7 FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Dec. 21, 2020) Over the past few weeks, members of the Fort Drum community have been popping up on television screens across the North Country with messages of holiday cheer.
Among these groups, and perhaps not as familiar a name as the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade or the 10th Mountain Division Band, is the Fort Drum Sgt. Audie Murphy Club (SAMC).
Although its members are quite active in the community, it’s a military organization that even some Soldiers aren’t entirely knowledgeable about.
First Sgt. Raymond Huff was introduced to this prestigious club while serving as an instructor at the NCO Academy at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
By IMMANUEL JOHNSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 18, 2020 GRAFENWOEHR, Germany Five 101st Airborne Division soldiers flying over rural Germany were in the right place at just the right time to help a local man. The four-person crew and flight surgeon were returning from a training flight to their base Wednesday when crew chief Spc. Bruce Cook spotted trouble on the ground, out of the corner of his eye. “We were coming over a ridge line and I was looking outside, where I noticed a puff of white smoke,” he said in a phone interview Friday. “I looked further and I saw a car roll three times.”
7 ILLESHEIM, Germany – Four U.S. Soldiers and one flight surgeon aboard a CH-47F Chinook helicopter provided aid to a local German citizen in a car accident, Dec. 15.
The crew is assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
The crew had recently completed training and was headed home to Illesheim, Germany, where they are headquartered while supporting Atlantic Resolve.
Little did the crew know that they would execute a real-life emergency landing, which they have had countless hours of training to prepare for.
“We were flying over a ridgeline in a rural area,” said Chief Warrant Officer Dave Acton, a pilot. “Once we cleared it, my crew chief in the back came on the comms system and said he saw a puff of white smoke on the road below.”
By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 15, 2020 Eighth Army has suspended two top leaders of an aviation battalion in South Korea on allegations of racism, bigotry and discrimination. Maj. Gen. Steve Gilland of the 2nd Infantry Division suspended the commander and command sergeant major of the 602nd Aviation Support Battalion pending the outcome of an investigation, according to a Facebook post by Eighth Army on Sunday. The command attributed the statement to commander Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson III. “My intent is to always tackle these challenges head-on,” Burleson was quoted as saying. His statement promised a “a full, fair and impartial inquiry.”
Army suspends battalion command team in South Korea amid racism investigation December 13, 2020 Distinctive Unit Insignia for the 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade. The unit is based at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. (U.S. Army) The Army has temporarily relieved a South Korea-based battalion commander and his command sergeant major pending the outcome of command and criminal investigations into “allegations of racism, bigotry and discrimination in one of our formations,” according to a statement published to Eighth Army’s social media channels from its commander, Army Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson III.
A Message from the Commanding General of Eighth Army: This week, Eighth Army received allegations of racism, bigotry.Posted by Eighth Army-Korea on Saturday, December 12, 2020