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Archive: March, 2017

Reserve Soldier strives for academic excellence
March 27, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Kristin Welch, with the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, pulls rear security Saturday, March 25, 2017, during a unit field exercise in Pennsylvania. She is a full time student pursuing a graduate degree in Art History.

Warriors named Best at military police command competition
March 24, 2017
With only the moon light, red flash lights and glow sticks Soldiers from across the command put their night land navigation skills to the test at this year’s 200th Military Police Command’s Best Warrior Competition held at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif, Mar. 17. Competitors test their Army aptitude by completing warfare simulations, board interviews, physical fitness tests, written exams, and Warrior tasks and battle drills. (US Army photo by Sgt. Elizabeth Taylor)

Army Reserve MPs, Air Force train as they fight during WAREX
March 24, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 423rd Military Police Company, 333rd Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, conduct convoy operations on March 19, 2017, at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The military police unit worked with the U.S. Air Force 621st Contingency Response Wing and the U.S. Air Force Reserve 732nd Airlift Squadron to complete a joint airlift mission during Warrior Exercise 78-17-01 which is designed to assess a units’ combat capabilities. Roughly 60 units from the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Canadian Armed Forces are participating in the 84th Training Command’s joint training exercise, WAREX 78-17-01, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from March 8 until April 1, 2017; the WAREX is a large-scale collective training event designed to simulate real-world scenarios as America’s Army Reserve continues to build the most capable, combat-ready, and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation. (Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez/ Released)

Reserve Soldiers compete Army-wide in culinary arts
March 24, 2017
The full meal, created by the culinary team of the 391st Military Police Battalion, is shown as part of the 49th Philip A. Connelly Award for Excellence in Army Food Service competition at Camp Blanding, Florida, March 17, 2017. The 391st MP Bn., one of four Army-wide finalists, selected Camp Blanding, Florida, as their location for the final level of testing in the competition. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Lazo)

Army Reserve Soldiers Prepare for Retirement
March 23, 2017
Lt. Col. Christopher Eng, a U.S. Army Reserve officer currently assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, discusses his future plans with MyArmyBenefits contractor representative, Linda Wellman. Wellman, a retired Army Reserve chief warrant officer four, also contributes her personal experience and knowledge when discussing retirement plans. MyArmyBenefits was one of the organizations represented at the 99th Regional Support Command’s Army Reserve Pre-Retirement Training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, March 18, 2017. (Army Reserve Photo by Capt. Valerie Palacios/ Released)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, Aim High
March 23, 2017
A U.S. Airmen prepare for a joint inspection an up-armored Humvee at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on March 18, 2017. The Airmen, who are assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, spent the day with U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command to inspect their up-armored Humvees in preparation for an air-land mission into Lakehurst Maxfield Field to kick off the ground operations of Warrior Exercise 78-17-01, which will be held March 8 to April 1, 2017. Roughly 60 units from the Army Reserve, Army, Air Force, Marine Reserves, and Canadian Armed Forces participated in the training exercise, which is a large-scale collective training event designed to assess units’ combat capabilities as America’s Army Reserve continues to build the most capable, combat-ready and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation. (Army Reserve Photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bell / Released)

Retired Army Reserve Soldier is “Thrice the Citizen”
March 23, 2017
Nick Taylor, supervisory facility operations specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, narrates a groundbreaking ceremony March 18 for a new Army Reserve Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Workshop brings together Army Reserve, State Department personnel
March 23, 2017
Retired Ambassador David Litt, the executive director for the Institute for Defense and Business Center for Stabilization and Economic Reconstruction speaks to 7th Mission Support Command personnel during the Diplomacy at Work Professional Development Workshop March 22 at the Armstrong Club on Vogelweh Air Force Base.

Army Reserve Observes World Water Day
March 22, 2017
The United States Army Reserve has released its first World Water Day message ahead of the worldwide observance on March 22.

U.S. Army Reserve Aviation Command uses Total Force Approach to support the Wildfire Relief Efforts in Kansas
March 22, 2017
Aircrews from the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB) flew three CH-47 Chinooks helicopters, specially outfitted with Bambi Bucket equipment, to assist in the relief efforts of those who were affected by the wildfires, Mar. 9. The 11th ECAB is a subordinate unit under the Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC). The Army Reserve Aviation Command’s mission is to provide mission command to all assigned units in order to deploy trained and ready Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades and Theater Fixed Wing Battalions to a specified area of operations in support of the combatant commander. Its capabilities include air assault, air movement, aeromedical evacuation, casualty evacuation and civil support operations. Army Reserve units have capabilities critical to DSCA response, including search and rescue, aviation, engineer, transportation, medical and communications support. The Army Reserve has Soldiers and equipment in more than 1,100 communities across the nation allowing immediate respond to local emergencies. We stand with our nation in support of our neighbors and our primary concern is their safety and well-being. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Matthew Roman, Army Reserve Aviation Command Public Affairs Officer)