FORT DRUM-- Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Female Engagement Team learn how to dine politely during an Afghan meal during pre-mobilization training May 31 in Fort Drum. The 10-person FET will act as cultural mediators when deployed to Iraq, which means they will go on combat missions with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march and fight as they do, and then talk to Afghan women in an effort to understand their concerns.
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Hudson Valley Times -- Fri, 08 Nov 2024 Cornwalls Lecce honored by State for military service On Saturday, Oct. 26, Cornwalls Felicia Lecce made her way to Fort Hamilton, in Brooklyn, for the annual Military Forces Ball, a joint military event, at which she received a New York State... (more)
NationalGuard.mil, -- Thu, 07 Nov 2024 National Guard Soldiers Train for Middle East Mission FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - One hundred and fifty National Guard Soldiers from five states trained together at Fort Leavenworth Oct. 28-31 to prepare for the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters... (more)
27 East.com -- Wed, 06 Nov 2024 New Commander of 106th Rescue Wing Embraces Challenges on the Horizon For the better part of the last 20 years, the United States has been the unipolar power on the world stage, doing essentially whatever it has wanted to do without any serious competition or... (more)