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20 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI. – Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division executed an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) training mission Dec. 9-10, which culminated with the unit air assaulting into Kauai, Hawaii, and conducting a mission to eliminate a small group of rebel forces and secure an international airport. The purpose of the exercise was to rehearse and evaluate the battalion’s ability to deploy on short notice as part of the 3rd IBCT’s Immediate Response Force. The scope of the exe...

 Lt. Col. Ramon Morales Padilla, “Ray,” passed away on December 29th at the age of 89. He was currently a resident of Decatur, AL, formerly of Waterloo, AL. Survivors include his children: Jenny Goldman (Teresa), Frank Padilla (Kat), Phil Padilla, Jim England, Delanna Padilla Pennington (David) and Pilar Padilla (Liz). Grandchildren: Brandon, Stephanie, Ryan, Blake, Peirce and Grey. Friends who became his family: Wendy Keeler, Terry Robaina and Julie Douglas, Kristen Davis and Weston. Ray Padilla was born on September 1, 1931 in Los Angeles, CA to Felipe Rosales Padilla and Adela Morale...

Article content Chief Superintendent Carson Pardy, Commander of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in North East Region, is pleased to announce that Jeremy McDonald has been promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant and is now the new Commander for the West Parry Sound Detachment.  Staff Sergeant McDonald began his career with the OPP in 2002 where his first posting was in the North East Region at the Cochrane Detachment.  We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Former local OPP officer selected as Detachment Commander in West Parry Sound Back to video ...

>> today's "profiles in service" is sponsored by ford. >> o'donnell: tonight, the marines are accepting applications for one of the most demanding jobs in the corps. half the candidates drop out. steve hartman's "on the road" with tonight's "profiles in service." >> reporter: all marines train hard. but few are tougher and none are stronger than this elite unit of 10 marines stationed in washington, d.c. >> we all wanted something to push us, and we found it. >> pushing myself mentally and physically. >> most difficult thing that i've ever done in my life. >> it's one of those things if you do...

Escaping to europe. that's where they want to go. they want to go back to their homes. >> joining me now democratic congressman mack rose. good to see you, congressman. >> good to see you too, buddy. >> do you share the view of the vast majority of your colleagues about what is happening here? >> i do. but it's interesting to ask why. i've been a supporter, actually, of this president's effort to get out of afghanistan. >> yes. >> i want to see us reduce our footprint and our forever wars, and how do we do that? the way we the that unless we're naive isolationists, we partner with people, part...