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U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Leads the Way

Hi-yah! An Army Reserve Soldier teaches incoming cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York to always karate chop the safety on the M240B machine gun. This ensures it is in the fire position before Soldiers charge the handle back and fire the weapon. This is just a fraction of what

Victory Tower lays the foundation for Basic Combat Training

A U.S. Soldier in Basic Combat Training with Company A, 2nd Battalion 13th Infantry Regiment, concentrates heavily on getting across a 20-foot long rope bridge at Victory Tower in Fort Jackson, S.C., June 8, 2016. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Since 1973, new recruits in what is

Medieval Spain Comes to Life Before Your Eyes

Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six Knights competing in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect almost two hours of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, displays of extraordinary horsemanship and falconry as

Training Mission Transfers to New Leadership

Members of Task Force Marshall stand at parade rest while waiting for the unit’s transfer of authority ceremony to begin Oct. 30 at Camp McCrady, S.C. Lt. Col. Karl Painter transferred authority for training Navy individual augmentees to Lt. Travis Quesenberry. Lt. Col. Karl Painter and Command Sgt. Maj. Johnathan Bentley transferred the authority of