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Archive: December, 2016

1st MSC Command Surgeon nominated as Secretary of Health for Puerto Rico
December 14, 2016
From Right to Left: Dr. Rafael Rodriguez Mercado, Dr. Charles Olivera, Dr. Cosme Villaman, and Dr. Caleb Feliciano, Endovascular Neurosurgery Team University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and Puerto Rico Medical Center.

New study examining readiness of the Army Reserve
December 13, 2016
Master Sgt. Christopher Fabian, course manager for Tactical Training Center Dix, gives Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve, a brief run-down of his classroom's capabilities, including the training booth which allows students to gain practical experience in everything from basic plumbing to electrical wiring installation. Luckey met with more than a dozen students and instructors from the second phase of the 80th Training Command's carpentry and masonry specialist course during during Luckey's visit to Fort Dix, N.J. July 16, 2016.

1st Battalion, 413th Regiment Bids Farewell
December 13, 2016
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The 1st Battalion of the 413th Regiment Commander, Lt. Col. Kenneth Beseau (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Garcia (right) furl the flag as the Commander of the 800th Logistics Support Brigade, Col. Bradly Boganowski, (center) awaits to receive the encased flag during the unit’s deactivation ceremony held here on Dec. 9, 2016. The ceremony marks the closing of the unit as part of a larger restructuring of the 800th Logistics Support Brigade, headquartered in Mustang, Oklahoma.

Army Reserve Civilian Marksmanship Program Championship
December 13, 2016
Soldiers from different commands within the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) competed in multiple events of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National championships.  The championships took place at Camp Perry, Ohio and were open to all branches of the military as well as civilians.  During the week, there were different events.  Day one (pictured) was the presidents 100.  This event measured accuracy from distances ranging from 200 meters to 600 meters, and the top 100 of the field are considered the best of the best in the Nation.

1st HRSC completes 9-month deployment; transfers authority to the 14th HRSC
December 13, 2016
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Bruce E. Hackett, deputy commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command‐Operational Command Post, speaks at the 1st Human Resources Sustainment Center’s transfer of authority ceremony, Dec. 6, 2016 at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. Hackett presided over the ceremony and welcomed the 14th HRSC leadership and Soldiers to the 1st TSC‐OCP.

Reserve Soldier continues to serve as business owner in Reading
December 13, 2016
Sgt. Manuel Palaguachi, a supply sergeant assigned to the 365th Engineer Headquarters Company, poses in front of his shooting lane during weapon qualifications for his Battle Assembly training on Fort Dix, NJ November 5, 2016. Weapon qualifications are part of required training Army Reservist must complete each year to maintain combat readiness.

History of Operation Toy Drop
December 12, 2016
U.S. and foreign paratroopers jump from a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop XIX Dec., 9 at Luzon drop zone at Camp Mackall, N.C. During OTD, U.S. paratroopers have the chance to train with jumpmasters from other nations, learn about their training tactics, and expand their experience through working with partner nations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel)

US Army Reserve Leads way in Jumpmaster Training
December 12, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher L. Gauger, 412th  Civil Affairs Battalion, performs jump master's duties prior to Operation Toy Drop, at the 82nd Airborne Division's Advance Airborne School, on Fort Bragg, NC, on December 6, 2016.  Operation Toy Drop is a collective training and airborne operation conducted by U.S. and partner nation jump masters.  This year, eight nations will conduct airborne operations from December 8 through December 16, 2016. Gauger is from Columbus, Ohio. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Jesse L. Artis Jr.)

Allied Nations Jump For Training
December 12, 2016
U.S. and foreign paratroopers jump from a C-130 during Operation Toy Drop XIX Dec., 9 at Luzon drop zone at Camp Mackall, N.C. During OTD, U.S. paratroopers have the chance to train with jumpmasters from other nations, learn about their training tactics, and expand their experience through working with partner nations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel)

Army Reserve Signal Soldiers return home from successful deployment
December 12, 2016
More than 220 Soldiers from the 3rd Calvary Regiment based at Fort Hood, Texas and nearly 70 Army Reserve Soldiers from Detachment 10, 335th Signal Command (Theater) based in East Point, Georgia make their way across the runway toward the passenger terminal at Fort Hood's Robert Gray Army Airfield Dec. 9, after deplaning from a flight that brought them home from a deployment to Kuwait.  The Soldiers from Det. 10 spent the last nine-months deployed to Kuwait engineering, installing, operating, maintaining and defending network operations in support of Operations Freedom Sentinel and Spartan Shield.