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Army Reserve command celebrates a century of history
July 13, 2017
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Walter Rodgers, Human Resources Sergeant, 85th Support Command, holds the American flag during the centennial anniversary of the 85th Support Command on June 9, 2017 at Arlington Heights, Illinois. The 85th SPT CMD color guard team wore World War I era uniforms in representation of the era the 85th Support Command’s lineage was first formed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)
Army Reserve unit holds relinquishment of command ceremony
July 13, 2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Vernon I. Perry III, Command Sergeant Major, 85th Support Command, walks along his formation, representing the command’s 46 Army Reserve battalions, making adjustments prior to the relinquishment of command ceremony for Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., Commanding General, 85th Support Command. Maiocco served as the commanding general for three years, while working full time as a superintendent of a school district in Oregon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)
Partnership is key to deployment readiness
July 13, 2017
Gear from the 77th Sustainment Brigade's 851st Trailer Transfer Point Detachment work with the Air Force to secure their gear in C-17 during an exercise to test deployment readiness.
Moran wins silver at DOD Warrior Games
July 13, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran represented the 364th ESC in the 2017 DoD Warrior games as part of the cycling, shooting, shot put and discus throw team. The Warrior games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans participating in eight sporting events in Chicago from June 30 – July 08.
Army Reserve commander bids farewell during unit’s centennial
July 12, 2017
A salute battery assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, fires 105mm blank howitzer rounds at the 85th Support Command headquarters in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 9, 2017. Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., 85th Support Command commanding general, relinquished the command colors to Maj. Gen. Tracy A. Thompson, Deputy Commanding General for Support, U.S. Army Reserve. The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command, partnered with First Army, is made up of 46 Army Reserve battalions, nine brigade support elements, and nearly 4,300 Soldiers and Civilians spanning the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The units generate combat-ready units and Soldiers for the Army that are trained, equipped and lethal to win the nation’s wars. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
Army Reserve dentist provides free care to those in need
July 10, 2017
Maj. Jose Cangas, an Army Reserve dentist with the 7458th Medical Backfill Battalion, prepares to assist a patient during an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Laredo, Texas, June 21, 2017. Born and raised in El Paso, a similar border city located in west Texas, the 37-year-old Soldier traveled to Laredo to treat hundreds of people living in low-income border communities as part of the two-week mission, which concluded Saturday. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)
Army Reserve ambassadors enhance ready force
July 10, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, speaks with two-dozen Army Reserve ambassadors during the 2017 Army Reserve Ambassador Seminar July 6-9 at the Maj. John P. Pryor Army Reserve Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Army Reserve ambassadors enhance Soldier and unit readiness by developing awareness and advocacy with community leaders and serving as bridges to communities across the nation.
The road to “Return to Duty”
July 10, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Rachel Salemink races a wheel chair during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Lane Technical College Preparatory High School in Chicago July 2, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Resolute Castle 2017: Building things to blow them up
July 10, 2017
A Skytrak lifts construction materials for a Light Demolition Range in a joint effort by the 926th Engineer Brigade and the U.K. Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). The construction project is a part of Operation Resolute Castle 2017 at the Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania. Resolute Castle is an exercise strengthening the NATO alliance and enhancing its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.
Task Force Wolf taps Army Reserve to train future leaders
July 10, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants observe apprehensive and disoriented Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets experiencing their initial immersion into military order and discipline – also known as “Shark Week” – after a 4 a.m. wake-up call on their first day of Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 4, 2017. Task Force Wolf utilizes Army Reserve drill sergeants and training experts to develop future commissioned officers, with many of them choosing to serve in the Army Reserve. [U.S. Army photo by Army Capt. Loyal Auterson, U.S. Army Reserve Command-Public Affairs Office // RELEASED //]