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Archive: August, 2016

Active Preparation
August 10, 2016 — The 416th Theater Engineer Command conducted Active Shooter Training this weekend. Active shootings are becoming more and more common. This is a sad reality that we have to face and properly prepare ourselves... MORE

FBI Special Agent Michael Culloton, left, and Lt. Col. Tim Tyler, chief financial officer with the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) and Illinois State Trooper, demonstrate proper movement techniques with the M9 pistol, during active shooter training at the 416th TEC headquarters, Darien, Ill. The training provided by Special Agent Culloton gave Soldiers tools to react and protect themselves in an active shooter situation, Aug. 6, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brianna Saville/Released)

What began in 1813, continues today thanks to Army Reserve Soldiers
August 10, 2016 — In the hot summer days of 1813, the arsenal was built by an odd lot of untrained Soldiers who were suddenly thrust into service to ward off British attacks from Canada. This summer, Soldiers have deployed here again, but this time their mission is to help maintain the legacy of what their predecessors built more than 203 years ago. Suffice it to say, they are much better trained and equipped for the task at hand... MORE

Army Reserve Maj. Mario Boemio, kneeling, checking the mortar around a historic building, while Sgt. 1st Class Jose Robinson writes down the data. (Photo Credit: John B. Snyder)

88th RSC’s Operation Platinum Support puts Soldiers to work turning wrenches and improving readiness
August 9, 2016 — As the 88th Regional Support Command’s Operation Platinum Support mission continues, the benefits of this unique program are stacking up for Soldiers, their units, Equipment Concentration Site 67 and the 88th RSC. Operation Platinum Support allows U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in low-density supply and maintenance specialties to perform and gain proficiency in their technical skills while acting in direct support to the numerous exercises taking place on Fort McCoy. ... MORE

As part of his U.S. Army Reserve Annual Training participation in the 88th Regional Support Command's Operation Platinum Support mission, Sgt. Bryant Vannoy with the 298th Support Maintenance Company out of Altoona, Pa., removes the wheel of a FMTV for annual service and maintenance at the 88th RSC’s Equipment Concentration Site 67 on Fort McCoy, July 28. Operation Platinum Support allows Army Reserve Soldiers in low-density supply and maintenance specialties to perform and gain proficiency in their technical skills while acting in direct support to the numerous exercises taking place on Fort McCoy.

Army Reserve legal officer prepares for deployment
August 8, 2016 — Army Reserve Capt. Jessica Herdrich, Trial Counsel, 85th Support Command, is preparing to deploy to Kuwait for a one-year legal assistance mission... MORE

Army Reserve Capt. Jessica Herdrich, Trial Counsel, 85th Support Command, pauses for a photo during a battle assembly at the 85th Support Command. Herdrich is preparing for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait on a legal assistance mission to assist soldiers in the theater of operations.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Lietz/Released)

841st Hurricanes Leave Their Mark in Eastern Europe
August 8, 2016 — The 841st Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, out of Miami, Florida participated in Operation Resolute Castle from June to August 2016 as part of their extended combat training. Operation Resolute Castle is a United States Army Europe led military construction operation that includes constructing roadways and infrastructure improvements... MORE

The 841st Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, out of Miami, Florida participated in Operation Resolute Castle from June to August 2016 as part of their extended combat training. Operation Resolute Castle is a United States Army Europe led military construction operation that includes constructing roadways and infrastructure improvements. These efforts span Eastern Europe taking place in Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia and Hungary. Soldiers from several companies rotated through over a span of several weeks from a variety of military occupational specialties including medical, and vertical and horizontal construction. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jose F. Lopez, 841st Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command)

Soldiers proud to be part of Olympic opening ceremonies
August 8, 2016 — Whether marching into Maracanã Stadium as part of Team USA or watching on television, U.S. Army Olympians felt great pride during the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games... MORE

Twenty-two time Olympic medalist swimmer Michael Phelps carries the Stars and Stripes while leading Team USA into Maracanã Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps) (Photo Credit: Tim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affairs)

Texas Guard, Reserve Soldiers and Civilians Partner at Operation Lone Star
August 8, 2016 — Texas Guardsmen and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers worked alongside civilian partner agencies to provide necessary medical care to underserved Texas residents during Operation Lone Star, July 25-29, 2016 in La Joya, Pharr, Brownsville, Rio Grande City and Laredo. ... MORE

Lt. Col. John Hsu, a dentist in the 804th Medical Brigade, U.S. Army Reserves, Operations Chief for Dental Services, prepares to treat a patient at an Operation Lone Star site in Pharr, Texas, July 27, 2016. Service members from the Texas State Guard worked alongside Soldiers from the 804th Medical Brigade, U.S. Army Reserves, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Department of State Health Services, Remote Area Medical volunteers, Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), City of Laredo Health Department, Hidalgo County DHHS and U.S. Public Health Services during Operation Lone Star (OLS), a week long real-time, large-scale emergency preparedness exercise in La Joya, Pharr, Brownsville, Rio Grande City and Laredo, Texas, July 25-29, 2016. OLS is an annual medical disaster preparedness training exercise, uniting federal, state and local health and human service providers, that addresses the medical needs of thousands of underserved Texas residents every year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm McClendon)

Army Reserve Sustainment Command mobilizes Soldiers to make impact within the acquisition community
August 8, 2016 — Soldiers with the Army Reserve Sustainment Command’s (ARSC) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) (ASA (ALT)) Army Reserve Element (ARE) have been mobilized to fulfill roles for the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management (DASM) Operations Directorate and the Soldier and Maneuver Systems Directorate... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Princess Gibbs, executive assistant with Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics & Technology and Lt. Col. Jason Reherman, Department of the Army systems coordinator assigned to ASA (ALT) Army Reserve Element work together with Ms. Christy Carlile, staff action specialist and Mr. Bryon Manna, congressional analyst both for ASA (ALT). The group was tasked to take a closer look at the three principal decision making support systems within the Department of Defense (DoD) in order to make the process faster and better.

Signal Command Soldiers return from successful Afghan mission
August 8, 2016 — Throughout history many have said, “there’s no place like home,” and those words certainly rang true for 24 Army Reserve Soldiers who returned here Aug. 2-3 from a nine-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism... MORE

Col. (Promotable) John H. Phillips, commander, 451st Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (left), presents an American flag in a display case to 1st Lt. Anthony Rodriguez, a network operations officer and native of Tampa, Florida assigned to Detachment 11, 335th Signal Command (Theater), during a Welcome Home Warrior Ceremony at North Fort Hood, Texas Aug. 3. The detachment of 24 Soldiers spent the last nine months deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the ongoing war on terrorism. Their mission comprised of providing, maintaining, repairing and establishing electronic communications throughout the Afghan theater of operations.

Reserve Commands Train for Deployment Health
August 5, 2016 — As an alternate for the Deployment Health Assessment Program (DHAP) at the 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, TN, Peggy Pelfrey had never been to a training event for the DHAP program. As a Yellow... MORE

Attendees at the Hilton San Antonio listen to DHAP
speakers at this year's event

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