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'Just completely different' 59-year-old BCT graduate reflects on the experience
September 14, 2020 — Fifty-nine-year-old Marine and Army Reserve veteran, Staff Sgt. Monte Gould graduated from Basic Combat Training with the 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment Aug. 27, making him the oldest individual to complete this version of the BCT (but not the oldest to complete BCT ever. In 1999, a 68-year-old entered Basic Training). Not only did Gould complete BCT, but he finished in the top 10 percent of his training cycle. Gould’s unit cadre said his “candor, leadership expertise and technical proficiency are unmatched.”... MORE

Reinventing the Monuments Men and Women for the 21st-Century Force
September 12, 2020 — The U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) is partnering with the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (CRI) for a virtual panel marking the initial “Monuments Men and Women” training event Sept. 16, 2020 at 11 a.m. ET... MORE

Infographic from the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) for the "Reinventing the Monuments Men and Women for the 21st-Century Force" virtual event celebrating the inaugural training event of the next generation of Monuments Men and Women who will help to save conflict-affected cultural heritage around the world.

Civil Affairs Soldiers Prep for Mobilization at Fort McCoy
July 15, 2020 — The work of the Army Reserve does not stop, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Civil Affairs Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion used Fort McCoy as the backdrop for their cumulative training exercise July 14, as they prepare for an overseas deployment later this year... MORE

Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion work at a civil military operations center as part of the cumulative training exercise July 14, 2020, in preparation for an upcoming overseas deployment. These Soldiers are some of the first to begin in-person training following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Defense.

Army Reserve Soldiers deliver food to Polish citizens amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 5, 2020 — Soldiers from Bravo Company, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Forward, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, worked with Polish forces from 1st Brigade, Territorial Defense Force here. The U.S. Soldiers and Polish service members distributed food to local authorities and medical facilities on April 28, 2020, in Monki, Poland, in support of Operation Resilient Spring (ORS)... MORE

411th Civil Affairs Battalion Soldiers, Rwandan officials assess health practices at Rwandan border posts
March 6, 2020 — Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) recently returned from Rwanda after partnering with the Rwandan Defense Force and several other organizations to learn how the nation secures its borders against the transmission of disease from other countries... MORE

CJTF-HOA’s 411th CA, RDF assess health practices at Rwandan border posts

Civil affairs team hosts first-ever dental hygiene course in Tsakatalam Village
December 26, 2019 — For the youth in the Agadez region of Niger, good dental hygiene habits are unknown practices. To combat this, Soldiers and Airmen partnered with local health professionals and dignitaries to teach Nigerien children the importance of oral health... MORE

U.S., Japan come together to discuss recruitment
December 16, 2019 — Senior advisers and leaders from America’s First Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army met to discuss recruitment tactics and strategies at a Q&A held during Yama Sakura 77 at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 11, 2019... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers train during Joint Cooperation 2019
December 3, 2019 — Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s only civil affairs battalion in Europe joined approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians from 24 countries in North America and Europe for a civil-military cooperation exercise, Oct. 28 – Nov. 8 in and around Nienburg, Germany... MORE

U.S. conducts joint knowledge exchange with partners in Somalia
November 22, 2019 — U.S. service members in Somalia recently conducted a joint Tactical Casualty Combat Care information exchange and mass casualty exercise with neighboring Ugandan African Union Mission in Somalia soldiers. The operation enhanced partner force interoperability and communication, and instilled enduring procedures for mass casualty events in the region... MORE

Why I Serve: Spc. Ken Park
November 20, 2019 — "I have no idea why I joined the Army," said Spc. Ken Park, a Soldier with the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, based out of Southfield, Michigan, about his military service. ... MORE

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