Soldiers Update

A Forward Surgical Team conducts 6 surgeries in the field during a training exercise in Yongsan, South Korea.

Four soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard receive the Purple Heart combat decoration during a ceremony at Jackson Barracks, Louisiana.

GEN Ray Odierno visits Germany during Combine Resolve III.

SPC Lori Piestewa was the first Native American women in history to die in combat while serving with the US military.

Hawaii Army National Guard Captain Tulsi Gabbard reports to State Active Duty in Pahoa, Hawaii. Gabbard recently won her second term as Congresswoman.

Regional Command East is deactivated in a ceremony at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and is ordered to redeploy to Fort Drum, NY.

4ID supports Combined Resolve III in Germany by performing command and control functions for USAREUR.

The Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic held a meeting to discuss the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

JBLM Soldiers took on the opportunity to qualify for the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces marksmanship badge.

Polish and U.S. Soldiers train on mortar firing systems at Bucirez Range in Poland during Operation Atlantic Resolve.