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Army Reserve Soldier continues lifetime of learning
July 5, 2017
Capt. Eric Moton (right), chief, Finance Division for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, hands an award to Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Moore Nov. 5, 2016 during a retirement ceremony for Moore.  Moton earned his Ph.D. in business administration in 2016, joining a select group of Army Reserve Soldiers who have pursued higher education. Of all doctorates in the U.S. Army, 75 percent reside in the U.S. Army Reserve. Of all master’s degrees in the U.S. Army, 50 percent reside in the U.S. Army Reserve. Having such a highly educated force helps America’s Army Reserve remain the most capable, combat-ready and lethal federal reserve force in the history of the nation.

Family, faith power Army Reserve chaplain
June 26, 2017
Chap. (Maj.) Timothy Elliott, Strong Bonds program manager for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, addresses couples during a 99th Regional Support Command Strong Bonds event Jan. 27-29 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led program which assists commanders in building individual resiliency by strengthening the Army Family. The core mission of the Strong Bonds program is to increase individual Soldier and Family member readiness through relationship education and skills training.

Army Reserve general helps celebrate Army’s 242nd birthday
June 14, 2017
Cutting the Army Birthday cake June 14 during the Stripes and Stars Festival at Independence Hall in Philadelphia are (from left): James A. Donahue, president of the William Penn Chapter of the Association of the United States Army; Army Recruit Brian White, the youngest Soldier in attendance; Pvt. Alex Horanczy, the oldest Soldier in attendance who served with the 42nd Infantry Division and is a Pearl Harbor Survivor; Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command; and retired Gen. Carter F. Ham, president and CEO of the Association of the United States Army and former commander of U.S. Africa Command.

Seven years later, Heston returns to 361st Civil Affairs Brigade as new commander
June 14, 2017
Incoming commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Col. Bradley A. Heston (left, rear) hands the unit’s guideon to Command Sgt. Maj. Michael McGregor (right, rear) during the change of command ceremony Saturday, June 10, 2017 on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Army Reserve working on integrating new profile system
June 13, 2017
Col. Anthony Russell, officer-in-charge of the U.S. Army Reserve’s medical readiness training legacy profile team, conducts a class June13 at the Timmermann Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.  Russell’s team is providing training across the Army Reserve on the new physical profiling system as part of the Army’s medical readiness transformation.

U.S. Congressman serves his country two ways
June 6, 2017
Congressman Lee Zeldin - courtesy photo

Army Reserve general meets with Gold Star Families in Memorial Day ceremonies
June 5, 2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Vernon Perry III, Command Sergeant Major, 85th Support Command shakes the hand of Shelby Iubel, wife of Pfc. Tyler Iubelt, thanking her for the sacrifice her husband made. Iubelt, who served with the First Cavalry Sustainment Brigade, was killed in Afghanistan on November 12, 2016. S. Iubelt said she was honored to see so many people reach out to show her and her mother-in-law so much love and support. Iubelt and her mother-in-law were recognized for their sacrifice during the Wreath Laying ceremony at the Richard J. Daley Plaza on May 27, 2017 in Chicago.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)

'A little friendly competition never hurts'
June 2, 2017
Lt. Col. Felix Torres, chief of resource management at the U.S. Army Reserve Command, runs to a land navigation point during an urban-orienteering event at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 2, 2017. The event was designed to promote individual and unit readiness by ensuring everybody stays physically fit, enhance team cohesion and improve spirit de corps. Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. It combines map reading, terrain study, strategy, competition and exercise. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez)

Army Reserve command teams meet to enhance readiness efforts
June 1, 2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Julio Alvarez, command sergeant major of 3rd Battalion, 348th Training Support Regiment, 177th Armored Brigade, takes in remarks shared between briefers and attendees during a New Command Teams Orientation held at 85th Support Command Headquarters in Arlington Heights, Ill., May 19-20, 2017. The orientation gave battalion command teams and Brigade Support Element staffs assigned to 85th Support Command, but operationally controlled by First Army, a better understanding of the practices and procedures that make up the hybrid relationship between First Army and the 85th SPT CMD.   
(U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)

Command briefs new leaders on the way ahead for readiness requirements
June 1, 2017
Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., Commanding General, 85th Support Command, explains during a New Command Teams Orientation brief on May 20, 2017 in Arlington Heights, Ill. why it is so important to understand the unique partnership between the 85th SPT CMD and First Army. He shared that First Army is an “executive agent for training and training validation” in the Army. And the 85th Support Command is embedded as an operationally controlled element of First Army, and it is critical that we are synchronized to support that mission.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)