Friday, December 14, 2012
This victory is the best Golden Knights performance at the FAI World Parachuting Championships since 1997.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Army News Service DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The U.S. Army Golden Knights Formation Flying 8-Way Team won the Gold Medal, and the All-Female Golden Knights 4-Way Team brought home the Silver Medal, at the 2012 World Parachuting Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 8-way competition team brought home the Gold in the 8-way Open Formation Skydiving with a winning score of 229 points. The Knights conquered France, who came in second with a score of 225 and Russia, took third with 192. The United Arab Emirates hosted the 2012 World Parachuting Championships for the first time in Dubai, the capital of sports in the Middle East, which lasted from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9. The Golden Knights 8-Way Team was lead to victory representing …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Staff Sgt. Schmidt died from injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Schmidt of the 192nd Ordinance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command at Fort Bragg was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 1. Schmidt was serving in Batur Village, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. According to a report on NBC17.com Schmidt died from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on his unit.
Monday, July 16, 2012
By U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Why We Serve: Sgt. Colton Hurley By U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan (July 15, 2012) – The U.S. Army considers itself a values-based organization, inculcating new recruits from the infancy of boot camp in its ethos: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Sgt. Colton Hurley never knew his mother, a combat medic who passed away when he was just a baby, but he knew what she believed in, and he joined the Army to honor her. Krystal Hurley earned the rank of sergeant in just two years; so did he. She served in a warzone; he’s in one now. Deployed to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 22-year-old Hurley is an …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Condolences come from Lightening family supporters.
Following Thursday's tragic shooting at Fort Bragg, the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade posted this on their Facebook page: On behalf of the Command, Soldiers, and Families of 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, thank you for your thoughts, prayers and condolences. At this time we would like direct all inquiries to the Fort Bragg Public Affairs Office. Due to the nature of this tragedy and the ongoing investigation, we ask that you please refrain from discussing specific information about this incident out of respect for the Families and unit members who are directly involved. By Sunday afternoon, over 40 comments had been left on the page. "Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time," said Peter Clute. "…
Sunday, July 1, 2012
By U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod , Task Force 1-82 PAO
Read the story about what motivated this unmanned aerial vehicle operator to join the military and what keeps him going while deployed to Ghazni Province, Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborn
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
From a small town in Montana to a small base in Afghanistan, Spc. Nathaniel Rose feels at home – to a degree – here in Afghanistan’s mountainous Ghazni Province. Attracted to the Army’s college and post-service employment opportunities, and its health care benefits, the lanky Montanan enlisted three years ago to become an unmanned aerial vehicle operator. Rose is assigned to 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based stateside at Fort Bragg, N.C. “My dad showed me an article in a Guard magazine with a predator on it,” said Rose. “It looked like a fun thing to do while doing some good for the guys on the ground.” “The guys on the ground have told me that they feel more secure with the Shadow…
Friday, June 22, 2012
Kick-off Fourth Friday with a bugle ceremony led by Army Ground Forces Band trumpet player Staff Sgt. Frank T. Briscoe.
Visit the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau located at 245 Person Street in Fayetteville on Friday, June 22 for the Fourth Friday kick-off event. Army Ground Forces Band trumpet player Staff Sgt. Frank T. Briscoe will be performing a bugle ceremony at 5:15 p.m. The Fayetteville Fire Department Honor Guard will be lowering the flag for the weekend as Briscoe plays "Retreat" and "To The Colors." The ceremony is timed to occur simultaneously with a similar ceremony at Fort Bragg and demonstrates solidarity between the post and the community. This monthly bugle ceremony was started in May of 2012. John Meroski, FACVP President and CEO stated in a press release, "We're proud to honor our military history and our community’s …
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
By U.S. Army Sgt. Michael MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ARIAN, Afghanistan - Insurgents are learning that U.S. and Afghan forces will go anywhere at anytime to disrupt and destroy their capabilities, said a U.S. military commander in southern Ghazni Province today. After dramatically reducing the occurrence of roadside bombs along Highway 1 here, U.S. Army paratroopers and Afghan forces are beginning to take the fight to insurgent safe havens, said Lt. Col. Praxitelis Vamvakias, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The battalion of Fort Bragg, N.C., paratroopers concluded a multi-day helicopter assault June 5 that resulted in the destruction of at least five insurgent weapons caches in a …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Injuries caused by an improvised explosive device hav taken the life of Fort Bragg paratrooper, Spc. Samuel T. Watts.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The Department of Defense announced Monday that 20-year-old Spc. Samuel T. Watts of Wheaton, Ill., died May 19, in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained April 25 in Zharay when he was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Watts was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Spc. Watts joined the Army July 2010 as an Infantryman and attended One-Station Unit Training and Airborne school at Fort Benning, Ga. He joined the 1-508th PIR in November 2010. This was his first deployment to Afghanistan. “Sam was a guy you wanted on your team; he was a …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Battalions participate in Brigade run
The XVIII Airborne Corps Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Michael X. Garrett, spoke to the soldiers of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade following the completion of the run earlier this week. The commander, Col. Christopher J. Sharpsten, added another streamer to the unit colors.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The beautiful new 250,000-square-foot complex is scheduled to open at the end of April
Last Friday Fort Bragg leaders gave the media a tour of the new Warrior Transition Battalion complex and addressed recent issues about the unit in a press conference. The nearly completed Warrior Transition Battalion complex did not happen overnight as a result of recent scrutiny going on around the country. The plans came together back in 2007 after shameful conditions were revealed at Washington D.C.'s Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Currently at Fort Bragg there are almost 500 soldiers assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, many of whom live at home with their families, but others are scattered across the post. The new $88 million complex at Fort Bragg consists of 130 two bedroom suites for 260 soldiers. A new three story …
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