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Texan, Midwestern engineers deploy to Middle East
August 12, 2016
Soldiers assigned to the 176th Engineer Brigade walk form the Silas L. Copeland Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group to the airplane that will take them to the Middle East July 29.

88th Regional Support Command Regional Training Workshop
August 12, 2016
Twenty-eight Army Reserve Ambassadors from 16 states attending the 88th RSC’s ARA Workshop on Fort McCoy, take a group photo, July 15. The workshop provided the ambassadors information on the current and future structure of the Army Reserve, how the Army Reserve fits into overall Army readiness and what the ambassadors can do to assist Soldiers in their states. Speakers included Army Reserve leadership, general officers with units in the 88th RSC’s 19-state region, as well as Fort McCoy garrison command staff, 86th Training Division command staff and 88th RSC command staff.

BAH and the DA 5960 HRC Scrub
August 11, 2016
A female Social Worker wearing ACU sitting inside at table and talking with female Soldier wearing ACU.

Chief, US Army Reserves Visits Fort Hunter Liggett
August 11, 2016
The Chief of Army Reserve, Lieutenant General Luckey (3rd from left) and staff end their 2-day Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) tour with a 4-mile "Howling Coyote Run" with FHL Commander, Col. Norris (4th from left) and his staff.

Signal Command Soldiers provide Color Guard for golf tournament fund raiser
August 11, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel V. Bulla (left), noncommissioned officer in charge of operations, plans and training, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 335th Signal Command (Theater) holds the American flag while Spc. Jordan M. Perske, an information technician specialist, assigned to HHC, 335th SC (T), makes adjustments to it as the group prepares to present the colors during the opening ceremony of a fund-raising golf tournament Aug. 5, at the Tournament Players Club (TPC) Sugarloaf.  The event called “Birdies for the Brave”, is a national military outreach initiative dedicated to honoring and showing appreciation to the courageous men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families.  Originally created in 2006 by one of the golfing world’s elite players, Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy, it has since been expanded to include military outreach and appreciation activities during PGA tour events, TPCs and partner courses across the nation.

Task Force 76 conducts a Staff Exercise
August 10, 2016
During the TF-76 Staff Exercise held at Westover, Mass., the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) team provided an overview and access of their Web EOC.  The Web EOC is the state's primary communication tools used to share information over the internet.

Active Preparation
August 10, 2016
FBI Special Agent Michael Culloton, left, and Lt. Col. Tim Tyler, chief financial officer with the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) and Illinois State Trooper, demonstrate proper movement techniques with the M9 pistol, during active shooter training at the 416th TEC headquarters, Darien, Ill. The training provided by Special Agent Culloton gave Soldiers tools to react and protect themselves in an active shooter situation, Aug. 6, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brianna Saville/Released)

What began in 1813, continues today thanks to Army Reserve Soldiers
August 10, 2016
Army Reserve Maj. Mario Boemio, kneeling, checking the mortar around a historic building, while Sgt. 1st Class Jose Robinson writes down the data. (Photo Credit: John B. Snyder)

88th RSC’s Operation Platinum Support puts Soldiers to work turning wrenches and improving readiness
August 9, 2016
As part of his U.S. Army Reserve Annual Training participation in the 88th Regional Support Command's Operation Platinum Support mission, Sgt. Bryant Vannoy with the 298th Support Maintenance Company out of Altoona, Pa., removes the wheel of a FMTV for annual service and maintenance at the 88th RSC’s Equipment Concentration Site 67 on Fort McCoy, July 28. Operation Platinum Support allows Army Reserve Soldiers in low-density supply and maintenance specialties to perform and gain proficiency in their technical skills while acting in direct support to the numerous exercises taking place on Fort McCoy.

Army Reserve legal officer prepares for deployment
August 8, 2016
Army Reserve Capt. Jessica Herdrich, Trial Counsel, 85th Support Command, pauses for a photo during a battle assembly at the 85th Support Command. Herdrich is preparing for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait on a legal assistance mission to assist soldiers in the theater of operations.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Lietz/Released)