McGinnis grew up in Englewood, Calif., and did his basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. His first assignment was at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii as a member of the 2nd Platoon, 25th Infantry Division. He remembered there being a great deal of history there. After being deployed to the Philippines to train that country s Scout Rangers, he was sent to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State to the Stryker Brigade Combat Team. I went back and focused on what I had to do . told my guys that if you fail at it, make sure as hell you look good doing it, he said.
U.P. native is first commissioned JAG officer to receive U.S. Army’s expert soldier badge
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Capt. Rudy Dambeck poses for a photo after being awarded the Expert Soldier Badge, October 9, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa. (Photo Credit: Capt. Branden Nethken)Capt. Branden Nethken | U.S. Army
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IRON RIVER, MI – An Upper Peninsula native has become the first commissioned JAG officer to receive the U.S. Army’s prestigious Expert Soldier Badge.
Capt. Rudy Dambeck of Iron River received the honor on Oct. 9, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. A judge advocate in the JAG Corps, Dambeck said earning the badge was important to him.
British Army Reservist serving with US National Guard provided security for President Biden s inauguration, MoD confirms
Under a new scheme with allies, British Army reserve personnel are serving with units in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
22 January 2021 • 3:44pm
British Army Reservist Major Keiron Francis (centre) with colleagues in the US National Guard.
Credit: MoD
A British Army Reservist serving with the US National Guard provided security for President Biden s inauguration, the MoD has confirmed.
Major Keiron Francis, a Royal Signals officer, is the first British reservist to be involved in a Presidential inauguration.
Attached to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Major Francis supported the forward elements of the 25,000 troops brought into Washington DC to provide security for Wednesday s event.
A definitive ranking of troops’ extreme napping positions January 13 Warrant Officer Daniel Johnson takes a nap during a field training exercise during Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-19 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 30, 2019. (Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye/Marine Corps) Sleep can be hard to come by in the service. One of the very first things you learn when you enlist is that you should take any and every napping opportunity possible, despite the location. As thousands of National Guard members filter through the halls of the U.S. Capitol, civilians are getting firsthand looks at just how easily soldiers can turn a concrete floor into a comfortable nest.