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"Heroes Among Us: Why Did They Serve" features the personal voices of nine Nisei veterans reflecting on why they wanted to serve during WWII. Each interview is among the close to 1,100 Hanashi Oral History interviews housed within GFBNEC's digital archives. Featured in this powerful video compilation are: Ron Oba, 442nd RCT; Hideo Higa, 442nd RCT; Mary Yamada, Army Nurse Corps; Kenichi Muranaga, 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Hiroshi Arisumi, 232nd Combat Engineer Company; Kiyo Sato, Cadet Nurse Corps; Sam Sakamoto, 442nd RCT; Frank Inami, MIS; and, Harry Akune, MIS. Please visit our YouTube channel to see the other videos in the full series, "Heroes Among Us: Stories of Courage, Patriotism & Sacrifice."

When it comes to suicide prevention training, every moment matters and every tool counts. While PowerPoint presentations and role-playing have their place, they often fall short of delivering the depth and empathy required for such critical issues. Enter immersive VR training: it doesn’t just teach you about suicide prevention; it puts you in the heart of real-life scenarios. By engaging with lifelike simulations, participants can experience the emotional nuances and pressures that come with these situations. This hands-on approach builds empathy and equips individuals with practical skills far beyond what slides and scripted role-plays can offer. In the realm of saving lives, why settle for less when you can be truly prepared? VR training isn’t just a step forward—it’s a leap towards more effective, impactful, and compassionate prevention strategies. #SuicidePrevention #VREducation #TrainingInnovation #EmpathyInAction United States Air Force Space Training and Readiness Command

I resisted reading this book for sometime. I am not really sure why. Having read a great deal on naval history and operations, I did not think it had much to offer (“the acclaimed bestseller” tag be darned). Boy, do I regret it. This book not only describes one of the US Navy‘s most exceptional victories it does so with great power from the perspective of the most senior admiral to the humblest of sailors. If the US Army is to prosecute multi-domain operations, it will help to appreciate each of the five domains and their interplay in each dimension. This book helps do that for land-lubbers like me. My TOP take-aways: (1) The training base and the industrial base matter and potentially have a decisive role to play in any protracted war. Japanese pilots flew until they died or were “de-planed”. American pilots had a regular system of supply and training that rotated and shared experience. (2) Deception works until it doesn’t and you cannot count on ALL of it working. (3) Yes - all 5 domains (air, land, sea, space and cyber) and 3 dimensions (human, information and physical) all played a role in the outcome. My TOP quote: “A fighting force cannot be reduced to its order of battle any more than a ship’s value can be reduced to the number of guns she carries or the shaft horsepower her turbines generate. A vessel draws life from the spirit of her crew, which derives in large part from the leadership qualities of her chiefs and officers. Morale defies quantification and yet it ways significantly on the ultimate lethality of the tools of war.” U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) | The Army University | Army University Press | U.S. Army Combined Arms Center | U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command | US Army TRADOC | U.S. Army Materiel Command | U.S. Naval War College | Marshall Scholars at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies

Are you up to date on your professional military reading list? Check out the recommended reading list from Gen. Randy George, the Chief of Staff of the Army, published by Army University Press ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eg2yPj8c featuring the following: 1. Setting the Conditions: Teaching Companies and Battalions how to “Lead with HE” 2. Leaping Ahead in Projecting Combat Power: The View From the 267th Theater Movement Control Element 3. The Coming Military AI Revolution

LTG Jensen, director of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) #amsp alum, shares his thoughts on command and the role of the National Guard in today's Army. Kudos to a couple of our resident National Guardsmen Jesse Valles and Russ McKelvey for hosting a great #oparch show! A few thoughts that stuck with me: (1) Solve problems at your echelon. This means enabling the headquarters below you and understanding the mission of your higher headquarters to be at the right place, time and with the right capability to help them win. (2) Every component has a role (Active, Guard, Reserve). Be clear on expectations and invest the resources to ensure you get the right capabilities in the time you need them. (3) Mobilization - it's hard on paper, harder to imagine what it will be like in "real life". We won't know unless we rehearse. The Army University | U.S. Army Combined Arms Center | US Army TRADOC | Marshall Scholars at the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies | Harding Project https://lnkd.in/gk58Hwau

Today is launch day for Army 250. This is a citizen-led project I started to encourage communities, institutions, and individual Americans to engage with the story of the U.S. Army as we approach its 250th birthday in 2025. Every week we'll be sharing a newsletter that lifts up different dimensions in how the Army has influenced American life and society. This will include military campaigns and stories of American soldiers throughout our history, but it will also look at the connections between the Army and facets of American life seemingly far removed from the battlefield: food, fashion, music, literature, religion, business, civil society, and so many other domains have Army stories. This makes the Army's story relevant and personal for all Americans, irrespective of one's direct connection to the service. You can access the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eTG56_xG This effort is intended to complement and support the incredible initiatives underway led by the US Army, the National Museum of the US Army, the Association of the United States Army - AUSA, and the US Army Center of Military History, among other institutions. Please share with anyone you think would be interested in this, and if you'd like to contribute to this project, please send me a message! #army250 #us250 #army #veterans #

Thinking about leaving military service or already made the move? Check out Veteran CEO (VCEO) Magazine which offers candid advice from seasoned military personnel who have made the move and are now leading the way in various industries. Please help support this fellow veteran, Jay Hernandez, who's developed this publication to assist military members with their transition by liking, sharing and following his channel. "Empowering Veterans in Business" - Transitioning from Service to Success!" https://lnkd.in/gs-_gY48 (Veteran CEO Magazine website) Yeah, that's me on his 2nd episode! Ooh Rah! #militarytransition #transitionadvice #veteransceomagazine #

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