FORSCOM in the news U.S. Army Forces Command ‘Big Red One’ Soldiers recently took second place at the 2018 Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers FRONTLINE Best Sapper competition May 11, 2018 | Volume VIII, Issue 19 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Soldiers of units in the 10th Mountain Division, recently 3rd Infantry Division unit hosted seven Uganda Senior Leaders People’s Defence Force named best tank crew in Army soldiers for Home Station ‘Courage and strength...’ Training at Fort Drum, N.Y.. “Military spouses demonstrate a Electronic warfare Soldiers courage and strength that is reflective from the 1st Infantry Division, of our nation. Today we honor them recently spent weeks training for their commitment to their Soldiers to give them the ability to and Families, which allows us to focus conduct operations on the on our Army missions. Thank you all front lines of a battlefield. for your sacrifice, we are Army Strong because of you.” Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division, and NATO allies, – Gen. Mark A. Milley recently completed their first Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Expeditionary Advisory May 10, 2018, Washington Package mission in On Point . Military Spouse Appreciation Day A unit in the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain The U.S. Army celebrates Military Division, was recently the Spouse Appreciation Day on May 11 to recognize Army spouses first to field the Precision for their strength, loyalty and Fires-Dismounted at Fort commitment to Soldiers and From left, Pvt. Brandon Zacher, Cpl. Justin Harris, Staff Sgt. Johnathan Werner, and Pvt. Dekken Sanders, B Drum, N.Y. today’s Army. President Ronald Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Reagan issued the first Military celebrate after winning The Sullivan Cup as the best tank crew in the U.S. Army, May 4, 2018, at , Spouse Day proclamation on Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Albright) Operation Hustler Trough May 23, 1984. The proclamation By Bryan Gatchell, Fort Benning Public Affairs After the completion of the final competi- recognizes the profound importance of a military spouse’s FORT BENNING, Ga. -- The Sullivan Cup, a bi- tive event, tallies were made of the scores from commitment to the readiness and well-being of service ennial competition to determine the best tank throughout the competition. The top finishers in members. The Secretary of Defense standardized the date crew in the Army through a series of scored tests, the Sullivan Cup were: by declaring the Friday before Mother’s Day as Military finished May 4 with 2nd Armored Brigade Com- - 1st place: B Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Spouse Appreciation Day. In 1999, Congress officially bat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Com- made Military Spouse Appreciation Day a part of National , earning the top spot at Fort Benning, bat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stew- Military Appreciation Month. Georgia. art, Georgia After several days of competition, the tank Joint Warfighting - 2nd place: C Company, 1st Battalion, 16th crews performed one final timed event May 4. Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Staggered by their points placement on the Assessment 18 Team, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan- morning of the last day, the tank crews ran a 1.7- sas Joint Warfighting Assessment mile route to Brave Rifles Field the morning of 18 is a multinational training - 3rd place: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine May 4. On the field, the crewmembers performed 24th Press Camp Headquarters - Pfc. Isaiah Garcia, an event focused on joint and Division from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina several tank-related physical and mental tasks. artillerymen with C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery multinational interoperability. Crewmembers also completed five burpees be- Brig. Gen. David A. Lesperance, commandant Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, It will be held at Grafenwoehr tween each station, and there was a five-burpee of the U.S. Army Armor School at the Maneuver gets a zero on his gunner sight during Operation Hustler Trough and Hohenfels, Germany from penalty for incorrect responses and failures on Center of Excellence, spoke at the competition’s at Orogrande, Range Complex, New Mexico, April 19, 2018. April 22 - May 12, 2018. tasks. closing ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alon Humphrey) TOP SHOTS Here are the best photos from FORSCOM Public Affairs professionals world-wide. For more photos and information, click these photos or visit army.mil/forscom

Right Sgt. Alawa Zpamborga, Task Force 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, runs during an eight- mile ruck march for the 3rd ID’s Best Warrior Competition, May 3, 2018, at Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noelle E. Wiehe) Left A Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, pauses during training during Combined Resolve X live fire exercise at Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 19, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Genesis Gomez)

Above The 3rd Infantry Division Color Guard leads the parade during the 2018 Stand Up For America Day Above Soldiers from, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Parade, held April 28, 2018, in Port Wentworth, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Berry) Division, load an M1A2 Abrams tank with 120mm multipurpose tracer Left Sgt. Bryan Pentz, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief with A Company, 3rd Assault Helicopter rounds for Justice Eagle, a bilateral live-fire exercise with Romanian Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts pre-flight checks allies at Smardan Training Area, , April 17, 2018. (U.S. Army prior to aerial gunnery at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 29, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Keeler) Gregory T. Summers)

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