Soldiers Update

US Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct close combat urban assault training with Georgian Soldiers at the Vaziani Training Area in the country of Georgia as part of Exercise Noble Partner.

Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a live fire exercise with Apache, Cobra, Blackhawk, and Chinook

helicopters. The exercise is Furious Talon and it takes place at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in the Republic of Korea.

Across the ranks character commitment and competence are three attributes that define a Soldier’s profession. Specialist Daniel Monroe brings us a story that shows how the quality of leadership can have tremendous effects on unit morale in Germany.

For SFC Matthew Carter, a platoon sergeant from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the opportunity to work together with the Georgian army is good, but to be able to have his Soldiers do nothing but train is priceless.

Veterans of Hamburger Hill return to Fort Campbell, Kentucky on the 46th anniversary of the battle to reunite and interact with soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division.

The 503rd Infantry Regiment performed an Airborne Jump into Lake Garda with 20 members from the Italian 4th Ranger Battalion.

Estonian Army soldiers shared a range with U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Estonia during a marksmanship competition at Tapa Military Base Estonia.

Several thousand motorcyclists queued up at the Pentagon, May 24, to participate in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Now in its 28th year, the event, held on Memorial Day weekend, is meant to draw attention to Service members, who were taken prisoner of war, or who have gone missing in action.

Members of the 149th General Aviation Battalion, Oklahoma National Guard, drop hay and feed near Warner, Oklahoma to provide food for stranded cattle due to local flooding.

Spc. Patricia Kraus is a student in a Warrior Leadership Course, or WLC, that takes place at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo and she shares her experience. The course is conducted by one of the 7th Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy's mobile training teams, who travel to various locations to make sure they are preparing their future leaders.