Knickerbockers Greys 130th Annual Spring Review and Reception

by vcasny Military News

Please join us for the Knickerbockers Greys 130th Annual Spring Review and Reception on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 at 6:00pm, in the Veterans Room at the Park Avenue Armory (Park and 66th Street).

After the review please join us for a cocktail reception in the Veterans Room at 6:45pm. Please RSVP to KnickerbockerGreys@gmail.com

The Knickerbocker Greys is the oldest after school activity in the United States, founded in 1881 for children aged 6 to 18. Since its founding, the primary purpose of the Greys is to instill: a sense of personal responsibility, an instinct for leadership, the habit of reliability, and the self-assurance which follows mastery of these steps to useful citizenship in the cadets.

Sincerely

LTC (P) David Menegon Mrs David L. Rowe

Commandant President
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The Military and “Avatar” technology

by vcasny Military News

It may sound like a scene from “Avatar” the movie, but the military services are engaged in virtual reality training today. If the project is successful, “ warfighters from every service will learn aspects of their trade on a world in cyberspace”, says Frank C. DiGiovani, Director of Training Readiness and Strategy, in the office of the Deputy Assistant SecDef for Readiness.  See the article below for the full story.

Virtual Worlds Form Defense Training Frontier.

HOOYAH!! – Kudos to our Navy SEAL’s- Osama Bin Laden killed

by vcasny History Military News Press Release Veteran

It’s been nearly 10 years since the attack on 09/11/01, but the search never stopped. Finally, after years of tracking Bin Laden’s “favorite” courier, U.S. intelligence was able to close in on him.  When they felt there was enough information for action, President Obama authorized the operation.  According to news sources, he was in  a room with his son, and others, when the SEAL’s entered the room. A firefight ensued, and Osama, his son, and others (including a woman he used as a shield), were killed.  At that point, the SEAL’s took control of his body for positive identification.  In accordance with Muslim tradition, he was buried at sea within 24 hours.

For more details, please http://www.defense.gov//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=63765

Howitzer Drill – VCA Preparing for the 4th?

by vcasny Military News

Maybe not 🙂 But the VCA Firing Battery will begin preparing for the big July 4th event at the Jamaica Armory starting this Tuesday. ALCON contact MAJ Whalen, ASAP for availability. Nothing like firing the “big guns”

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U.S. Army Pvt. 2nd Class Jeff Frizzell and Sgt. Robert Sullivan conduct a proficiency drill demonstration with fellow members of the A-3/321 Field Artillery Regiment on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, April 13, 2011. The soldiers performed the drill with a M777A2 howitzer while being observed by U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, senior enlisted leader, International Security Assistance Force-U.S. Forces Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones

Howitzer Training