R2 Warriors recognized for assisting Soldier in need

Pfc. Faapaia Ioane, left, Sgt. Shane Baldwin and Sgt. Jaqueline Hernandez, right, who are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, present the coins they received from Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 19, 2021. The coins were presented during the Commanders Ready and Resilient Council and recognized the Soldiers as “R2 Warriors” for utilizing their combined Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training to help a Soldier in need on Nov. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)



By SETAF-Africa Public Affairs SETAF-Africa Jan 21, 2021
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