Today marks the 78th birthday of the United States Air Force. Conceived in World War I and born from the Army Signal Corp two years after World War II, the Air Force was established through the National Security Act on September 18, 1947.The birth of air combat showed the ability to not only see over the next hill, but to impact the enemy beyond a depth rarely imagined by those operating inthe other two domains. Up until then, the roles and missions associated with the services were defined. The...

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Congratulations to the soldiers of Advanced Radio Communications Course class 25-03 (ARMA3) for successful completion of the Advanced Radio Communications Course. The Advanced Radio Communications Course teaches the soldier to use short and long range radiotelephone systems to communicate with ground and air elements at all levels of the unit's Order of Battle. Instruction covers the use of frequencies, call signs, radio structure, Radio Telecommunications ( RATEL ) and to give and receive reports.Advanced...

Congratulations to the class of 25-08 ( ARMA 3 ) for their successfully completing the Land Navigation Course.These soldiers have acquired the knowledge and skills needed to land navigate using the basic topographical map,protractor and compass in dead reckoning and terrain associationSoldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division attended a rigorous and tough Land Navigation Course designed to teach the fundamentals of basic land navigating skills. This course assists Soldiers in Infantry and non-Infantry...

The American Revolution officially ended on September 3,1783After years of fighting, America’s War of Independence finally came to an end with the signing of a peace treaty between Britain and America. The war officially ended on September 3, 1783 when British General Cornwallis surrendered his troops to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.The colonists had their victory and independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, however, the fighting would continue...

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Operation New Dawn began September 1, 2010, marking the official end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and U.S. combat operations in Iraq and began a new focus on advising, assisting and training Iraqi security forces.This operation was aimed at developing support for Iraq's stability with 50,000 U.S. military personnel remaining in non combat roles until December 2011. It was a significant shift to a commitment that would help Iraq in building it's military and civilian organizations while also addressing...