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- Natural Resources Team wins top Army award
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Spirit, hard work and scaling mountains paid off as U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii's Natural Resources Team garnered one of the Army's most prestigious awards, Jan. 27.
- Soldiers in Korea spend their days at the Joint Security Area at the Demilitarized Zone
The dividing line between North and South Korea is the 38th parallel, known as the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ. American Soldiers spend their days at the Joint Security Area at the DMZ, making sure people remember why the country is divided.
- 2ID Soldiers support needy in Dongducheon
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team and 210th Fires Brigade distribute charcoal and rice to the poor in Dongducheon City near Camps Casey and Hovey Feb. 1. The Soldiers raised more than $3,000 to support the needy in surrounding community as the temperature plummeted to record lows in Dongducheon.
- Watercraft Soldiers prep for disaster-relief exercise in Japan
Soldiers performed maintenance checks and repairs on a U.S. Army watercraft at Yokohama North Dock, Japan, to ensure the vessel will be ready for use in a Japanese government-led exercise scheduled to begin Feb. 3, 2012.
- Korean Connection Series Part Three- Closer look at the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea
The Korean peninsula stands out as a pivotal point in American security: politically, militarily and economically. In the third of a 3 part series, a closer look at the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.
- The Army Now - Soldiers taking part in Exercise Yama Sakura help cleanup a Japanese castle
Soldiers taking part in Exercise Yama Sakura help cleanup a Japanese castle.
- Austin becomes 33rd Army vice chief
The Army welcomed the 33rd vice chief of staff during a swearing-in ceremony for Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 31, 2012.
- USNS Red Cloud loaded, heads to Pacific prepared for next conflict
No one knows when the next crisis involving the U.S. military will occur, or where.
But thanks to the personnel at the Army Strategic Logistics Activity Charleston, or ASLAC, supplies and equipment now aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Red Cloud are ready for action.
- Local boy to play football at West Point
WAIKIKI, Hawaii -- Every year, on the first Wednesday of February, is the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college football with a school that is a member of the NCAA, the main governing body for college sports in the United States.
- Zama teens make bid for top spot in engineering contest
What began four years ago as an opportunity for high school students to observe a construction site has blossomed into annual competitions that promote science education in concert with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- NFL players visit wounded warriors in Hawaii
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Former National Football League player John Lynch and current player Calvin Johnson from the Detroit Lions met with wounded warriors from the Warrior Transition Battalion, at the Soldier and Family Assistance Center, here, Jan. 27. The players were in Hawaii preparing for the all-star Pro Bowl game.
- Tripler head, neck docs use robot to increase patients' quality of life
In May of 2011, the da Vinci Surgical System was embraced by two otolaryngologists at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. The robot, which was first purchased in 2009, has been used to support a variety of surgical specialties.
- School Behavioral Health Team tests its expertise in the community
TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii -- Since 2008, the School Behavioral Health Team from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services, here, has been providing a comprehensive array of school-based behavioral health programs and services to support military students, families and community.
- Austin sworn in as vice chief of staff
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in as the Army's 33rd vice chief of staff during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 31, 2012.
- Javelin training provides skills, sustainability for 'Warrior' brigade
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- On modern battlefields where the enemy rejects conventional warfare for irregular tactics, the U.S. Army continues to adapt with updated weapons and advanced training. Among the evolving capabilities stands the Javelin, a man-portable, anti-tank, shoulder-fired missile.
- Alaska's engineers build ice bridges
Since mid-January, members of the 56th Engineer Company have been braving the Alaskan cold and dark to construct ice bridges to safely move Soldiers, weapons and equipment across the expanses of both the Tanana River and the Big Delta River near Delta Junction and Fort Greely.
- Co-op members brief English students at Camp Kodaira
CAMP KODAIRA, Japan - A group of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, along with Soldiers from U.S. Army Japan, visited a language school here Thursday to brief students on the bilateral cooperative program in which they are currently taking part.
- Odierno: Army will remain capable through drawdown
The Army will remain capable through its planned drawdown of 80,000 Soldiers and at least eight brigade combat teams, its chief of staff said Friday.
- 'Torii' newspaper, 'USARJ This Week' TV program in Japan to become 'Rising Sun'
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Jan. 30, 2012) -- A new year and a changing environment have provided the command information team here with an opportunity to announce: After nearly 40 years, the "Torii" is ready for a change.
- Yama Sakura 61 begins with opening ceremony
Yama Sakura 61, an annual bilateral exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Pacific officially began Jan. 30, 2012, at Camp Itami, Japan.
- Dempsey: Defense budget reflects clear strategic choices
The decisions behind the fiscal year 2013 defense budget request Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced yesterday represent the department's priorities of maintaining capability, keeping military pay and benefits fair, and managing risk, the nation's top military officer said today.
- Servicemembers invited attend Pro Bowl players practice
More than 1,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Civilians and family members gathered to watch Pro Bowl players practice for the first time at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Earhart Field, Jan. 26.
- Recovery mission to begin this spring in North Korea
Members of the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command are preparing for their first mission to North Korea in seven years to search for remains of missing U.S. Korean War veterans, a defense official reported.
- Army Chief of Staff visits troops in Hawaii
The Army Chief of Staff visits troops in Hawaii and discusses the growing importance of the military's Pacific strategy.
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