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Jan. 22, 2018

Retired Sgt. Richard Freel Jr.

  Retired Sgt.?Richard ?Bo? Eldon Freel, Jr, 42, of Coffeyville, Kansas entered into eternal rest after injuries sustained during an auto accident on January 2, 2018. Freel was a member of the 891st Engineer Battalion. Bo was born on Ju...

Jan. 22, 2018

Kansas National Guard artillery battery to hold change of command Feb. 9

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, will conduct a change of command ceremony Friday, Feb. 9. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. at the Kansas National Guard armory, 108 N. 1st St., in Hiawatha. During the c...

Jan. 19, 2018

Dirty Jobs: water and fuel systems maintenance

Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels maintenance restore a damaged water pipe at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates Jan. 11, 2018. The water and fuels systems maintenance flight manages the plumbi...

Jan. 17, 2018

Spiritual, mental, physical fitness increase Soldier stability

Master Sgt. David Mundy, 35th Infantry Division chaplain assistant (left), and friends play Christmas carols for the Christmas program at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, December 25, 2017. Mundy encourages Soldiers to surround themselves with people who inspir...

Jan. 16, 2018

Mission made possible: Operation Proper Exit

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Van, deputy commanding general, 35th Infantry Division, talks with wounded warrior veteran retired Senior Airman Aubrey Hand, U.S. Air Force, as they depart the Black Hawk helicopter with U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moore, transportatio...

Jan. 11, 2018

Santa Fe Trail continues throughout the Levant

A U.S. Soldier operates an excavator while Jordanian Royal Engineers guide the operator to fill HESCO barriers. The Soldiers are collaborating as part of the partnership between Jordan and the U.S. to ensure the safety and security of the Hashemite K...

Jan. 11, 2018

Kansans urged to observe safety precautions for winter weather

Use caution when taking the first step out your door! Ice is accumulating on all surfaces across much of Kansas. The temperatures are frigid and it's precipitating, a wintry combination that has resulted in hazardous driving and walking conditions...

Jan. 11, 2018

Task Force Broncbuster hosts Real Men, Real Leaders event

Sgt. 1st Class Jeromy Fisher assists a student in demonstrating the proper way to fold a flag during a Real Men, Real Leaders event in Garden City.......

Jan. 8, 2018

Richard E. "Bo" Freel Jr.

Retired Sgt. Richard ?Bo? Eldon Freel, Jr, 42, of Coffeyville, Kansas entered into eternal rest after injuries sustained during an auto accident on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Bo was born on July 5, 1975, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to Richard E. Freel,...

Dec. 21, 2017

Field Artillery Retirees have 103 combined years of service

Master Sgt. Scott Baruth, Wamego, and his wife are presented retirement gifts by Lt. Col. Larry Leupold and Command Sgt. Maj, Michael Haeffele. Photo by Cpl. Jesse Edwards......