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RELIEF goods bound for quake-hit Abra are loaded into a helicopter in Camp Aquino, Tarlac City. (Photos courtesy of Lt. Col. Tabutol Sr. via Liz Inigo) CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) is expediting the delivery of aid to quake-affected communities in North

(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday announced that it has deployed 14 search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) teams to areas severely affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that hit Abra and other parts of northern Luzon on Wednesday. "Since yesterday (Wednesday) the 24th Infantry Battalion (24IB) has helped evacuate the patients in a hospital in Bangued, Abra. 71IB deployed personnel to rescue affected residents in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. 54IB, 72n...

(File photo) MANILA - Philippine Army (PA) commander, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., said they would professionalize their pool trainers to prevent possible abuses should the mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) be implemented among senior high school students. "We will address the possible abuses by professionalizing our pool of trainers and enhancing the capacity of the Reserve Command of the Philippine Army," Brawner said in a messageTuesday. Brawner also called the pr...

(CNN) — One soldier was killed and nine others were injured when lightning struck during a midmorning military training exercise at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Georgia, on Wednesday, the US Army Reserve Command said. The soldiers were attending an annual training for medical units to refine their processes and medical skills in the field and […]

Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark, 41, was assigned to a medical team that performed emergency surgery in combat zones. He was also a beloved husband and father-of-two.

Moscow, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the aviation destroyed a training center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Ochakov.

Sgt. Maj. Mike Russell spent 28 years in the armed forces. He served two tours in Vietnam, two stints at Fort Harrison, and garnered multiple decorations, culminating in the Legion

Grand Ole Opry VP Dan Rogers shared gratitude for America's heroes ahead of Memorial Day; Command Sgt. Major Andrew Lombardo and Ret. Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber discussed the Salute the Troops event in Nashville.

Soldiers and guests of Division West – First Army formed up and then gathered around a parked UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to observe a safety awards ceremony held at the Longhorn

Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (right)and Staff Sergeant Charly Suarez (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) MANILA - The Philippine Army has conferred the Meritorious Achievement Medal to reservist Charly Suarez for winning the World Boxing Association's (WBA) Asia super featherweight title last month. Suarez, who previously held the rank of sergeant in the Army Reserve, was also promoted one rank higher to staff sergeant. He is affiliated with the Reserve C...