General William.B Garrett III

11/27/2023

11/27/2023

Join us in congratulating the Eighth Army-Korea best medics: U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Emily Mckinney and Staff Sgt. Daniel Tursi, both assigned to 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, and check out some of the highlights from the event!
The Eighth Army Best Medic Competition challenges combat medic specialists with various tasks such as casualty care, land navigation and qualifying with various weapon systems in a five-day simulated operational environment.

11/27/2023

If you could visit one Latin American country, which would it be?
Southern Vanguard continues in Brazil where troops train with partner nation forces learning valuable Soldier skills

11/27/2023

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct an air assault operation in Amapá, Brazil, for Exercise Southern Vanguard 24, Nov. 8, 2023.
Southern Vanguard, an annual bilateral exercise that rotates between partner nations in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, is designed to enhance partner interoperability between the U.S. and partner nation forces.

11/27/2023

Join us in congratulating Major General Patrick Roberson for receiving the French National Order Of Merit at the French Embassy. This is the country's highest award for non-French nationals who demonstrate “acts of devotion, bravery, generosity, real merit, or measurable commitment to serving others or France.”
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
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11/27/2023

Nearly 30 government organizations and industry partners from across the defense enterprise gathered to identify, integrate and leverage new tactical capabilities using cutting-edge technologies during the annual Maneuver and Fires Integrated Experiment, simply known as MFIX, at Fort Sill, Okla., from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, 2023. Check it out ⬇️
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11/25/2023

25 NOVEMBER 1963 – PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY – 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
Just three days after his tragic assassination in Dallas, Texas, President John F. Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in a nationally televised broadcast, uniting a nation in mourning and altering the trajectory of the country’s foremost military cemetery.
After his death on 22 November, many assumed the late president would be interred at the family plot in Massachusetts. However, after Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara suggested a public burial place would more properly befit the president’s unique relationship with the American people, plans were instead made to bury President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery.
After funeral services in Washington, D.C., President Kennedy’s casket was conveyed across the river to Arlington National Cemetery. The burial ceremony concluded with his widow, First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy, and the president’s brothers, Robert F. and Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy, lighting an eternal flame (constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) at the president’s gravesite, after which he was lowered into the earth.
Kennedy resided in a temporary grave on the hillside beneath Arlington House overlooking the Potomac River until a permanent memorial and resting place, constructed nearby at the Kennedy family’s expense, was completed in 1967.
Kennedy’s televised funeral massively increased visitation and demand for burials at Arlington National Cemetery; in the three years after Kennedy’s death, more than 16 million visitors paid their respects to the nation’s slain leader, and requests for military funerals at Arlington increased manyfold.
Today, Kennedy is entombed alongside his wife and two children who preceded him in death. Nearby are the final resting places of his brothers, Robert and Edward, along with Secretary McNamara, who asked to be buried near the late president’s memorial.
U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

11/25/2023

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH – DR. JOSEPH MEDICINE CROW, LAST CROW NATION WAR CHIEF
During World War Two, many Native Americans defended the United States from the tyranny of the Axis Powers. One such soldier was Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, whose battlefield exploits earned him the title of War Chief, making him the last of the Crow Nation to hold that honor.
Medicine Crow enlisted in 1943 and was attached to the 103d Infantry Division as a scout; the 103d arrived in Europe in October 1944 and participated in some of the European Theater’s heaviest fighting, including the Battle of the Bulge and the assault on the vaunted Siegfried Line.
Honoring the Crow Nation’s warrior traditions, Medicine Crow wore warpaint and an eagle feather under his uniform as he completed the four wartime achievements required to be honored as a Crow Nation War Chief: touch a living enemy, disarm an enemy, steal an enemy’s horse, and lead a successful war party.
During an American raid, Medicine Crow collided with a German soldier as they simultaneously rounded a blind corner; reacting quickly, he used the butt of his rifle to disarm his foe, thereby completing the first two tasks to become a War Chief.
As the Allies broke through the Siegfried Line, Medicine Crow led a squad bearing ammunition through a massive artillery bombardment, resupplying his company at a critical moment and successfully leading a war party in combat.
Medicine Crow completed the final task required to win recognition as a War Chief in the waning days of the war when he led a two-man night raid on a German camp, stealing dozens of enemy horses.
After the war’s end, Medicine Crow became a renowned anthropologist and historian, specializing in the Crow Nation’s history and heritage. In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his accomplishments.
U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

11/25/2023

20 NOVEMBER 1917 – BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
The Battle of Cambrai, launched in November 1917, was the first time tanks were used in significant force; although primarily a British operation, American troops provided critical support to the British offensive and subsequent German counteroffensive.
Three American engineer regiments (the 11th, 12th, and 14th) were engaged in construction activity behind the British lines at Cambrai beginning in November, building the railway infrastructure to follow the British advance when their offensive started on 20 November.
When the German counterattack hit the southern side of the British salient, the 11th Engineers came under direct fire, while the 12th and 14th delivered urgently needed ammunition and supplies to the front lines. The American engineer units at Cambrai suffered a few dozen casualties out of a force of 2,500.
U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

11/25/2023

20 – 24 NOVEMBER 1943 – BATTLE OF MAKIN ATOLL
At 0830 on 20 November 1943, U.S. Army troops of the 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Ralph C. Smith, began landing on Butaritari Island at Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
The amphibious assault was preceded by a bombardment by U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 bombers, carrier-based U.S. Navy bombers, and naval gunfire from two Navy cruisers.
Soldiers first landed on the ocean side at "Red Beach" against light opposition, while a secondary attack landed at "Yellow Beach" on the lagoon side. Many of the assault boats ran aground in Yellow Beach’s shallow water, forcing G.I.’s to wade 250 yards to the shoreline.
The Japanese chose not to contest the landings, planning a defense in depth. After moving inland, the infantrymen of the 165th Infantry Regiment and 3d Battalion of the 105th Infantry Regiment, supported by the 193d Tank Battalion’s M3 Stuart light tanks and the 105th Field Artillery’s howitzers, encountered stubborn defensive positions.
In time consuming operations, U.S. forces gradually eliminated enemy tanks, anti-tank barriers, concrete pillboxes with machine guns and 37 mm anti-tank guns, 8-inch coastal artillery guns, and numerous rifle pits; the Japanese, with no hope of reinforcement or evacuation, fought tenaciously to the last man. The island was declared secure on 23 November.
Unaware of the nature of Japanese defenses, U.S. Marine Corps Major General Holland M. Smith (overall commander of the operation) was highly critical of the 27th Infantry Division's performance. The 165th Infantry was later redesignated the 69th Infantry Regiment and remains in the force structure as a unit of the New York Army National Guard.
U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command