Both service clubs burned down by Christmas there was only one small theater for 20,000 men. They not only faced basic training, but one of the most miserable winters in years. Most men of the division, like Bob, came from northern states. Camp Van Dorn, hastily built as the Army mushroomed in every direction, was a tar paper shanty town sprawled across the red mud of southern Mississippi. When he and the others arrived in early December, the picture they viewed was far from rosy. Bob Galloway had graduated from Bloomington High School and had started attending Indiana University when he was drafted. The 99th Infantry Division (Div.) was activated Nov. Bob Galloway, a medic from Bloomington, Indiana, was a part of all this action. Army Photo by Sgt.The 99th Division was in the thick of the fighting 1) in the Battle of the Bulge, 2) holding onto the Bridge at Remagen, and 3) during the final drive into Germany.
Army and the Georgian military to support Georgia's participation in the NATO Response Force and build military ties between the two nations. Noble Partner is a field training and live-fire exercise between the U.S. The Georgian soldiers are assigned to Company A, 12th Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade. Soldiers participating in the exercise are assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Abn. and Georgian soldiers practiced clearing the objective.
One of the training tools used included white tape to simulate mock room.
The two partner nations worked in teams to clear rooms and practice tactics, learning how to communicate while working together. and Georgian Soldiers participate in close quarters battle drills, May 13, during Exercise Noble Partner 15.
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