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Alaska-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team ea...

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Apr. 21, 2025

FORT WALKER, Va. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs from the Fort Wainwright, Alaska-based 65th...

“The Shot Heard Around the World”

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Apr. 19, 2025

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii. – The State of Hawaii held an opening ceremony for the Hawaii 250th Commemoration, on...

Orient Shield 22 begins with opening ceremony
August 27, 2022 — Camp Kengun, Japan—Participants from U.S. Army Japan, 11th Airborne Division, 1st Multi-domain Task Force, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade and associated units gathered for the Orient Shield 22 opening ceremony, August 27 at Camp Kengun, Japan. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force(JGSDF) bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations... MORE

U.S. Army Japan Commanding General visits Northern Army; builds relationships to increase interoperability
August 26, 2022 — CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN--U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J. B. Vowell, Commanding General of U.S. Army Japan, traveled to Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 22-24. Vowell met with the Commanding General of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Northern Army, Lt. Gen. Yoshihiko Okimura, and Director General Saburo Ishikura from the Hokkaido Defense Bureau to discuss future security cooperation and bilateral training opportunities... MORE

CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN--U.S. Army Maj. Gen. J. B. Vowell, Commanding General of U.S. Army Japan, traveled to Hokkaido, Japan, Aug. 22-24.

Preparing for the Expert Soldier Badge
August 23, 2022 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK Combined Division participated in an Expert Soldier Badge train-up prior to conducting the ESB test-out on Camp Casey, South Korea, August 23, 2022... MORE

CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK Combined Division participated in an Expert Soldier Badge train-up prior to conducting the ESB test-out on Camp Casey, South Korea, August 23, 2022.

The Expert Soldier Badge is awarded to Soldiers who have completed testing and do not serve in the Infantry, Special Forces, or Medical Branches.

Rangers Reunite Across the World During Super Garuda Shield
August 7, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Among the hundreds of people present during the joint airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Airborne on Aug. 3, 2022, 1st Sergeant Dan Alexander, First Sergeant, A Company., 2-35 Infantry Battalion, spotted the Ranger tab on the shoulder of a Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) soldier. Alexander had encountered former Ranger students throughout his years in the Army, but never an international student in their home country... MORE

Maj. Arief Widyanto, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) poses for a photo after reuniting with his former Ranger Instructor, 1st Sgt. Dan Alexander during Super Garuda Shield in Bataraja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (Maj. Jonathan Daniell, 25th Infantry Division)

Pacific Allies Interns Address Climate Change in the RMI
August 6, 2022 — “We toured the island communities and spoke with the residents about what they consider to be the most pressing climate related challenges,” said Master Sgt. John Phillips, team leader for the two-person U.S. Army Pacific’s Oceania Engagement Team to U.S. Embassy Majuro. “The primary concern is drought and the depletion of freshwater reserves. Increasing capacity to produce, import, and store fresh water is a priority.”... MORE

Coast Guard Academy Cadet Natalie Rodriguez, right, and a Beaver Works student work through a code project at the recent MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Beaver Works Summer Institute program.