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Create Your Summer Vacation Memories in Myrtle Beach, SC

Summer vacations create memories that last a lifetime, with the good times and resulting stories being retold for years afterwards. Few destinations have provided more fond memories, for more people, than Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Grand Strand, as the area is affectionately called by locals, attracts more than 17 million visitors from across the globe

Senior Drill Sergeant Leader Passes Out Wisdom for Drill Sergeant Candidates

Becoming a U.S. Army drill sergeant is no easy task. It requires just as much mental fortitude as it does physical. The career-changing course at the Drill Sergeant Academy is an intense nine weeks that covers a multitude of training.  “Wearing this hat, you cannot afford a bad day. There is no such thing as

Cohesion Under Stress

On 7-8 September, A Company, 3rd Regiment, 414th Battalion CST (Cadet Summer Training), conducted a field leadership reaction course (FLRC) at Reserve Allen Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), in efforts to energize creative and critical thinking, team building and camaraderie in a field setting, and to prepare for training year 2020’s CST mission at

Celebrating 20 Years of Tourist Trains

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in West Virginia is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017. For two decades, tourist trains have hauled passengers through some of West Virginia’s most remote terrain with on-board hospitality, good food, and mountain camaraderie. Located within a day’s drive of some of the country’s biggest cities, the Durbin &