22 May 2023 USARPAC Commander: 'The Time is Now' for Greater Collaboration, Integration in the Pacific HONOLULU, Hawaii -- While calling on partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region to bolster land power together, U.S. Army Pacific Command’s top leader announced the standup of a joint logistics command that will participate at Australia’s Exercise Talisman Saber in July.The command, led by 8th...
12 June 2023 Through Shared Culture, Soldiers Build Interoperability, Teamwork SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- With his face still covered in green and black camouflage, Lt. Col. David Forsha sat back in his chair at his office on a mild May afternoon.Hours earlier on May 17, the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment commander led two squadrons of Soldiers through Tiger Balm, the...
15 June 2023 Underground Soldiers: Army Trains for Operations Below Surface HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Beneath the streets of the densely-populated Korean peninsula, U.S. Soldiers donned in heavy gear, traverse South Korea’s dim, underground tunnels.To better face the daunting challenge of combat in large cities, Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division (ID), 8th Army, have taken a...
26 May 2023 Vietnam Vets Honored during 50th Anniversary Celebration WASHINGTON -- The Vietnam War Commemoration hosted Welcome Home, a three-day event in Washington, D.C. on May 11-13 to celebrate 50 years since the last Soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, left Vietnam, and to honor Vietnam veterans who died and are still missing in action.More than 58,300 service...
07 March 2023 The Long Wait Is Over: Vietnam Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor WASHINGTON -- The White House announced retired Army Col. Paris Davis will receive the Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery as a commander during the Vietnam War.President Joe Biden will present the award to Davis during a ceremony at the White House Friday.Davis commanded American Special Forces...
21 November 2022 Project Convergence 2022: Army to Work Closely with Allies in the Future Fight WASHINGTON — U.S. Soldiers can expect greater integration with British and Australian troops in the future battlefield as the Army focuses on bolstering interoperability with allied partners and other military branches during Project Convergence 2022, Army leaders said.The Army hosted the...
26 April 2023 Army Medal of Honor Recipient and Korean War Veteran Remains Identified WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has positively identified the remains of Army Corporal Luther H. Story, a Medal of Honor recipient from Buena Vista, Georgia, who was killed in action while serving with Alpha Company, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean...
08 March 2021 Medal of Honor Recipient and Korean War Soldier Accounted For WASHINGTON -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun, has been accounted for.Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, served as a chaplain with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On Nov...
02 December 2015 Where Friendship Takes Flight CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Soldiers from the Army Reserve Engagement Team-Japan coordinated with the U.S. Army Japan's (USARJ) Aviation Battalion to transport their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force partners via a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Camp Takeyama, one of the country's largest joint training...
25 August 2021 Innovative Readiness Training provides Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers Unique Training Opportunity U.S. Army -- Spc. Kaley Schulten and Sgt. Amanda Chadwick, both Army Reserve dental assistants, were excited when they learned their unit was selected to provide real world medical services at the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training...