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Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey visits USAR Soldiers in PR
September 20, 2016
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, the 33rd Chief of Army Reserve and 8th Commanding General U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited the 1st Mission Support Command, its non-aligned units and Fort Buchanan, PR on Sept. 15. Luckey swore-in June 30, 2016, as the senior leader for nearly 200,000 Army Reserve Soldiers across all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Assistant Chief of Army Reserve visits ARMEDCOM
September 19, 2016
Mr. Stephen D. Austin, Assistant Chief of Army Reserve, meets with Army Reserve Medical Command commanding general, Maj. Gen. Mary E. Link (right), and other senior leaders and staff members of ARMEDCOM in Pinellas Park, Florida at the C.W. “Bill” Young Armed Forces Reserve Center on Friday, Sept. 16. ARMEDCOM enhances readiness, medical support, and medical training and is the largest medical footprint of the Army Reserve with more than 100 different medical units located throughout the United States. NOTE: Ms. Erin Thede (left), director of the Army Reserve Private Public Partnership (P3) program, joined the ACAR during the visit.

Hiring fair is a win for Soldiers and employers
September 19, 2016
Mr. Stephen D. Austin, Assistant Chief of Army Reserve, addressed Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers and thanked employers present during a hiring event held at the C.W. “Bill” Young Armed Forces Reserve Center on Friday, Sept. 16.  To date, Hiring Our Heroes, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has assisted in veterans and military spouses obtaining more than 28,000 jobs through their events.

311th ESC conducts readiness training
September 19, 2016
During a Commander’s Readiness Training event at the George W. Dunaway Army Reserve Center in Sloan, Nevada, Brig. Gen. David Elwell, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) commanding general, emphasized that the command teams who attend this training should learn the importance of readiness to our force and to the Army September 8-10, 2016.

Police partnership continues
September 17, 2016
Spc. Valery P. Nzams a U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier assigned to the 443rd MP Company out of Bronx, N.Y., conducts preventive maintenance checks and services on his vehicle before beginning his watch on Fort Meade, Md., Sept. 16. Nzams is part of a group of Soldiers participating in the ongoing partnership between the 200th Military Police Command and the Military District of Washington.  Through this partnership, the military police Soldiers not only receive law enforcement certification, they also get real-world experience. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Stephanie Ramirez)

“On Purpose; With a Purpose” Army Civil Affairs Troops Triumph at NTC Training
September 16, 2016
Troops from the 437th Civil Affairs Battalion hone their civil affairs capabilities at National Training Center Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 7, 2016. The 437th Civil Affairs Bn. keeps troops trained and proficient in order to support the s 352nd Civil Affairs Command’s mission to support the Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Mark Burrell, 352nd CACOM)

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs visits 7th MSC
September 16, 2016
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – The United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Debra S. Wada meets with 7th Mission Support Command and 21st Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers and civilians to give and receive feedback on U.S. Army and Army Reserve programs and policies to understand the Army Reserve’s specific role and missions under U.S. Army Europe. 
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta, 7th MSC Public Affairs Office)

German Panzer Unit Test Drives the New Puma
September 15, 2016
The Puma as seen through the range tower scope on a Live-Fire Range in Bergen, Germany Sept. 31. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Xeriqua Garfinkel, Released))

Blood and hostage takers: U.S. Army Reserve special agents train at Capital Shield for the first time
September 15, 2016
Two U.S. Army special agents process a crime scene during Capital Shield 2016 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Sept. 13. Approximately 15 U.S. Army Reserve criminal investigative special agents trained alongside 25 active duty agents for the first time in a joint training exercise known as Capital Shield, focusing on crime scene processing, evidence management and hostage negotiations, held Sept. 13-15. The reserve Soldiers participating in this year's Capital Shield are agents from the 733rd Military Police Battalion (Criminal Investigation Division), headquartered in Fort Gillem, Georgia, which reports to the 200th Military Police Command. The active duty agents belong to various offices across the Washington CID Battalion, headquartered at Fort Myer, Virginia. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

The Minuteman Scholarship
September 15, 2016
ROTC students shake hands with Ambassador Isabelle Slifer after taken the oath of office for joining the Army, Army Reserve and National Guard.