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Big brother is watching
April 12, 2016
U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. John Gotta, a South Kingstown, Rhode Island native and emergency room nurse with the 399th Combat Support Hospital, 804th Medical Brigade, 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) makes sure it is clear before delivering a shock to a simulated casualty during an exercise held April 2, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Simulation Center in Rochester, Minnesota. The purpose of the exercise was for the 399th CSH Soldiers to practice the Department of the Defense mandated framework known as Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, or TeamSTEPPS. TeamSTEPPS optimizes military medical care by focusing on reducing communication errors that can lead to improper patient care.
84th TC, 11th TAC and ARCD host Joint Best Warrior Competition
April 11, 2016
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jason McCord, 2nd Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, 11th Theater Aviation Command, takes off on a sprint during the Ruck March event of the 2016 Joint Best Warrior Competition on Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 23. 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Clinton Wood/Released)
Army Reserve Sustainment Command welcomes new command sergeant major
April 11, 2016
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Doll, commander of the Army Reserve Sustainment Command, prepares to pass the unit colors to the incoming command sergeant major. As the colors are passed, Command Sgt. Maj. Kristal Florquist is entrusted with the responsibility and care of the unit Soldiers.
They All Want It - USACAPOC 2016 Best Warrior Competition
April 11, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. Peter Running, the senior enlisted advisor for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, announces the NCO and enlisted USACAPOC best warriors. Staff Sgt. Alex Herrmann, a civil affairs specialist from Amarillo, Texas, representing the 350th Civil Affairs Command, and Spc. Ian Duprey, a chaplain's assistant from Hague, Va., representing the 437th Civil Affairs Battalion at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., April 7, 2016. This year’s Best Warrior competition will determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent USACAPOC in the Army Reserve Best Warrior competition later this year. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell, 352nd CACOM)
412th, 416th TECs name Best Warrior winners
April 11, 2016
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Ramer, 474th Engineer Platoon, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, from Tampa, Fla., will represent the 412th TEC at the U.S. Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition in the noncommissioned officer category.
Army Reserve Mentors and Evaluates Cadets at 2016 Sandhurst
April 11, 2016
Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada brief a United States Military Academy (USMA) Cadet scorekeeper on where their next checkpoint will be during the annual Sandhurst Competition held at the United States Military Academy Apr. 8-9, 2016. The Sandhurst Competition is an annual event held at the United States Military Academy (USMA) where the cadets of military academies from around the world compete in a variety of Soldier skills in which Non-Commissioned Officers of Companies A and B of the 3rd Bn., 304th Inf. Reg. (USMA) both mentor and evaluate the Cadets on their performance. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Javier Amador) (released)
Cadets from around the globe square off at 2016 Sandhurst competition
April 11, 2016
A team from the United States Military Academy's Corps of Cadets make the 6 mile trek across the Appalachain Mountain range to their second station,rifle marksmanship, during the first day of competition at the 2016 Sandhurst competition held at West Point, N.Y., April 8, 2016. The rifle marksmanship station was the second of 13 stations at this years competition. In all, 60 teams of cadets from military acdemies in 13 countries are competiting for the coveted British officer's sword. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/released)
7th MSC Soldiers train with U.S. Navy, Spanish disaster responders during SUR 2016
April 8, 2016
UME members train on crane lift operations during SUR 2016, Apr. 5, 2016. U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command conducted combined joint partnered foreign consequence management disaster response operations with personnel from U.S. Navy Combined Joint Task Force 68 as part of more than 100 military members and civilians as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Foreign Consequence Management or CJTF-FCM in support of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit first responders or UME and Spanish Army Recon during disaster emergency response exercise Combined Joint Exercise SUR 2016, Apr. 5-7, 2016.
Army Reserve Soldier named president of local Warrant Officers Association Chapter
April 8, 2016
Balancing Act: Parenthood, Service, Career, Dreams
April 8, 2016
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Joe Villines, with the 203rd Public Affairs Detachment, poses for a picture highlighting the cross between two of his work worlds at Camp Dodge, Iowa, March 18, 2016. Villines manages to find the balance between his military obligations, his civilian career with the Department of Veterans affairs, fatherhood, and a growing passion in rural farming. Joe is increasing his knowledge on traditional farming and becoming a man of the soil, and in the process giving back to his local community.(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Brian Godette, USARC Public Affairs)