Category: Deployed Forces
YIR: In Memoriam
The Army in Hawaii remembers the following 25th Infantry Division “Tropic Lightning” Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in 2012.
Lightning Support Soldiers honored during redeployment ceremonies
Families and friends of the 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, gathered to greet their Soldiers in two redeployment ceremonies, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii.
25th CAB continues legacy
When the word legacy comes to mind, one envisions an elderly person leaving their empire behind to a family member.
One partnership ends, another begins
The Kandahar Air Wing senior leadership visited Task Force Wings on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, to say goodbye to familiar faces, and greet their new partners, Task Force Falcon, to discuss the way ahead.
8th MPs, 45th Sust. Bde. rally in Singapore for CBRN
“Country Red is in turmoil,” the speakers barked. “Economic crisis have caused its citizens to lose confidence in their government. Investors are leaving the country. In response, the governments of the United States and Singapore have created a joint task force to bring stability to this nation.”
45th Sustainment Brigade transfers authority
Command Sgt. Maj. Erik Frey, command sergeant major, 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, and Col. Jeffrey Drushal, brigade commander, case their colors during a transfer of authority ceremony, here, Dec. 24.
5th BCD aids airpower integration
U.S. Army and Air Force service members united with Japan Ground and Air Self Defense Forces at Yokota Air Base to bilaterally coordinate ground operations and control airspace in support of Yama Sakura 63 in Sendai, Dec. 6 to 13, 2012.
8th HRSC redeploys after 9 months
“It’s wonderful to be home!” said Col. Lynn San Nicolas, director, 8th HRSC.
2nd SBCT leaders visit virtual Wanat Village, Afghanistan, battlefield
While the settings and technology levels may change, the events of the past are not that different from what our Soldiers are seeing today.
