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After nearly 37 years of service, Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) Lyndon Craig Johnson, a Manchester resident, is retiring from the Tennessee Military Department on Feb. 6. Johnson, the current commander of the Tennessee State Guard, will relinquish command of the State Guard to Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) Juan R. Santiago from Memphis, during a ceremony held at the Tennessee National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville.   “Johnson has done a fantastic job for more than four-and-a-half year...

1 of 3 Soldiers from the 227th ICTC, based out of Sacramento, California, deliver food to a unit in quarantine at North Fort Hood. The 227th ICTC recently took over the quarantine mission from the 36th Eng. Bde., a large and important mission for the Reserve unit. Photo by Stephanie Salmon, Sentinel Living Editor Photo by Stephanie Salmon, Sentinel Living Editor Spc. Steven Davis, from Sacramento, California, passes a container of T-Rats, or tray rations, to Sgt. Maurice...

Tennessee National Guard troops return home after securing U.S. Capitol during inauguration The inauguration continued peacefully, but Governor Bill Lee said he was disappointed in the way the mission came to a close. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:56 PM EST January 22, 2021 Soldiers and airmen with the Tennessee National Guard are set to come back home Thursday, after a mission to secure the U.S. Capitol during the inauguration. They were sent to Washington D.C. ...

Tennessee National Guard sets up to provide security and support for Joe Bidens inauguration Tennesseans in uniform will provide security, communications, logistics, food service and religious support the D.C. National Guard as part of a national task force. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 6:14 PM CST January 19, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Tennessee National Guard sent Soldiers and Airmen to Washington, D.C. to provide support for Joe Bidens Presidential Inauguration. T...

By Editor | January 14, 2021 | Weakley County farmers and their equipment lined the funeral procession of former Commissioner of Agriculture and Dresden native Terry Oliver after the “friend to agriculture” died July 4, 2020. BY DAVID FISHER david@dresdenenterprise.com While the global health pandemic, COVID-19, continues to make headlines in the new year after it emerged in the area in March 2020, Weakley County saw its share of good news, as well as losses for the final six months of the...

Three decades ago, Kirby Lee Vaughn prepared to cross into Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm. The Army sergeant had brought his Canon T-70 camera into the desert to capture the experiences of his unit, which would spend a week in Iraq during the U.S.-led invasion that destroyed the army of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. gallery   “We always saw him with the camera,” recalled his commander, William E. Rapp, now a retired major general. The photos Vaughn took sat untouched for year...

Sgt. Wimer Jeremy with 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, cuts through a fallen tree to assist with clearing roadways in Winnfield, La., during the recovery efforts from Hurricane Laura, Sept. 4, 2020. Laura made landfall in Lake Charles, La. on Aug. 27 which is approximately 140 miles away from Winnfield. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie) By: Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office New Orleans, LA – The yea...

When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Reporting from Janes on Russian Military Affairs Janes provides a wide range of data, insight and news across global defence and security. Here you will find a s ummary and curation of content around Russia derived from Janes connected intelligence solutions.   Russian Airborne Troops to receive some 250 weapon systems this year 23 Feb: The Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) are set to receive more weapon ...

Covid-19: Army test centre troops receive Freedom of Liverpool Published image captionAbout 2,000 troops were deployed to Liverpool in November Army regiments which helped to set up and run a mass coronavirus testing pilot in Liverpool are to be given the Freedom of the City. The 2,000 troops were deployed to the city in November and have helped carry out 200,000 tests at almost 50 centres. The citys coronavirus infection rates have since dropped from 680 cases per 100,000 people to fewer than ...

Army troops to get Freedom of City for mass testing support It is the highest civic honour in Liverpool 16:03, 11 DEC 2020 Army personnel arrive at Pontins in Southport Merseyside, ahead off mass testing of every resident in Liverpool and the city region. If successful, the city-wide approach will be rolled out to towns and cities nationwide. Make sure to subscribe to our Liverpool Echo daily newsletter for the biggest stories, straight to youInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again ...