US Army National Guard/Sgt. Renee Seruntine
This month, soldiers from the US Army s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) worked with Hellenic Armed Forces, to execute Eddie s Odyssey, a first-of-its-kind training mission in the Aegean Sea.
During the exercise, US helicopters supported Greek special operations forces while they operated on objectives only accessible by traversing long distances over water.
STEFANOVIKEIO, Greece – The US Army s 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), together with Hellenic Armed Forces, executed Eddie s Odyssey, a first of its kind, joint training mission on Velopoula Island and over the Aegean Sea, January 13-14.
ARRC certified as NATO s first warfighting corps headquarters since Cold War
by Nicholas Fiorenza
The Gloucester-based Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) was certified on 17 November as NATO’s first warfighting corps headquarters since the Cold War, the Bundeswehr announced on its website on 27 November. The certification was finalised during exercise ‘Loyal Leda’ on 10–19 November. The Bundeswehr said the ARRC can now conduct territorial defence for NATO with up to five divisions and 120,000 troops.
On 17 November, the ARRC was certified as NATO’s first warfighting corps headquarters since the Cold War. (Crown Copyright)
Computer-assisted exercise ‘Loyal Leda’ involved 1,200 troops from the ARRC and other NATO formations from 21 countries, supported by military units and civilian organisations. The ARRC is capable of operating according to NATO standards with other NATO formations, according to the combat readiness evaluation. Speaking at the handover of the warfig
The three National Guard members killed when a helicopter crashed in an upstate New York field this week were experienced pilots with past deployments to Afghanistan
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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda of Rochester and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch of Honeoye Falls also died in the crash. It is definitely hitting home, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said on Thursday night about the crash and finding out that a local soldier was involved.
Prial served as a medical evacuation platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, officials said, and he was working as a federal technician at the Army Aviation Support Facility at the Rochester International Airport. I know a lot of people that knew the one individual, Neuhaus said, adding that he will likely have the county s flags fly at half staff. I will be giving you more on if there’s something we can do to support the family.