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Archive: May, 2017

NYPD officer, Army Reserve Soldier to be honored in National Police Memorial
May 8, 2017

Columbus-based Army Reserve unit wins national culinary competition
May 8, 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)

Kyle takes command of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion
May 8, 2017
Soldiers of the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion , 361st CA Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command pose for a group photo to welcome Lt. Col. Clifton C. Kyle, the incoming commander,  after a change of command ceremony held at the Field House, Tower Barracks, United States Army Garrison, Bavaria on May 7, 2017.

Army Reserve medical unit in Germany has a new commander
May 7, 2017
Left, Army Reserve Col. Daniel F. Bohmer, commander, Medical Support Unit – Europe, 7th Mission Support Command receives the MSU-E unit colors from Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Steven W. Ainsworth, the 7th MSC commanding general, right, as Army Reserve Col. Bidemi Y. Olaniyi-Leyimu, former commander, MSU-E, 7th MSC, center, looks on, during an outdoor change of command ceremony on Daenner Kaserne, May 6, 2017. 
The MSU-E is an Army Reserve unit under the command of the 7th MSC, which has Soldiers with 29 medical specialties plus administrative professionals.

JBMDL’s Griffith Field House re-opens following $750K transformation
May 5, 2017
During the  re-opening ceremony for the Col. Jack H. Griffith Jr. Memorial Field House on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Griffith’s widow Bonnie and daughters Barb and Megan check out a static display illustrating the field house’s history. The field house re-opened May 5 following a 5-month, $750,000 transformation. In addition to receiving a new gym floor and running track, the field house now features energy-efficient lighting and is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Col. Griffith served as Fort Dix chief of staff from March 1984 until his death from cancer in December 1986. He was commissioned as an Infantry officer through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the University of Virginia, and was a graduate of the Army War College. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam where he was wounded in combat, and served in many other assignments around the world during his 26-year career.

75th TC Trainers Coach, Teach and Mentor During WAREX 86-17-02
May 5, 2017
Capt. Robert Reynolds, an observer controller/trainer in 1st Brigade, Great Lakes Training Division, 75th Training Brigade, explains the course of action development step of the Military Decision Making Process to members of the 419th Combat Service Support Battalion, headquartered in Tustin, California.

Guard and Reserve Soldiers team up for cyber defense
May 5, 2017
Sgt. Charles Apperti, a U.S. Army Reserve information technology specialist assigned to the Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group, Western Cyber Protection Center out of Camp Parks, Ca., shows Col. Michael D. Smith, commander for the Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group out of Adelphi, Md., his work during Cyber Shield 17 at Camp Williams, Utah, May 2, 2017. Cyber Shield is a National Guard exercise, in cooperation with U.S. Army Reserve, that provides Soldiers, Airmen and civilians from over 44 states and territories the opportunity to test their skills in response to cyber-incidents in a multi-service environment. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez)

672nd Renegades collect over 4,600 pounds of food for Missoula food bank
May 4, 2017
4615 pounds of food was collected at the 672nd Engineer Company Food Drive, Missoula, Montana, April 21-23, 2017. The 672nd and Missoula Army Recruiting Station did pushups in exchange for donations as a light-hearted way of engaging the community, and increasing awareness of the Army Reserve (Courtesy Photo).

Civilians Support Military Training Through Role Play
May 4, 2017
Civilian role player Cheyenne Patton, a North Vernon, Ind., resident, goes through decontamination following a mock nuclear disaster at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, April 28, 2017. The U.S. Army Reserve’s Guardian Response 2017 is a multi-component training exercise designed to validate more than 4,000 service members in Defense Support of Civil Authorities in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear catastrophe. This year's exercise simulated an improvised nuclear device explosion with a source region electromagnetic pulse out to more than four miles. The 84th Training Command hosted this exercise and the 78th Training Division, headquartered in Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, conducted the training. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Beth Raney, 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

75th Training Command provides supervision, guidance at Cyber Shield 17
May 4, 2017
Lt. Col. Paul West (left) and Sgt. Katavia Parker, both Soldiers with the 75th Training Command, Gulf Training Division out of Birmingham, Ala., work side by side on the formation of training plans as part of the Exercise Cyber Shield 17 multi-service training exercise conducted at Camp Williams, Utah, on May 2, 2017. Exercise Cyber Shield 17 is the sixth iteration of this training exercise and this year unites the Army National Guard with members of the Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and civilians from private companies, state government agencies, federal agencies, industry partners, and academia. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher Hernandez)