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Maui Soldiers Ready, Willing, and Able to Lend V...

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Sep. 12, 2023

KAHULUI, Hawaii — Soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command have positioned themselves to provide vital...

Super Garuda Shield Operational Planning Staff E...

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Sep. 12, 2023

An operational planning staff exercise (STAFFEX) was recently held as a part of Super Garuda Shield 2023...

Cobra Gold 23: Opening Ceremony
February 28, 2023 — RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand – The opening ceremony for the 42nd iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold took place in Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2023... MORE

Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

11th Airborne Division Hosts Annual Arctic Angels Winter Games
February 21, 2023 — on Feb. 2, 2023, 31 two-person teams from across the 11th Airborne Division competed in the annual Arctic Angels Winter Games, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The games, designed as a test of Arctic skills, saw Soldiers snowshoe, downhill and cross-country ski approximately eight miles of mountainous terrain, covering 2000 feet in elevation... MORE

Sgt. Joshua Martinez, Baker Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, receives an award for coming in first place in the Annual Arctic Angels Winter Games on Feb. 2,

US Army Soldier and Grandmother reunite in the Philippines
February 10, 2023 — Sgt. 1st Class Christian Araza and his grandmother were reunited after seven years in the city of Olongapo near Subic Bay, the Philippines, Jan. 27, 2023... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Christian Christian Araza and his grandmother,Julie Flores sit together during a visit in the early 2000s. Araza and Flores were able to see each other for the first time in seven years during Araza’s six-month rotation to the Philippines as part of 5th SFAB’s Force Package 23-1.

The Papua Campaign
February 8, 2023 — 80 years ago, on 22 January 1943, American and Australian forces ended their first major campaign of WWII in the Pacific. It was also their first success after suffering a string of losses throughout the Pacific, as the Japanese quickly occupied Allied strongholds such as Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies... MORE

Soldiers carrying rations along a trail in Papua, near Buna, 24 December 1942. Innovative solutions to supply problems enabled the Allies to sustain their fighting force in combat. The lessons learned in these most challenging circumstances were used to advantage throughout the war.

Ceremony commemorates 72 years since Battle of Hill 180
February 6, 2023 — In honor of the nine Soldiers who perished during the battle, Osan Air Base hosts an annual Battle of Hill 180 ceremony. This year's commemoration was held Feb. 2. Attendees payed their respects with the laying of wreaths and a 21-gun salute carried out by Soldiers of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade... MORE

A statue of Capt. Lewis Millet sits near the memorial site of the Battle of Hill 180 on Osan Air Base, South Korea. The base held its annual Battle of Hill 180 ceremony Feb. 2, 2023.