| Slideshow: The 2010 Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition - Day 3 Day 3 of the competition portion of the 2010 Drill Sergeant of the Year had our basic combat training drill sergeants go work through written tests, a training simulator, another day of urban orienteering with surprise tasks and compete in a 17-event obstacle course. army.mil |
Lynn Underscores Commitment to Guam's People, Resources Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III reiterated his commitment to respect Guam's culture and to preserve its resources throughout an upcoming U.S. troop realignment. defense.gov |
Preventive medicine keeps Soldiers in the fight The unforgiving terrain of the Nangarhar, Nuristan, Konar and Laghman provinces in eastern Afghanistan hosts hoards of insects and wildlife that create quite a hairy situation when it comes to cohabitating with troops; however, the Soldiers of the preventive medicine section of Charlie Company, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force Bastogne, see "combat" with these creatures on a daily basis. army.mil |
Advisers Help Afghan Police to Become Self Sufficient Advisers are creating development plans to increase Afghan capability in running the government's Ministry of Interior on a self-sufficient basis. defense.gov |
Indiana National Guard supports state counter drug initiative The successful eradication of more than 20,500 marijuana plants valuing over $50 million in nine operational days of concentrated, collaborative effort by Indiana State Police, Indiana National Guard Counterdrug Task Force and other state and federal law enforcement agencies stopped illegal drugs from hitting American streets. army.mil |