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Army Reserve leader pays tribute to New Jersey veterans
January 30, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, meets with Jane M. Underkofler, an Air Force first lieutenant who served as a registered nurse, during a Jan. 28 visit to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland, New Jersey. The purpose of Kok’s visit was to thank veterans for their service and encourage young Soldiers to spend time with veterans in their local area.
Army Reserve command launches maintenance readiness program
January 18, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, observes training during the command’s new Maintenance Sustainment and Readiness Program. The program gives Army Reserve Soldiers the opportunity to perform maintenance tasks at the 99th RSC’s Area Maintenance Support Activities and Equipment Concentration Sites in order to increase skill proficiency and enhance unit readiness.
Army Reserve Soldier reflects on own heritage while comforting families of the fallen
January 3, 2017
Staff Sgt. Alex Ushomirsky is a paralegal working in casualty operations for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Ushomirsky came to the United States in 1997 and has served in the Army Reserve for the last 14 years. Casualty Operations personnel support the casualty mission by providing casualty notification and assistance, casualty escort, retrieval and return of personal effects, and appropriate reporting to the Department of the Army. The 99th provides support throughout its 13-state region.
Army Reserve command receives third straight energy award
December 23, 2016
Christine Ploschke, former Energy Branch manager for the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command (second from left), receives a 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the Department of Energy during a ceremony Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C. This is the third national energy and water management award the 99th RSC has won in as many years as it continues to support readiness by providing the best possible facilities in which Soldiers can work and train. This latest recognition follows a DoE Federal Energy and Water Management Award Ploschke and her team earned for accomplishments in fiscal year 2015, as well as the Army “Small Group” Energy and Water Management Award they received for FY14.
Army Reserve leader joins NFL team to honor Vietnam Veterans
December 5, 2016
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, gets ready to throw a football to New York Jets rookie linebacker Jordan Jenkins during a Dec. 4 event sponsored by the Jets. Kok was a guest speaker at the event, which honored roughly 100 Vietnam Veterans.
Army Reserve senior leader attends trio of Veterans Day events
November 14, 2016
Brig. Gen. Jose R. Burgos, deputy commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, speaks at Millcreek Park in Willingboro, New Jersey, following the town’s Veterans Day parade Nov. 12. “Today’s Army Reserve is the most capable, combat-ready and lethal federal reserve force in our nation’s history, and it is our Veterans upon whose shoulders this awesome force has been built,” Burgos said.
Social worker enhances Army Reserve readiness through compassionate care
October 27, 2016
Patricia Moloney, a contract employee with National Sourcing Inc. (NSI) who serves as the director of psychological health for the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, assists service members from all branches and components with consultations, referrals, screenings and education on issues such as suicide prevention, substance abuse, domestic violence, financial distress, unemployment, homelessness, crises and anger management, deployment anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and casualty assistance.
Army Reserve leaders collaborate, coordinate, communicate and cooperate to ensure readiness
August 15, 2016
Soldiers from several Army Reserve public affairs units participate in pre-deployment training during the 99th Regional Support Command’s five-day Staff Exercise Aug. 8-12 at command headquarters on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The STAFFEX was designed to integrate the 99th RSC’s full-time military and civilian employees with the command’s Troop Program Unit (TPU) Soldiers in a scenario-driven exercise to test various processes and personnel as they relate to Defense Support of Civil Authorities.
Army Reserve commanding general shares vision with senior leaders
July 18, 2016
Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command (left), is greeted by Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command (right), upon his arrival July 14 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. As USARC’s commanding general, Luckey leads a community-based force of more than 200,000 Soldiers and Civilians with a "footprint" that includes 50 states, five territories, and more than 30 countries. The Army Reserve is a critical force provider of trained and ready units and Soldiers providing full spectrum capabilities essential for the Army to fight and win wars and respond to homeland emergencies on behalf of the American people.
Top enlisted Soldier focuses on readiness during JBMDL visit
July 8, 2016
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey meets with Army and Air Force students attending the Basic Leader Course at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy July 7 during a visit to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. This event was part of a two-day visit to the joint base that included a tour of the base’s key mission and training assets as well as a town hall meeting with Soldiers and Army civilians. The driving force behind Dailey's visit was Soldier readiness, which allows the Total Army to continue to answer the nation's calls in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world.