State Rep. James Armes has been appointed to the House Appropriations and the Natural Resources and Environment standing committees by House Speaker Chuck Kleckley.
Sen. Mary Landrieu has announced that the U.S. Army and the American Sulphur and Oil Co., based in Dry Creek, La., have executed a purcahse agreement on 4,900 acres of land located south of Peason Ridge.
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929-April 4, 1968)
Fort Bragg paratroopers bound for Afghanistan picked up the latest skills and equipment from those most recently returned at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk during the second week of January.
Fort Polk embarked on a new chapter in its history as Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles took responsibility of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk from Command Sgt. Maj. Billy Brauer during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 6 at Warrior Field.
The Security Force Assistance Brigade Training Team from 5th Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade and the Directorate of Culture and Counterinsurgency of the 162nd Inf Bde, successfully trained soldiers from the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, while at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi.
Carpenters have hammers and nails. Doctors have thermometers and stethoscopes. You have to have the right tools to successfully undertake a task. Even finding a job requires a certain skill set. Those on the hunt for a job must have the ability to do the job, write a good resume and interview well. Then they have to track down employers with job openings — which can be the hardest part of the equation.
Fort Polk embarked on a new chapter in its history as Command Sgt. Maj. LaMarquis Knowles took responsibility of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk from Command Sgt. Maj. Billy Brauer during a change of responsibility ceremony Jan. 6 at Warrior Field.
Carpenters have hammers and nails. Doctors have thermometers and stethoscopes. You have to have the right tools to successfully undertake a task. Even finding a job requires a certain skill set. Those on the hunt for a job must have the ability to do the job, write a good resume and interview well.
Finding a job is a job in and of itself. It can be an all-consuming and frightening prospect to watch the days slip past without one, especially for soldiers transitioning out of a dependable military career with a steady paycheck.
The Security Force Assistance Brigade Training Team from 5th Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade and the Directorate of Culture and Counterinsurgency of the 162nd Inf Bde, successfully trained soldiers from the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard, while at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Mississippi.
A welcome home ceremony at the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Gym Dec. 14 brought together family and friends of soldiers of the 272nd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st MEB. The soldiers had returned from a year-long deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
A group of soldiers from Fort Polk decided to hold a food and clothing drive for the community here.
Before taking on the role of the Army's lead element in the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Force, or DCRF, on Sept. 30, Fort Polk's 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade took part in a training exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
Soldiers and family members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division enjoyed food, uncased colors, attached battle streamers, changed commanders and marched in an "honor parade" on Dec. 10 in downtown Leesville. Fallen heroes were prevalent in thoughts and prayers that day, but another group of related people was represented and high on the priority list of those participating in the celebrations — Gold Star Families.
Congress has approved over $70 million in funding for five Fort Polk projects, including over $25 million for acquiring new land for the base.
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