 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – More than 100 Samoa-based Reservists of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 9th Mission Support Command, returned to American Samoa, June 30, after completing 18 days of training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.  Soldiers with the Army’s renowned 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, practiced clearing the modular armored tactical combat house, or “shoot house,” at the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 21, 2011.  FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Army Reserve Soldiers from the 9th Mission Support Command began the hurricane season here, May 31, by participating in Hawaii’s annual state hurricane preparedness exercise, Makani Pahili 2011.  BOGOR, Indonesia - Hawaii-based U.S. Army Reservists have partnered with Indonesian Soldiers to build a large community center and a public market that will benefit a village in Situ Gede, which is located in the outskirts of Bogor.  BOGOR, Indonesia – Hundreds of U.S. and Indonesian Soldiers gathered to participate in the opening ceremony of Garuda Shield, here, June 10, at the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Engineer Training Center.  Being a licensed pilot and a practicing lawyer is all in a day’s work for Lt. Col. Jordan Clouse, deputy staff judge advocate for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 9 th Mission Support Command at Fort Shafter Flats.  Hawaii-based U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 302 nd Transportation Terminal Battalion, 9 th Mission Support Command, took the lead at Exercise Golden Mariner, in Concord, California, April 1-May 6.  FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A small team of six U.S. Army Reservists with the 9 th Mission Support Command’s 297th Engineer Company was tasked with a large mission in support of Operation Arctic Care 2011 – to provide the only mode of transportation to remote villages in the Tok sub-region of Alaska.  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Chief of the Army Reserve, joined by his wife, met with local Army Reservists and family members of the 9 th Mission Support Command at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, here, April 30-May 1.  FORT SHAFTER FLATS, Hawaii – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 9th Mission Support Command announced the winners of the 2011 Army Reserve-Pacific Best Warrior Competition in an awards ceremony here, April 24.  BARRIGADA, Guam – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 9th Mission Support Command hosted its annual consolidated Soldier Readiness Processing, April 8-10, here, to ensure its Soldiers are mission-ready.  SCHOFIELD BARRACKS (April 3, 2011) - Friends, families and fellow Soldiers gathered, here, Sunday, to honor the U.S. Army Reserve 9th Mission Support Command’s 124th Chaplain Detachment in a small, intimate deployment ceremony.  HONOLULU – Sixty-eight years has passed since the day when thousands of Japanese-American volunteers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team gathered at Iolani Palace before being shipped off to World War II.
On March 28, 35 of the same veterans stood side by side with U.S. Army Reservists from the 9th Mission Support Command’s 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, at Iolani Palace, to recreate this historic scene, nearly seven decades later.  A significant war-fighting capability was officially added to the U.S. Army Reserve in the Pacific as the 9th Mission Support Command activated the 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, here, Jan. 22.  HONOLULU – Thirty Army Reserve teens from American Samoa returned home Thursday after completing a four-day, Youth Leadership, Education and Development (YLEAD) Summit, here.  FORT SHAFTER FLATS, Hawaii -- The U.S. Army Reserve Theater Support Group and 9 th Mission Support Command unveiled a state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar U.S. Army Reserve Center in an opening ceremony here Oct. 17.  In an effort to build relations and sharpen U.N.-focused, peace support operational skills, U.S. and Malaysian service members have combined their expertise and talents for an intense, one-week, command post exercise here as part of U.S. Army, Pacific’s Keris Strike 2010 exercise.
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Welcome to the 9th Mission Support Command. Pride of the Pacific!
Overview
The 9th Mission Support Command is a U.S. Army Reserve Command under the operational control of U.S. Army Pacific. Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, our command is comprised of approximately 3,500 Army Reserve Soldiers and 160 civilians throughout the Pacific to include Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Japan, Korea, Guam and Saipan.
The 9th MSC is engaged throughout the Asia-Pacific realm, providing trained and ready forces to overseas contingency operations, playing a vital role in approximately 20 U.S. Army Pacific Theater Security Cooperation Program exercises, and providing key battle staff in support of Joint Task Force Homeland Defense.
Some of our major subordinate commands include the Theater Support Group; 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment; the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade; the 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; and the 411th Engineer Battalion.
Mission
The 9th MSC executes Army Reserve Command and Control (C2) in accordance with Title 10 responsibilities in the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC) area of responsibility in order to support mission requirements from USARPAC and the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC). On order, the 9th MSC provides contingency operations mission support to Joint Task Force – Homeland Defense as required.
External Websites
Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/9thMissionSupportCommand for the latest news and updates.
Find resources and support for Soldiers and their Families at our 9th MSC Family Programs website. Visit www.9thmscfamilyprograms.org.
1557 Pass Street Fort Shafter Flats, Honolulu Hawaii 96819
General Inquiries:
Media Inquiries:
808.438.1600 x3114
Recruiting and Retention
808.438.1600 x3221
Command Group
808.438.1600 ext. 3290
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