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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...

Siblings in service: Army Reserve Soldier enlists on Army Reserve's 117th birthday

Where once the shot heard around the world was fired—on the quiet Concord River in Massachusetts—the hillsides rang again. This...

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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

A green and blue family reunion: Army father's brief meet-up with Air Force daughter in Afghanistan
March 2, 2021 — For Maj. Jason Blanco, an Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Afghanistan, an in-person meeting he needed to attend at a different camp led to an opportunity most Soldiers don’t get while deployed: a family reunion. Blanco was able to spend an afternoon with his daughter, Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Katrina Rutherford, a medical technician who was deployed to Afghanistan at the time with the 442nd Fighter Squadron, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier keeps faith during COVID-19 separation
December 23, 2020 — In her 34-year Army career, it would seem Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nelly Garcia had already gone through practically all she could experience. Yet, she’s adding another first to her list. As U.S. service members continue to follow Department of Defense COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Garcia will not be able to spend this holiday season with her husband and family... MORE

Army Reserve recruiter follows in father’s footsteps
October 6, 2020 — There was never any doubt that Sgt. Roberto Cruz was destined for a career in the Army. His father Raymond served 21 years in the Army Reserve, creating the inspiration for Cruz to follow in his path, something he is currently achieving as a recruiter for Goodyear Recruiting Station, Phoenix West Recruiting Company... MORE

Puerto Rican Army Reserve recruiter follows in father’s footsteps

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers encourage resiliency efforts during COVID-19 response
September 10, 2020 — In the large command headquarters building located at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, it appears to be business as usual for the Soldiers of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command as they continue their ongoing mission in support of the Army North nationwide fight against COVID-19. Soldiers are seen on conference calls in offices, traversing the hallways, or working in the sweltering Louisiana heat on command vehicles staged in the motorpool beneath tendrils of Spanish moss... MORE

Maj. Henry Robinson, Jr., the senior mobility officer at the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, takes a moment to read a book during his downtime at the headquarters building in Belle Chasse, La., Sept. 2, 2020.

Dual-Army Reserve couple encourages healthy, rewarding activities for their children
September 8, 2020 — Warrant Officer Alyson Tugaoen, currently assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 311th Signal Command (Theater), along with her husband, Sgt. Maj. AJ Tugaoen (U.S. Army retired) and two children have always been a physically active family. From the time their children were small, the Tugaoens have incorporated physical fitness into their daily routine, believing that it plays a key role in mental resilience... MORE

Army Reserve Sustainment Command hosts first virtual Strong Bonds event amidst COVID-19 restrictions
July 6, 2020 — Soldiers are readjusting and adapting to a new type of normal. Multiple travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders are still in effect several months after the arrival of COVID-19 to our country. The coronavirus is changing how we conduct our daily lives and how the Army Reserve conducts their marriage and relationship training... MORE

Legacy of service: Army Reserve officer carries family’s warfighting torch
June 12, 2020 — For the Anderson family, military service is in their blood, and last month that bloodline continued on with its latest addition, roughly a month before the Army’s 245th birthday. “We’ve been in the military since the American Revolution,” said 2nd Lt. Anna-Elise Anderson, an Army Reserve intelligence officer at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, regarding her family’s history. “And throughout those generations, we’ve also been in nearly every conflict our military has been in.”... MORE

Legacy of service: Army officer carries family’s warfighting torch

81st Readiness Division couples to test relationship strengthening online tools
April 17, 2020 — The 81st Readiness Division is helping families through piloting an online Strong Bonds platform to support couples who may be staying home due to the novel coronavirus... MORE

81st RD couples to test relationship strengthening online tools

Army Reserve family’s love exceeds boundaries
March 25, 2020 — For years, Emma and Olivia lived in a three-bedroom home with nine other people. In Kentucky, the two were exposed to drugs, explicit sexual scenes and verbal altercations that would sometimes become physical. This life was normal for the girls until they were met by state family service workers after school and transported to the home of U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Schoonmaker, his wife Kristy and their four biological children: Gabriel, Madison, Rayden and Hailey... MORE

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