8 Anshan, China, the city where Spc. Mike Liu with Bravo Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion was born, is about a seven-hour drive east of Beijing. It’s a modern city of 3.5 million people with towering skyscrapers that sort of make it look like Chicago. Unlike the wind city though, Qianshan Mountain is just off to the horizon offering spectacular views of jagged peaks that earned it the nickname of the mountain of a thousand lotus flowers.
With all of its beauty and amenities, Anshan is a far cry from the mid-region of China where Mike’s father used to live. Mike remembers visiting his father’s countryside town. It had no running water and limited electricity. Perhaps it was this modest lifestyle that motivated Mike’s father to work hard, get a good education, and become a lawyer. Turning life around was certainly no easy feat, especially since his father was the first ever to earn a college degree, much less a law degree.
12 PUEBLO, Colo. – The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to honor and reflect on the accomplishments and sacrifices of Asians and Pacific Islanders who made their mark in the United States. During May, the Army joins the nation in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Two vastly different journeys from Asian Pacific countries more than 1,000 miles apart united two U.S. Army Soldiers on their mission to earning their American citizenship.
U.S. Army Spc. Patrick De Castro, a native of San Pablo, Philippines, and U.S. Army Pfc. Tuan Tran, a native of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, both combat medics assigned to 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, are both deployed to the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo, Colorado, in support of the federal vaccination mission. De Castro and Tran, who work side-by-side at th
Hou Nominated as Commissioner of NJ Department of Military and Veterans Affairs On May 4, 2021
Gov. Phil Murphy announced his nomination of Colonel Dr. Lisa Hou as Adjutant General and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA). Colonel Hou, who has served in the position since October 2020 in an interim capacity, will be the first Asian American and first female Adjutant General in the state’s history.
“Colonel Hou took the reins of the New Jersey National Guard and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in the midst of this once-in-a-lifetime pandemic,” said Governor Murphy. “Since day one, she has demonstrated that she is the right person for the job, from overseeing the deployment of our National Guard to our vaccination sites, to taking immediate action to keep our veterans safe, to sending National Guard members to our nation’s capital to defend our democracy. I know that Colonel Hou will
Fort Drum Commander Fired over Alleged Misconduct
Col. J.T. Eldridge (right), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Commander, during his Change of Command ceremony at Sexton Field, Fort Drum, N.Y., June 20, 2019. (U.S. Army/Facebook)
29 Apr 2021
The commander of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York fired the unit s 1st Brigade Combat Team commander Wednesday following the completion of an investigation into claims of professional misconduct.
Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes relieved Col. J.T. Eldridge due to a loss in trust in his ability to command after an investigation stemming from allegations of misconduct, according to a news release from Fort Drum.
Army Commander of JBLM Hospital Removed Over Undisclosed Allegations
Col. Christopher Warner addresses the audience during a change-of-command ceremony for Madigan Army Medical Center Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. (John Wayne Liston/U.S. Army)
30 Apr 2021
The Army has fired the commander of Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington after the completion of an investigation into undisclosed allegations against him.
Col. Christopher Warner, who has been suspended from the job since Oct. 5, was officially relieved March 1 by Lt. Gen. Randy George, commander of I Corps, Lt. Col. Neil Penttila said in an Army statement.