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Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fort Polk, La., hosts 355th Area Support Medical Company annual training
August 4, 2022 — The Joint Readiness Training Center is a force readiness platform and crucible combat training center for the Army. But Operations Group isn’t the only unit to get in on the training action at Fort Polk. Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is a designated training facility currently hosting U.S. Army Nurse Corps Cadet clinical rotations, special operations medical personnel and the 355th Area Support Medical Company from Bossier City, Louisiana... MORE

Army Reserve bridge company supports Louisiana National Guard in DSCA mission
October 12, 2021 — The 361st Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC) under the 926th Engineer Brigade relieved the Puerto Rico National Guard’s 892d MRBC on Oct. 6 to support the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th MRBC with personnel and procedure support of a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Hurricane Ida recovery mission... MORE

Army Reserve officer and medical doctor takes oath at age 60
September 8, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, took the oath of commissioned officers at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital on Fort Polk, Louisiana, on Aug. 27. Edelstein, a 60-year-old surgeon, said serving in the military has been his lifelong dream... MORE

U.S. Army Reservist, Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, took the oath of commissioned officers at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Aug. 27.

Learning from the Greatest Generation
March 31, 2021 — On a rainy Louisiana morning, warrant officers of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command gathered at the National WWII Museum in downtown New Orleans before the museum opened its doors. The assembled team had specialists from every field of sustainment, from an ammunition acquisition and distribution expert to a seasoned petroleum supply supervisor. These subject matter experts convened here for one purpose — to learn together about the challenges, successes and failures of one of the most momentous combat logistics enterprises in history, World War II... MORE

Fort Polk’s Emergent Threat, Training and Readiness Capability Home Station Training prepares engineer teams for Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 21-06
March 9, 2021 — Instructors for Fort Polk’s Emergent Threat, Training and Readiness Capability — ET2RC — Home Station Training team began training combat engineers in preparation for Joint Readiness Training Center Rotation 21-06 on March 3... MORE

Home Station Training team preps engineers for JRTC rotation 21-06

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.

Flooded with grace, Army Reserve captain named chaplain of the year
July 23, 2017 — In August 2016, more than 20 inches of rainfall caused a massive flood in Louisiana, submerging thousands of homes and businesses. According to the Red Cross, it was considered the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast four years prior. The Federal Government intervened to provide relief rescue, but one U.S. Army Reserve chaplain in particular visited flooded homes to provide spiritual relief to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana... MORE

Capt. Doug Daspit, U.S. Army Reserve chaplain for the 321st Sustainment Brigade located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, poses for a portrait in knee-deep water after receiving the Chaplain of the Year award during the Reserve Officers Association National Convention in Crystal City, Virginia, July 22, 2017. Daspit was nominated for his response to recent Baton Rouge floods, providing one-on-one pastoral counseling to 38 Soldiers and their affected families. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Audrey Hayes)

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