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404th Civil Affairs Battalion jumps into Puerto Rico

The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN) under the 352nd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) conducted an airborne insertion into a...

962nd Mortuary Affairs Company sharpens recovery skills at Exercise Croix du Sud 25

Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Mortuary Affairs Company are being challenged physically and mentally at the commando...

Spiritual readiness: Army Reserve chaplains train for the battlefield

U.S. Army Reserve chaplains and religious affairs specialists are stepping beyond the classroom and into the field to better...

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U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs support 1st Infantry Division during Combined Resolve
December 27, 2021 — Amid the cold and show of a Bavarian winter, battlefield refugees streamed into Kittensee, a cluster of concrete block buildings in the western part of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. Soldiers from Company D, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, taking part in Combined Resolve XVI, were there to greet them and work with local government officials and aid organizations to lessen their burden. Part of a U.S. Army Reserve unit headquartered in Danbury, Conn., the 411th faced a unique challenge, said Capt. Charles Ruzkowski, the company commander... MORE

St. Nicholas Day in Sozopol: U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers observe local Bulgarian tradition
December 13, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion visited Sozopol, Bulgaria, on Dec. 6, 2021, to observe a local tradition... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs battalions realign; enhances the 353rd Civil Affairs Command European mission
October 12, 2021 — In a move to meet current and future operational demands, the 353rd Civil Affairs Command transitions its U.S. Africa Command civil affairs support and command relationship responsibilities to the 352nd CACOM and will focus its two brigades on civil affairs military operations in the U.S. European Command area of operations beginning Oct. 1, 2021... MORE

Civil affairs NCO returning from Djibouti douses airport blaze
September 28, 2021 — Sgt. 1st Class Brett Johnson, a quick-thinking U.S. Army Reserve Soldier just back from deployment to East Africa, doused a fire at a Washington, District of Columbia, airport terminal... MORE

Military family continues proud tradition of patriotism, service as officers
July 13, 2021 — James Ammons Jr. didn’t have to look for heroes as a little boy. Everyone he looked up to looked down at him from his grandmother’s ‘Wall of Heroes,’ as he strolled down the hallway. And they all share a family resemblance. Of his grandmother’s 16 children – 10 boys and six girls – every male (one son died before adulthood) would don a military uniform... MORE

Military proud family continues tradition of patriotism, service as officers

Meet the ION, training for the future, today
April 21, 2021 — A Civil Affairs Soldier analyzes a news article shared online in an overseas operational environment, through a relationship with the partnered nation, the unit involved discovers that the article contains disinformation used by non-state actors for a political motive; because of technology used by today’s U.S. Army, this training scenario is played out before the Soldier even steps foot in an overseas operational environment, thanks to the ION... MORE

USACAPOC(A) Best Warriors 2021
April 16, 2021 — The U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) hosted a three-day Best Warrior Competition (BWC), April 8 – 10, for noncommissioned officers and enlisted Soldiers drawn from units throughout the command to demonstrate their Warrior skills and compete for the trophy as the top USACAPOC(A) NCO and Soldier, as well as a spot at the U.S. Army Reserve BWC later this year... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, left, a civil affairs specialist with the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), is awarded a plaque from Command Sgt. Maj, Petter Trotter, the senior enlisted leader of United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), for being named NCO of the Year during the 2021 U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 10, 2021. The USACAPOC(A) BWC is an annual competition that brings in competitors from across USACAPOC(A) to earn the title of “Best Warrior.” BWC tests the Soldiers’ individual ability to adapt and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events, testing their technical and tactical skills under stress and extreme fatigue.

U.S. Army Soldiers volunteer to improve Lithuanian youth center
March 30, 2021 — The 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, partnered with the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), and the Lithuanian armed forces to renovate the Lietuvos Skautija Center (Lithuanian Scouts), Vilnius, March 13... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers visit orphanage in Romania
March 30, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the Area Support Group-Black Sea Religious Services team, Civil Affairs Team 3231, 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, and the Red Cross, visited Little Rotterdam Placement Center in Constanta, Mar. 11, to play and spend time with children in need. Visiting the orphanage helps strengthen civil-military partner relations and extend a helping hand to the citizens of a host nation... MORE

Civil Affairs East Africa team teaches oral hygiene, preventative care
March 30, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve personnel assigned to Civil Affairs East Africa Southern European Task Force Africa (CA-EA SETAF-AF) functional specialty team, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducted multiple preventative oral hygiene demonstrations at the International School of Africa, Arta, Djibouti on March 23, 2021... MORE

U.S. Army Civil Affairs East Africa Southern European Task Force Africa (CA-EA SETAF-AF) functional specialty team members and students pose for a group photo at the International School of Africa, Arta, Djibouti, March 23, 2021. Members of the CA-EA FXSP team collectively spoke to more than 70 children at the school, reinforcing the focus on preventative oral health care.

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