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It was down to the last day of performances at the 2012 Norwegian Military Tattoo. Click here to see how Soldiers from The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" completed the final day's missions.
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The most anticipated moments of any military tattoo is the finale where all of the participants assemble on the arena floor. Soldiers from The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" are seen here in this great video by MSG Les Owen in the finale of the Norwegian Military Tattoo 2012.
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Just a few days ago marked the 69th anniversary of women serving in the US Army. About the same time, the Army Chief of Staff General Odierno announced that a plan is in place to permit females to attend Ranger school. The opinion storm that followed that announcement kind of depressed me. There are accusations that Ranger School in general is going to be "feminized", as in, made easier, either for the females or for everyone. Some say that Ranger School's mission of...read more
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Soldiers from The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" were featured performers at the Norwegian Military Tattoo in Oslo, Norway. To see the band's part of the show with some "behind the scenes" footage click here. There's tons of great pictures to include more "behind the scenes" shots as well -- click here. The best way to get new stuff and to learn of what else "Pershing's Own" is doing is to follow them on Facebook.
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21 May 2012 (I carefully considered a title for my first post in 6 months. So carefully, in fact, that I decided on the same title as the miserable Brendan Fraser movie from '99. Hello $1.99 DVD bin.) Some of you reading this may have read my JAG OBC/DCC blog from February – June 2011. Others of you may have clicked on this particular blog for the first time as you saw it pop up on the Army Strong Stories...read more
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The Soldiers of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" have returned from their performances in Oslo for the Norwegian Military Tattoo. Here's a link to the latest video by MSG Les Owen that shows the band on parade. While the parade started dry, it ended very wet. New photos can be found at the band's Facebook page. Are you going to be in Washington this summer? Be sure to check out free performances like Twilight Tattoo (most...read more
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I was recently appointed as an investigating officer for a 15-6 investigation concerning possible adultery between two Soldiers in my battalion. I sort of think of 15-6 investigations as a rite of passage of sorts, along with completing a FLIPL. A big part of that is we've had so many of either going around recently, not to sound like we're a bad unit, we aren't, we just believe in investigating things other units might turn a blind eye to. Whether that's so all of us...read more
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This morning my company completed our annual NBC training requirement. This is quite possibly my least favourite day of the year. The dread the night before of knowing the next day you have to go through a gas chamber, the trying on of the gas mask that makes your face burn because the prior user didn't bother to clean it properly, making notes everywhere to remember to wear glasses instead of contacts......the whole process is just awful. Because this is a yearly requirement, some people...read more
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I had heard about this sanctioned Army space for blogging, but only recently looked into what it had to offer. I have stepped back from posting on Facebook for two reasons. First, I find that I cannot concisely say something without sounding really negative - a blog would afford me the opportunity to elaborate on my thoughts. And secondly, Facebook has begun to annoy me with people giving their opinions on matters that I have strong opinions about. (I recognize this is...read more
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This past weekend I got to attend the Milblog Conference in Arlington, VA. For some reason they let me on a panel to talk about blogging in the military today, which kind of evolved into a discussion about what kind of social media bloggers are using today to get their stories heard. Many of the other people who were also on the panel had been blogging about the military for almost ten years, so I definitely felt a little out of place. On the other hand, I never really had to...read more
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