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Archive: May, 2016

Class dismissed: Roughly 80 students graduate high school, join U.S. Army
May 31, 2016 — “A nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its laws made by cowards and its wars fought by fools.”... MORE

Maj. Gen. Phillip M. Churn talks to a group of students at a high school award ceremony that was held at the 83rd Military Police Company in El Paso, Texas on May 21, 2016 to recognize over 80 high school seniors for their decision to join the Army after graduation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stephanie Ramirez)

Former Jamaican Solider Joins U.S. Army Reserve
May 31, 2016 — EXETER, California – In the Kaweah Oaks Preserve located in Exeter, California, Monday, May 24, a Soldier training with the 672nd Engineer Company stands near his Humvee. He’s about six feet tall,... MORE

Pvt. Rhoen Barnes cleans a skit-steer loader in the Kaweah Oaks Preserve at Exeter, California, Monday, May 24, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Alfonso Corral from the 318th Press Camp Headquarters)

Largest U.S. military transport aircraft makes historic landing in Poland for Anakonda 16
May 31, 2016 — The landing created a historic logistics partnership between the Air Force, the Army National Guard, the Army Reserve, the Polish Ministry of Defense, and Polish civilian airport workers. ... MORE

Polish Airport personnel at Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport help the Oklahoma National guard with loading a pallet onto a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, May 25.

Col. Glover attends Operation Terminal Fury
May 31, 2016 — Col. Toni Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, visited Lt. Col. Keven McKenzie, 483rd Transportation Battalion commander, and the crew of the U.S. Army Vessel Malvern Hill (LCU 2025) at Port Hueneme, during the Operation Terminal Fury exercise May 20. ... MORE

Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Kenney, U.S. Army Vessel Malvern Hill (LCU 2025) pilot, and Warrant Officer 2 Karl Irvin, USAV Malvern Hill chief engineer, get underway during the Operation Terminal Fury exercise May 20, at Port Hueneme. The Operation Terminal Fury exercise tests the abilities of transportation companies with vessel assets to respond quickly to emergencies in their area of responsibility.

76th EPLO/CMPO, 9th MSC and USARC teams train for disaster in Honolulu
May 31, 2016 — The 76th Operational Response Command’s (ORC) Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) Group, the 9th Mission Support Command (MSC), the Homeland Operations Division United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), the mobilization team USARC, the County and State Emergency Manager, the National Guard, and the American Samoa leadership (video teleconference) participated in a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) briefing 101 and Table Top Exercise (TTX) led by Region 9 Civil Military Project Officer (CMPO), Bryce Jones, May 21-22, Honolulu, Hawaii... MORE

76th ORC EPLO/CMPO and 9th MSC participated in a DSCA briefing 101 and executed a table top exercise before hurricane season in Hawaii and American Samoa in order to talk through immediate and deliberate response procedures.

A Day With the Army Reserve
May 27, 2016 — The Private Public Partnership Office (P3O) and the U.S. Army Reserve kicked off the 4th annual “Day with the Army Reserve with a keynote address featuring Under Secretary of the Army Patrick J. Murphy and also Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, Chief of the Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command. ... MORE

Under Secretary of the Army Patrick J. Murphy finishes his speech during the keynote address at the chamber of commerce. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Deidra Jackson, U.S. Army Reserve/Released)

Col. Glover visits the 314th CSSB at JRTC
May 26, 2016 — Col. Toni Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, visited Maj. Leopold Karanikolas, 314th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, at Fort Polk during a Joint Readiness Training Center exercise May 7, where units from the U.S. Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active-duty Army Soldiers train together... MORE

Col. Toni Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, and her staff take a brief from Maj. Leopold Karanikolas, 314th Combat Sustainment Support Command commander, and his staff in the Intermediate Staging Base tactical operations center, during Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, exercises May 7, where units from the U.S. Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active-duty Army train together.

Milwaukee celebrates Armed Forces Day like few others
May 26, 2016 — Milwaukee makes a special effort to bring awareness for Armed Forces Day by turning it into Armed Forces Week and with joint effort of Milwaukee Armed Services committee and Milwaukee residents and they were able to reach their goal this year to become the largest Armed Forces Day celebration in the United States. ... MORE

Nearly 500 motorcycles are lined up to take part in the Milwaukee Armed Forces Day 13th Annual Support the Troops Ride May 21.

The special force behind the fuel lab
May 26, 2016 — From the perspective of support operations, fuel, like water and ammunition, is one of the most important supplies needed to sustain the force in the battlefield. And, before supplying the fuel to the force, PLSs perform a variety of testing to ensure the fuel meets the prescribed standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials, and the MIL-STD-3004: Quality Assurance/Surveillance for Fuels, Lubricants and Related Products. ... MORE

Petroleum Quality Analysis System-Enhanced, a mobile trailer used by petroleum laboratory specialists in the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Naurys Marte/Released)

Chief of Army Reserve broadcasts final town hall online
May 26, 2016 — The chief of the U.S. Army Reserve delivered his final town hall meeting May 24 before live and online audiences, with approximately 250 people attending in person and hundreds more watching online, submitting questions from across the Internet... MORE

Brig. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of staff for the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR), presents a painting to Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, and his wife, Linda, as a farewell gift during their final town hall meeting at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, which was broadcasted live across the internet for viewers to participate from around the world, May 24. During the meeting, Talley spoke on a variety of topics affecting the Army Reserve and answered questions from both the online and live audiences. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

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