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PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Soldiers from Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), demonstrated the Army Reserve’s commitment to be the most capable, combat ready and lethal federal Reserve force in U.S. history during a field training event conducted April 8, 2017, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
“America’s armed forces look to the Army Reserve to provide quick access to trained and ready forces that our active duty partners need to initiate, sustain and prevail in major operations,” said 1st Lt. Jonathan R. Clark, company commander, HHC, 143d ESC. “The 143d [ESC] supports this critical role by conducting immersive and engaging Battle Assemblies that test our capabilities at the individual Soldier level.”
Approximately 300 Soldiers demonstrated their marksmanship skills during a weapons qualification event at Patrick AFB’s Combat Arms Training Facility. The 143d ESC partnered with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing to use this $8.5 million facility to train and qualify the troops with the M9 Pistol, M4 Carbine, M16 Rifle and the M249 light machine gun.
While awaiting their turn on the firing line, the troops participated in various classes and practical exercises that enhanced their fundamentals of marksmanship, radio communications, medical care under fire and other essential skills for all Soldiers to master regardless of their rank, assignment or specialty.
“Today’s global security environment is growing in scope and complexity,” said Clark. “The Army Reserve is rapidly evolving to adapt to this ever-changing environment, and the 143d [ESC] will be better prepared to overcome complex challenges that threaten our nation by fortifying the fundamentals of a warfighting force.”
Photo and story by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
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The Carolina Theatre Command Performance 2018 Cocktail Party & Gala Dinner - Thursday, April 19, 2018 - photo by Lynn Donovan
Virginia National Guard Soldiers of the 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command search for hostile forces after a simulated attack during a training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill on June 7, 2014. The battalion participated in various exercises during their two-week annual training at Fort A.P. Hill while being evaluated by active duty Army raters. The Soldiers were rated not only on their individual warrior tasks, but also on Sapper drills and the construction of bridges in two different scenarios: one with a Dry Support Bridge, and the other with an Improved Ribbon Bridge. (Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
This is the new look fascia, built on the redundant Western command offices. It was used for the next 10 years or so by the Halifax and Scottish bank company. Now its all part of the Chester University, this was taken from the walls, not sure how the view is now the trees have grown.
Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul E. Biggs, command sergeant major, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington participate in an Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying ceremony, May 20, 2017, to commemorate the 68th Armed Forces Day. Also participating in the days ceremony were the senior enlisted advisors of our sister services. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Steven S. Giordano, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Kaleth O. Wright, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven W. Cantrell. The ceremony was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Austin L. Thomas)
U.S. Army Maj. Eddie Gonzalez relinquished command of B Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Memorial) to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Walton in a ceremony on Brown Parade Field, Jan. 7, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Brig. Gen. Les J. Carroll and Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Williams meet with 4-401st Army Field Service Battalion DoD civilians and contractors who survived a recent enemy attack, as well as 1st responders who were quick on the scene, August 18, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Schultz visited the Army Field Support Battalion—Kandahar. He spoke with Soldiers and Civilians and visited the Joint Program Office—Robotics area to see the robots that are saving Soldiers lives on the battle field.
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Jul. 26, 2012) - U.S. Navy and Australian Navy divers prepare to survey a sunken tugboat off the coast of Oahu. The sailors are working together in support of the biennial Rim of the Pacific Exercise from June 29 to August 3 in and around the Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Heidi McCormick)
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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), South Carolina National Guard, received the Massachusetts Emergency Service Ribbon in recognition of their support to the COVID – 19 response efforts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Emergency Service Ribbon is presented by Col. Richard A. Wholey Jr., 263rd AAMDC Chief of Staff, under the authority of Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, The Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, Sept. 12, 2020, in Anderson South Carolina. Recipients were U.S. Army Col. Richard A. Wholey Jr., U.S. Army Maj. Michael Loignon, U.S. Army Maj. Matthew Campbell, U.S. Army Maj. Brent Pipkin, U.S. Army Capt. William Bottoms, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Helen Davis, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Darin Hawfield, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Owens, U.S. Army Sgt. Kathleen Ellis, U.S. Army Spc. Tyrel Harper, U.S. Army Pfc. Monica Tucker. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Ed Duvall, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command)
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed.
Members of Alpha company, 81st Civil Affairs Battalion held their change of command ceremony in front of battalion headquarters Nov. 19, 2013. (Photo by Staff Sgt. David House; 85th Civil Affairs Brigade Public Affairs)
Command Sgt. Maj. John Sampa addresses friends, family and fellow guardsmen at his assumption of command ceremony held at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, May 21, 2017. Sampa now serves as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Texas Military Department. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm McClendon)
The 2nd Battalion 222nd Field Artillery, commonly known as the Triple Deuce, is scheduled to conduct a battalion change of command Saturday, June 28, at 10 a.m. at the Cedar City Armory.
At the ceremony, Lt. Col. Brent F. Anderson, commander of the Triple Deuce, will relinquish command to Lt. Col. Christopher A. Caldwell.
Anderson, born and raised in Cedar City, has commanded the Triple Deuce since June 2012. He led the battalion through its reintegration period since the unit deployment to Iraq in 2011. Anderson has deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2006-2007 with I Corps Artillery where he earned the Bronze Star Medal. He will continue to serve as the operations officer for the Utah National Guard, which has been his full-time duty while commanding the battalion.
“The battalion achieved deployment readiness a full year ahead of schedule,” said Anderson. “Their achievement and professionalism are exemplary and my time in command will forever be a point of personal pride.”
Caldwell lived in Cedar City from 1988-2010 and now resides in Draper. He currently serves as the operations officer for the 65th Field Artillery Brigade at Camp Williams. His former assignments include fire direction officer, platoon leader, battery commander, battalion fire direction officer, battalion assistance operations officer, battalion operations officer, and assistant professor of Military Science at Southern Utah University ROTC.
Caldwell deployed to Iraq with the Triple Deuce in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005-2006 where he served as assistant operations officer. Caldwell is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal for his wartime service.
“I’m excited to be part of the battalion again,” said Caldwell. “There is no other battalion that has the level of community support as the Triple Deuce and I am honored to serve as its commander.”
Caldwell has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Technology and a Master of Public Administration Degree, both from Southern Utah University.
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This is the last Japanese command bunker on Saipan. There is a giant blast hole behind me and one in front (in the picture).
Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee assumed leadership of the Royal Canadian Navy from Vice-Admiral Craig Baines, during the Commander Royal Canadian Navy Change of Command, at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax, NJ Jetty, on 30 May 2022. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, presided over the ceremony. Photo by Mona Ghiz, MARLANT Public Affairs. 20220530HSX0311D257 © 2022 DND-MDN Canada
Command Sgt. Maj. Jerimiah Gan, Command Sgt. Maj., U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox, poses with a Cadet whose team won an event trophy at the 2022 National JROTC Fitness Challenge on April 15, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Dozens of medals and trophies were awarded that evening, with USACC’s Command Team presenting both individual and team trophies. Individual awards were given for flexed arm hangs, pull-ups, standing broad jump, and the weighted ball throw. Team awards were given for the 3K team run as well as overall team scores from each individual event. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
A change of command ceremony was held April 12, 2015 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the 93rd Troop Command. Capt. Randall Hooper relinquished his leadership role to the incoming commander, Capt. Kenneth Martinez. Hooper's wife, Maj. Katherine Hooper, was present to support her husband and pin on the Army Commendation Medal he earned. Hooper said it was the first time he officially rendered a salute to his wife. Martinez's fiancee was present and listened as he addressed the soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93rd Troop Command.
Lt. Col. Kevin Hutchison, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commander, accepts the Garrison Organizational Colors from Col. Robert Ulses, U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Würtemberg commander, in a change-of-command ceremony July 10 at the Armstrong Community Club on Vogelweh Housing in Kaiserslautern. Hutchison relieved Lt. Col. Mechelle Hale as the USAGK commander. Hale's next assignment is in Washington D.C. to serve with the Army Chief of Staff for Installation Management Office as the Chief of the Joint Plans Branch. Hutchison comes to the garrison from a joint assignment at North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels, Belgium.Photo by Christine June, USAG Kaiserslautern.
Senior Command and Staff Course Students undertake RPA Liberation War and Historical Study Tour | 20 April 2022
VAVA’U, Tonga (Apr. 16, 2011) – Tongan children pose for a photograph at the Vava’u library after watching an educational play put on by Sailors in support of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian assistance initiative that will make port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Grandin)
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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Aug. 3, 2012) - U.S. Army Maj. Kathleen Flocke (left) gives three-star Cambodian Army Gen. Kong Saly a tour of a medical civic action project (MEDCAP) at Kandol Dom Primary School for Pacific Partnership 2012 while Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Amy Johnson treats a Cambodian girl. MEDCAPs provide free medical, dental and optometry care to host nation patients as well to provide training and subject matter exchanges between the service members and civilians working on PP12 and the host nation medical personnel. Pacific Partnership, an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission now in its seventh year, brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo by Kristopher Radder)
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On October 26-27, 2016, Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Wills, U.S. Army Reserve Command interim command sergeant major, held a command sergeants major advisory board at Fort Devens Base Camp Integration Lab. The two-day board gave the members a chance to focus on soldierâs issues while building comrade among the team.
An intact and well preserved heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) battery to the south west of Lavernock Point, South Wales. The battery was scheduled in 1995 and is "of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of World War II anti-aircraft and coastal defence practices."
It is often incorrectly described as Lavernock Fort, this anti-aircraft battery dates form the Second World War, while the coastal artillery fort, operational from 1870, is now almost completely obscured by the holiday park which now sits on the site. See my other album with images of what remains of the fort.
There were four heavy gun positions, in two pairs, each would have held a 3.7in quick firing (QF) gun. Two of the positions are the standard pattern reinforced concrete, octaganal in shape, with six ready use ammunition lockers. The remaining two positions were of simpler earth bank construction. The front (sea facing) walls of the emplacements have been fitted with steel doors to allow for depressed firing of the guns in an anti-ship role.
References are made to a 40mm Bofors gun being on site but I don't think this had a fixed position and may have either been sited on one of the 3.7in positions or in the mobile role been deployed on its road carriage.
A sunken magazine for bulk ammunition storage is between the two concrete positions, surrounded by a blast wall. Inside there are five bays that would have stockpiled ammunition to resupply the guns above.
The command post is the most interesting of the structures. Semi-sunken, the seven room building would have served as the command and control centre fo the battery as well as a rest area for the crews when not manning the guns.
There are a few bays on the outside of the command post which would have mounted equipment such as a range finder, height finder, and other instrumentation.
All structures have been recently secured and access isn't possible with the exception of the command post where a panel has been removed and it's possible get inside.
LINGAYEN, Philippines (Oct. 11, 2009) - Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marines unload bags of donated food and clothing in front of the Narciso Ramos Sports Complex where they were received by the Provincial Department of Social Welfare and Development. The AFP and members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit delivered hundreds of bags of food and clothing for victims of Typhoon Parma. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Abigail Wharton)
Installation Management Command’s outgoing Command Sergeant Major Melissa Judkins gives her remarks at the IMCOM Command Sergeant Major change-of-responsibility ceremony on Nov. 19 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Photo by Brittany Nelson, IMCOM Public Affairs.
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 9, 2011) -Koki Onodera, a student from Oshima Elementary School, thanks the Marine Corps and his host family for inviting him and his friends to stay with them during a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Brianna Turner)
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BAU NONG SROUNG, Thailand (March 4. 2010) - Lt. Col. Peerach Ewings talks to local Thai women and children about the importance of proper dental health and controlling their diet during a Cope Tiger 2010 community relations event. Colonel Ewings is deployed to the exercise from 13th Air Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. Airmen from the U.S., Royal Thai and Republic of Singapore air forces teamed up to provide medical, dental and optometry care at the school to local residents as part of Cope Tiger 2010. Money, school supplies, toys and games were also donated by all three air forces for the children at the school. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
Command Sgt. Maj. James Cook relinquished responsibility of the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion to Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Hobbs in a ceremony on Brown Parade Field Aug. 6, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Command of the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital changed hands for the first time since its Aug. 31, 2011, opening during a ceremony in front of the facility Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Col. Susan Annicelli relinquished command of the award-winning hospital to Col. Charles Callahan as hundreds of medical staff, patients, friends and Family observed. (DoD Photo by Tina Staffieri)
Maj. Gen. Robert Walters relinquished command of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence to Maj. Gen. Laura Potter in a ceremony on Brown Parade Field July 19, 2019. The ceremony was hosted by Lt. Gen. Michael Lundy, commanding general of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
CH (MAJ) Rebekah Montgomery, US Army Reserve Command Chaplain Directorate, stands next to Staff Sgt. Douglas Anderson, videographer with the 318th Press Camp Headquarters, waiting for competitors in the Foot March event of the 2015 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., to arrive May 5. This year's Best Warrior competition will determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior competition later this year at Fort Lee, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Danny E. McCormick/Released)
Col. David Buckingham accepts command of the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza Change of Command ceremony June 1. Col. Erik Daiga left the garrison for an assignment in Afghanistan. IMCOM Europe Director Diane Devens and Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, commanding general of USARAF, were on hand for the event, as well as numerous leaders from Caserma Ederle, Army in Europe and Italian dignitaries and military officials.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 13, 2012) - Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) observe flight operations on the signal bridge aboard the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The group saw George Washington's combat direction center, flight deck operations, navigation bridge and also observed flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H. Abel)
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CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (Jan 11, 2010) - Katsuya Okada, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Lt Gen Daniel Darnell, Deputy Commander U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) meet for an office call Monday at PACOM headquarters. Okada is visiting Hawaii to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to discuss U.S. and Japan relations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elisia V. Gonzales)
Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) hosted an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony today for Command Sgt. Maj. Scott C. Schroeder, 53, who assumed duties as the FORSCOM command sergeant major. Schroeder returns to Fort Bragg, where he had served previously with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, deploying to Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Schroeder's most recent assignment was as the command sergeant major for III Corps and Fort Hood at Fort Hood, Texas. Photos by Jim Hinnant and Kimberly Waldron, U.S. Army Forces Command Public Affairs
A change of command ceremony was held April 12, 2015 in Santa Fe, N.M. at the 93rd Troop Command. Capt. Randall Hooper relinquished his leadership role to the incoming commander, Capt. Kenneth Martinez. Hooper's wife, Maj. Katherine Hooper, was present to support her husband and pin on the Army Commendation Medal he earned. Hooper said it was the first time he officially rendered a salute to his wife. Martinez's fiancee was present and listened as he addressed the soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93rd Troop Command.
Friends and family attend U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM)'s change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Nov. 18, 2019. U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is a global warfighting command and the ultimate guarantor of national and allied security with forces and capability that underpin and enable all other joint force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Zachary Hada)
This patch was used by the United States Air Force's Military Airlift Command from the 1950's until 1992. In 1992 the MAC was merged with elements of the Strategic Air Command form the Air Mobility Command.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - On Mar. 22 here, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael Harden, command engineer, 143d ESC, was honored with the de Fleury Medal by the Corps of Engineers. The tradition was started when the Corps of Engineers implemented the US Army Regimental system; the senior Engineer leadership sought a method for the Corps of Engineers to honor those individuals who have provided significant contributions to Army Engineering. With an emphasis on the history, customs, and traditions of the Corps, the Engineer Regiment instituted an award that tied in with the beginnings of the nation and the Army Corps of Engineers.
The day was capped off by the promotion of Staff Sgt. Eric Cintron, information assurance, to Sgt. 1st Class; Master Sgt. Nelson being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his work here as FRAGO manager and Sgt. Teresa Munoz, human resources, receiving accolades for scoring 300 on her physical fitness test and being honored as Soldier of the week.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Ian B. Shay, Public Affairs NCO, 143d ESC
The 673d Logistics Readiness Group changed command July 17, 2023, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as U.S. Air Force Col. Justin W. Swartzmiller turned over command to Air Force Col. Lance A. Vann. Air Force Col. David J. Wilson, commander of the 673d Air Base Wing and JBER, officiated before gathered family members, distinguished guests, military officers and enlisted personnel. The 673d LRG powers the joint base by providing a host of logistical support such as fuels and transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)