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Story and Photos by Sgt. Landis Andrews
444th MPAD
New Jersey Army National Guard
After high intensity training under the Fort Indiantown Gap sun, and nights spent trekking through the woods and over the hills of western Pennsylvania, New Jersey has awarded eight soldiers with the Expert Infantry Badge, one of the highest prizes an infantryman can earn.
On day one of the competition, 40 soldiers from all over New Jersey had eyes on the badge. However, as each event came to an end, so did the hopes of some candidates.
“It’s called the Expert Infantry Badge for a reason,” said 1st Sgt. Brian Townsend, the president of the committee that organized EIB 21. “The thing that knocked most people out was the small details. It’s not the Everybody Infantry Badge. It’s the Expert Infantry Badge.”
This particular expert infantry competition returns to New Jersey with brand new feel.
In previous EIB competitions, candidates displayed their warrior competence in a round-robin fashion, with each of the 40 events being timed.
In EIB 21, there are fewer events to complete, however, it is now done in a combat setting, adding a completely new element to the process.
“When the blood got pumping and the adrenaline was flowing, it made it more difficult to execute the tasks that you’re sure you know how to do,” said newly minted EIB recipient 1st Lt. Andrew Stevens of HHC 1/114th. “With the amount of preparation I put in to this, it was all muscle memory, but the combat element made it a bit more difficult.”
Though difficult, it did not stop Stevens from enjoying the tasks.
“The lanes were my favorite part,” he said. “Once we got passed the preparation, I had a really good time.”
Preparation was a huge part of EIB 21.
When the day was over and all of the competitors gathered for dinner, normal chow chatter was nowhere to be found. Instead, tips for the next day’s event feverishly bounced off the walls. Terms like left and right limit, call for fire, SALUTE report, check for shock and SPORTS filled the dining facility, leaving little room to discuss anything else. It sounded like these soldiers just stepped off of the battlefield.
That is what the planning committee intended.
“In the old style, you didn’t get as much battle field experience, but it was a little harder,” Townsend said. “But the EIB 21 adds the element of combat stress to make it more challenging.”
That new level of stress was felt prior to each event.
“Everyone was nervous before the lanes,” said Cpt. Timothy Sorrentino, commander of HHC 1/114th and EIB recipient. “Doing all of the tasks over and over again prior to the competition was easy. But, executing them under the pressure situation was different.”
Sgt. Thomas Fisk, EIB 21 staff and trainer, said this is how soldiers of today should be learning.
“It’s good that they see a scenario and it’s battle focused,” he said. “They know what they are supposed to do with their training and can immediately incorporate it with their mission.”
Fisk enjoyed this opportunity to teach soldiers skills needed to earn the prestigious badge that he received several years prior.
“I like to teach younger guys, any of the soldiers coming up,” the Neptune City native said. “That way, when they get to be sergeants, they can teach the guys coming up. That way we can have a better Army for the future.”
The future is something that Townsend is also looking toward.
“We wanted something to build from since this is the first time we are running EIB 21,” he said. “We mirrored a lot of what was going on at Fort Benning. What I wanted to do was give the state something to build off of, so we can make this competition something great for the state.”
Sorrentino expects a number of his soldiers to take part in next year’s event.
“It’s something that every infantryman should have,” the commander said, a sentiment that all infantrymen at competing at FIG echoed.
Three M.A.D. (Magnetic Acoustic Devices) from HPV Technologies (www.getmad.us), during a demo for military, law enforcement, and government tech experts from the US and abroad, at Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale (Sep 1, 2005). The devices are capable of broadcasting a highly focused, "laser-like" beam of sound in such a way that it is intelligible for a mile or more. The event was organized by the LA Sherriff's Department, which is considering using the devices for civil unrest and disaster communications. A donated device will be shipped to authorities in Mississippi for those purposes this week.
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The EBRD's 2023 Annual Meeting & Business Forum is focused on "Investing in Resilience", an approach that aims to ensure economic stability in times of crisis and promote sustainable economic growth.
The meeting brings together policymakers, business leaders and experts to discuss practical strategies to create a more resilient global economy. It also provides the EBRD with a chance to review its accomplishments over the past year and set out its plans for the future. By investing in resilience, the Bank is committed to supporting its clients and helping to build a stronger, more sustainable future.
We recalled that it was an easy ski down Horstman Glacier from the top of 7th Heaven, but that was seventeen years ago. In the ensuing years, the glacier has receded so much that the glacier has become much more difficult. There used to be a t-bar up the glacier too, but that was removed in 2020.
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We had terrific discussions on 30 October to prepare for next year's Africa Progress Report, talking about energy, climate change and agriculture, and how they are all opportunities to generate wealth for more Africans.
Photos by Eric Roset.
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CAMP CASEY, South Korea (May 26, 2016) - Brig. Gen. Brian Mennes, deputy commanding general for maneuver, 2nd Infantry Division, discusses the importance of the Expert Infantryman Badge and congratulates the U.S. and South Korean Soldiers that earned the badge, during a ceremony at the Schoonover Bowl, Camp Casey. (Photo by US Army Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs, 1st Cav. Div.)
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We had terrific discussions on 30 October to prepare for next year's Africa Progress Report, talking about energy, climate change and agriculture, and how they are all opportunities to generate wealth for more Africans.
Photos by Eric Roset.
Más de 60 puntos de las islas de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina han sido monitoreados por los expertos del Sistema Nacional Ambiental.
Así lo informó el Ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible Carlos Eduardo Correa, después de visitar el archipiélago este fin de semana para supervisar los avances de la Operación Cangrejo Negro que tiene como objetivo la recuperación ecológica de las islas.
“Gracias a este ejercicio ha sido posible identificar el impacto ambiental del huracán Iota en los ecosistemas de playa, bosque seco, manglares, y en la fauna silvestre. El trabajo de este equipo es fundamental para regresarles a las islas los servicios ecosistémicos que prestaban a las comunidades y contamos con el equipo más comprometido para sacar adelante el plan de restauración”, destacó Carlos Eduardo Correa, Ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible.
El alto funcionario indicó que en las dos islas las playas quedaron afectadas en un ciento por ciento, “parte de la arena que las cubría quedó isla adentro o mar adentro dejando en su lugar tendidos de piedra, coral, erizos, esponjas y pastos marinos en descomposición”, informó el Ministro Carlos Correa.
90% del bosque seco quedó dañado
El oleaje dejó trozos de embarcaciones e infraestructura costera dentro de los manglares, rompió las ramas y acabó el follaje, dejándolos con un 90% de afectación.
“Solo algunos árboles de bosque seco quedaron en pie, un 90% se vio igualmente afectado, pero en días recientes han aparecido brotes en almendros, manzanillos y ceibas”, agregó.
El Ministro Correa señaló que la evaluación de arrecifes con el equipo subacuático de Invemar y Coralina comenzará mañana martes, cuando las condiciones para adelantar esta labor hayan mejorado teniendo en cuenta el grado de sedimentación que durante varios días ha presentado el mar como consecuencia también del huracán.
El Ministro recalcó que ya se cuenta con un plan con acciones prioritarias que van desde la limpieza de escombros en las zonas donde hay brotes de mangle, hasta proyectos de incentivos económicos para algunas familias que ayuden a restaurar su patrimonio natural.
Un equipo comprometido
El proceso de evaluación del impacto del huracán Iota sobre los ecosistemas de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina ha contado con un equipo de agrónomos, biólogos, biólogos marinos, ecólogos, geólogos, ingenieros, especialistas en bosques secos, en restauración, en restauración de mangle y coberturas de la tierra.
Estos profesionales conforman la Operación Cangrejo Negro, un plan para evaluar daños y proponer las acciones de restauración para las islas en los próximos 100 días.
Ellos hacen parte de las entidades del Sistema Nacional Ambiental (SINA): Ideam, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, el Instituto Sinchi, el Invemar, la ANLA, Coralina y el Ministerio de Ambiente. / Nov. 28, 2020. (Fotografía Oficial Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible / Juan Fernando Betancourt).
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A Soldier dons protective gear against a chemical contaminant during competition for the Expert Field Medical Badge, Oct. 28, at Fort Bragg. The week-long competition recognizes Soldiers who attain proficiency as field medics and test on skills such as passing an Army physical fitness test, weapon qualification, land navigation and being able to move under direct and react to indirect fire.
LEGO have released a sweet Creator Expert Gingerbread House to celebrate 10 years of the Winter Village line!
10267 Creator Expert Gingerbread House
Pieces: 1477
Price: AUD159.99
Available: from shop.LEGO.com and LEGO Retail stores from September 18th for LEGO VIP members and October 1st for all other builders.
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Bring the family together this Christmas to build the sweetest house of all, the LEGO Creator Expert Gingerbread House. This LEGO Creator Expert set is our biggest LEGO brick Gingerbread House ever and delivers a delightful build experience crammed full of delectable details and sweet treats.
This 1,477 piece model is crammed full of magical details including frosted roofs with colourful gum drop buttons and a delicious facade with brick-built candy-cane columns and glittery windows.
Press the chimney smoke button to activate the light brick and make the fireplace glow. Within the house there’s an array of details and candy furnishings including a tasteful bedroom with a chocolate bed and cotton candy lamp, and other festive decor.
The 1,477 piece building set measures over 8” (21cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 5” (13cm) deep creating plenty of space for the gingerbread family including a Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Woman and Gingerbread Baby. This festive set includes a new for 2019 gold ingot element in tan and transparent 1x1 glitter bricks in purple.
The LEGO Creator Expert Gingerbread House sets the scene for imaginative adventures with the Gingerbread family. Help them clear the snow away, put the Gingerbread Child into its carriage before placing the individually wrapped presents beneath the tree. The toy rocking horse and toy train are sure to keep the Gingerbread Baby happy on Christmas morning.
Enter the candy-pillared doorway and you’ll discover a charming interior with candy furnishings including a festively decorated bedroom and don’t forget to check out the yummy candy-cane signposts! This awesome model is home to a stocking-load of fun features that will bring a sparkle to your imagination.
The LEGO Creator Expert Gingerbread House is the 10th product in the LEGO Creator Winter Village line of products, this wonderfully festive product makes the perfect alternative festive decoration.
A new session of Pangaea geology field training moved to Lofoten, Norway, to scout for new traverses for the Pangaea analogue complement.
The team, consisting of planetary geologists and training experts, is preparing space farers for lunar exploration.
Lofoten shares many geological features with lunar highlands, such as the Apollo 16 landing site, making it a perfect site to train astronauts on lunar geology.
Pangaea instructors Matteo Massironi , Riccardo Pozzobon, and Fransceco Sauro, as well as petrology professor and local expert Kåre Kullerud are guiding ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer through interesting geological sites in the Nusfjord, an area containing primitive crust rock formations, including anorthosites, which are known to be typical lunar highland rocks.
The Pangaea course is designed to provide European astronauts with introductory and practical knowledge of Earth and planetary geology to prepare them to become effective partners of planetary scientists and engineers in designing the next exploration missions.
The course also aims to give astronauts a solid knowledge in the geology of the Solar System from leading European scientists.
Credits: ESA–S. Sechi
The Expert Infantryman Badge was awarded to 52 paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division during a ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2014. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team hosted EIB testing this week for candidates to prove their proficiency in the infantry profession. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios/Released)
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We had terrific discussions on 30 October to prepare for next year's Africa Progress Report, talking about energy, climate change and agriculture, and how they are all opportunities to generate wealth for more Africans.
Photos by Eric Roset.
Plus de 250 pratiquants de l'art martial d'Aïkido ont participé à un stage de trois jours à la salle omnisports de Marville le week-end dernier. « Après avoir animé un rassemblement à Gignac (34), l'expert Japonais Tsurozo Miyamoto, 7e dan, a dirigé le stage malouin », a précisé le président du comité régional Christian Massez.
Nombreux participants avaient fait le déplacement de tout l'hexagone ainsi que l'Allemagne, la Suisse et la Grande-Bretagne. L'Association Sportive de la Jeanne d'Arc était le club hôte de la manifestation.
L'aïkido (合気道, aikidō?) est un art martial japonais (budo), fondé par Morihei Ueshiba O sensei entre 1925 et 1960. L'aïkido a été officiellement reconnu par le gouvernement japonais en 1940 sous le nom d’aikibudō1. Il a été créé à partir de l'expérience que son fondateur avait de l'enseignement des koryu (écoles d'arts martiaux anciennes), essentiellement le ju-jitsu de l'école daitō ryū, le kenjutsu2 (art du sabre japonais) et l'aikijutsu. L'aïkido est né de la rencontre entre ces techniques de combat et une réflexion métaphysique de Morihei Ueshiba sur le sens de la pratique martiale à l'ère moderne.
L'aïkido se compose de techniques avec armes et à mains nues utilisant la force de l'adversaire, ou plutôt son agressivité et sa volonté de nuire. Ces techniques visent non pas à vaincre l'adversaire, mais à réduire sa tentative d'agression à néant3. L'aïkido peut être considéré comme la concrétisation du concept de légitime défense : une réaction proportionnée et immédiate à une agression. En fait, dans l'esprit de l'aïkido, il n'y a pas de combat, puisque celui-ci se termine au moment même où il commence. Conformément à cette logique, il n'existe pas de compétition d'aïkido excepté dans le style Shodokan fondé par Kenji Tomiki (et de ce fait appelé aussi Tomiki ryu, École Tomiki).
U.S. watershed management expert visits Alberta
Watershed management expert Juliet Christian-Smith visited Edmonton and Calgary to discuss water management issues and procedures in the United States. While in Alberta, Christian-Smith met with academics, students, municipal government officials, NGOs and conservation groups. Her visit provided the opportunity to exchange information, discuss best practices and compare regulatory frameworks as well as watershed management initiatives in the U.S. and Canada. Christian-Smith is a Dr. Juliet Christian-Smith is a Senior Research Associate with the Pacific Institute [www.pacinst.org/], a California-based nonpartisan research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity.
Experts from Peet’s Coffee took students in UC Davis’ popular “Design of Coffee” class through the process of “cupping,” preparing and tasting green coffee beans to evaluate their quality and characteristics, on September 27, 2016.
“Design of Coffee” introduces students to the basics of roasting, grinding, brewing and tasting coffee, as a way to introduce principles in chemical engineering. With a heavy emphasis on laboratory work, the course is now the most popular undergraduate elective on campus.
"Coffee Cupping" is how coffee professionals evaluate the aroma and taste of coffee beans before roasting. Coffee cupping has specific rules designed to enable reproducible comparisons of different coffees. Although the brewing method is very simple, there is precise timing and methodology for the different evaluations, from aroma before adding any water, the breaking of the crust at the top of the cup after a few minutes of brewing, to the actual tasting of the brewed coffee. Learning this process is an important part of understanding professional coffee preparation.
Peet’s Coffee recently pledged $250,000 to support a pilot roastery at the UC Davis Coffee Center.
More info: engineering.ucdavis.edu/blog/peets_coffee_gift_research/
Photos by TJ Ushing/UC Davis
The 3D U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) held the Expert Infantry Badge Test on Fort A.P. Hill in early March 2015.
The Expert Infantry Badge recognizes Infantrymen who have demonstrated a
mastery of critical tasks that build the core foundation of individual
proficiency that allow them to locate, and close with, and destroy the enemy
through fire and maneuver and repel an enemy assault through fire and close combat. The test measures the mastery of individual skills through different evaluations over a five-day period. The evaluation consists of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), Day and Night Land Navigation, Weapons Master
Skills Testing stations, Individual Tactical Test lanes, Foot March, and the
Weapons Proficiency Test. The evaluations place the candidates under varying
degrees of stress that test their physical and mental abilities as they
execute critical Infantry tasks to established standards.