers recently conducted groundbreaking trauma care training for members of multiple United Nations agencies in Djibouti, Africa.
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Rotator | Tagged 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross, Army, Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Watson, Army Staff Sgt. James Gibson, CA BN, Combined Joint Task Fore-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, DoD News, Food and Agriculture office, Functional Specialty Team, Fx SP, Medical Monday, medical training, soldiers, U.N., U.N. representatives, U.N.’s Children's Fund, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Army, U.S. Soldiers, United Nations, United States Army, United States Soldiers, World Food Bank, World Health Organization, World Health Organization Djibouti Headquarters | Leave a comment