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U.S., Swiss and Italian tankers participate in the opening ceremony of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 11, 2025. The challenge was designed to build tactical skills and enhance esprit de corps. Photo by Army Spc. Adrian Greenwood
PENTAGON, (Feb. 18, 2025): A four-man Army tank crew from the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, defeated teams from four other countries over the past week to achieve the first American victory in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge.
Taking place in Grafenwoehr, Germany, the competition — which first ran from 2016 to 2018 before being paused due to other competitions and the COVID-19 pandemic — comprises 10 graded events designed to measure a tank crew's physical fitness, marksmanship and mental acuity.
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Army 2nd Lt. Audie L. Murphy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Photo by Army
Pentagon, (Jan. 27, 2025): Army Maj. Audie Leon Murphy is a World War II legend whose name is still easily recognizable today. Murphy was a movie actor, a country-western songwriter and a poet, but it was his wartime heroics and the Medal of Honor he received for them that first made him a household name.
Murphy was born June 20, 1924, on a sharecropper farm near Kingston, Texas. He was one of 12 children born to Emmett and Josie Murphy. His father floated in and out of his life until he eventually abandoned the family when Murphy was still young. After only five years of schooling, Murphy left school to chop cotton for $1 a day to support his family. His mother died when he was 16, leaving him and his siblings orphaned.
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CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (December 23, 2024): During a recent subject matter exchange in Lop Buri, Thailand, Sgt. William Johnston, a crew chief with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation, participated in his first visit with soldiers from the 9th Battalion, Royal Thai Army.
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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Angel Segarra poses for a photograph at in San Diego, Sept. 19, 2024. Photo by Austen McClain, Navy
Pentagon, (Nov. 1, 2024): "Growing up, I knew I wanted more," Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Angel Segarra recalled. "Where I come from, people don't usually make it out. The Navy was my way out and my way forward and joining was a decision that truly saved my life."
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Angel Segarra
- Job Title: Information Systems Technician, Systems Administration Course Supervisor.
- Hometown: Philadelphia
- Stationed: Naval Base San Diego, Calif.
- Unit: Information Warfare Training Command San Diego.
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Pentagon, (May 6, 2024): When it comes to their careers, Marine Corps Cpls. Alex and Andres Lopez are quick to say they're blessed: They are a dual-military couple who are assigned to the same place and the same unit. And because of the jobs they pursued — both are military working dog handlers — they each have an additional partner at work who always has their back. The Lopezes sat down to talk with us a bit about their marriage and their four-legged partners.
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