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Archive: October, 2016

Winners of Best Warrior Competition announced
October 14, 2016
Runners-up and winners of the Best Warrior competition take the stage after being announced on Monday, Oct. 3, at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C. From left are Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Bogert, representing TRADOC, who came in second place for Noncommissioned Officer of the Year; Sgt. First Class Iker Irmak, representing Army Medical Command, who came in third place for Noncommissioned Officer of the Year; Sgt. 1st Class Joshua A. Moeller, representing U.S. Army Reserve Command, who won Noncommissioned Officer of the Year; Spc. Robert Miller, representing U.S. Army Pacific Command, who won Soldier of the Year; and Sgt. Mitchell Keeton, representing Army Materiel Command, who came in third place for Soldier of the Year. Not pictured is Spc. Trey Castor, representing Army Special Operations Command, who came in second place for Soldier of the Year.

Recognizing Hispanic American Heritage amongst the ranks
October 14, 2016
Typically in a USACE Command there are a few Army “green-suiters” that make up the command team, aside from that the number of Soldiers begin to dwindle. 
Lt. Col. Rene Rodriguez, operations officer, is an Army Reserve Soldier and 1st Lt. David Sanchez, military personnel officer is a Texas National Guard Soldier.

Sgt. 1st Class Moeller named 2016 Army Best Warrior NCO of the Year
October 14, 2016
NCO of the Year Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller (second from left) and Soldier of the Year Spc. Robert Miller hold their Best Warrior trophies presented by Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey (left) and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel Allyn at the AUSA awards luncheon in the Washington Convention Center, Oct. 3, 2016.

Reserve Soldiers Welcome New Commander at Niagara Falls
October 13, 2016
A first lieutenant Officer wearing dress blues saluting soldiers wearing ACU outside during the day.

For Army Reserve Aviation, Realistic Training is Multi-Component and Joint Training
October 12, 2016
AH-64 Apache helicopter taking off from air base.

800th Logistics Support Brigade Fallen Soldier Honored in Motorcycle Ride
October 12, 2016
(Left to right) Sgt. 1st Class Eric Baker, Sgt. 1st Class David Mangan and Maj. Stephen Yarber, of the 80th Training Command (TASS), conduct motorcycle safety checks at the command's Family Programs Center in Richmond, Va., as they prepare for the motorcycle mentorship ride in honor of Sgt. Scott McGinnis on Oct. 6, 2016. McGinnis, 22, died in a motorcycle accident July 4, 2016 in Centre, Ala., where he was struck by another vehicle.

Tough Mudder Gives Purpose
October 12, 2016
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (October 10, 2016) – Nate Boyer, a former Army Special Forces Soldier and current NFL player, participated in the Southern California Tough Mudder with several veteran friends on Oct. 8.  The Army Reserve is a sponsor for the Southern California Tough Mudder, where participants run a basic-training like course over ten miles long with 22 different team obstacles. "I'm afraid of heights and don't like getting shocked, but this event gave us the opportunity to work together as a team and face our individual fears," said Boyer

(US Army photo by Cpl. Timothy Yao)

SoCal Tough Mudder Develops Mental Grit
October 12, 2016
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (October 8, 2016) – 
Staff Sgt. Clifford Fraipont, a heavy equipment operator from the 947th Engineer Company, Colorado National Guard, runs his 26th Tough Mudder to train for the World's Toughest Mudder. The Army Reserve is a sponsor for the 2016 Southern California Tough Mudder, which is an event that has 22 basic training-like obstacle courses stretching over ten miles.

(US Army photo by Cpl. Timothy Yao)

Motivated by Loss
October 12, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Edwin Velez, native of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, wanted nothing more than to feel like he was at the same level as his father; disciplined, smart, computer savvy and an all around outdoors guy.

Army Reserve Soldiers Support Tough Mudder
October 12, 2016
LAKE ELSINORE- Calif. (October 8, 2016) - The Army Reserve is a sponsor for the Southern California Tough Mudder, where participants run a basic-training like course over ten miles long with 22 different team obstacles. “Tough Mudder is a great recruiting and retention event because it is an opportunity for civilians to interact with Soldiers and see that the Army is here to support local communities in both good times and bad,” said Master Sgt. Shadonika Crawford, 650th Regional Support Group. 

(US Army photo by Cpl. Timothy Yao)