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Archive: May, 2019

Drill sergeants refine Soldier skills; become more effective leaders
May 28, 2019 — The U.S. Army drill sergeant hat symbolizes excellence, making the wearer of the iconic Brown Round an image to emulate. However, drill sergeants don’t just leave the Drill Sergeant Academy infused with a career’s worth of knowledge. Like every other Soldier in the Army, they must continually train to stay proficient... MORE

Drill sergeants refine Solder skills; become more effective leaders

Federal Reserve Bank, Army Reserve honor fallen service members
May 23, 2019 — The Federal Reserve Bank hosted its third-annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony May 23 at its headquarters here to honor those men and women in uniform who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation... MORE

Officer Miles Noonan of the Federal Reserve Police helps conduct the Missing Man Table ceremony as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia hosts its third-annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony May 23 at its headquarters to honor those men and women in uniform who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the nation. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. The institution holds a remembrance ceremony the Thursday before Memorial Day every year. The Missing Man Table ceremony pays tribute to the nation’s fallen, missing and imprisoned military service members.

Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Hendricks, Leading from the Front
May 23, 2019 — Not everyone can join the elite Sgt. Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) but Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Hendricks with the 11th Battalion, Army Reserve Careers Division (ARCD) based at Moffett Field, California, joined the ranks in September 2018... MORE

478th Transportation Company supports Maple Resolve 19
May 22, 2019 — Warfare was revolutionized by the invention of the motor vehicle. Battles, supplies, and troops can be moved about the theater much faster and outcomes can be decided in the blink of an eye. Therefore, training soldiers on how to properly move within a combat zone is of utmost importance. That’s where exercises like Exercise Maple Resolve come in... MORE

478th Transportation supports Exercise Maple Resolve 19

Army Reserve Soldier's 'shot' toward success
May 22, 2019 — Every Soldier in the Army has to train and be proficient with their weapon. But U.S. Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Amber English, a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, takes it to a whole new level... MORE

Fighting crime one shell casing at a time
May 21, 2019 — The yellow shirted woman is Carolyn Fernan, a forensic firearm and tool mark investigator with the Corpus Christi Police Department. She is conducting forensic analysis of a shooting where several criminals shot up a house trying to kill a male occupant. In the ensuing gunfire, several women and small children in the house were injured. Within minutes, she gives the lead detective her analysis of the crime scene... MORE

The Double Eagle App has landed
May 21, 2019 — Soldiers in America’s Army Reserve have a new tool to more effectively communicate with each other and broaden their ability to lead... MORE

88th Readiness Division greets vice president at Fort McCoy
May 21, 2019 — Vice President of the United States Mike Pence visited Fort McCoy on May 16 and was greeted by 88th Readiness Division Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jody J. Daniels and Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie Farmer, 88th RD command sergeant major, and received a briefing about an RG33 Medium Mine-Protected Vehicle from Lt. Col. Charles Wells, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 340th Brigade Engineer Battalion (3rd/340th), and Command Sgt. Maj. Rathe Thompson, 3rd/340th command sergeant major, at Fort McCoy. ... MORE

Vice President Mike Pence visits Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Dual Service: Montana Reserve unit Soldiers serve in police blues and Army greens
May 20, 2019 — Teamwork. Comradery. Adventure. A variety of missions, with no two days the same. These are the things that attracted 1st Lt. Jacob Ahmann, already a military veteran, to seek out a job in law enforcement. In the 652nd Regional Support Group, an Army Reserve unit out of Helena, Montana, with the mission of providing base operations support, Ahmann is far from alone when it comes to serving in police and military uniforms. Ahmann, an intelligence officer who previously served as the 652nd’s company commander, is one of nine other Soldiers who work in law enforcement as his civilian job. ... MORE

Observe, Coach, Train
May 20, 2019 — “They are about to begin,” muttered a figure atop a six-story building. Sgt. Zachary Wilks, a combat engineer with the 2/363rd Training Support Battalion from Mesa, Arizona was about to perform an aspect of his job, simulating casualties with Weapons Effects Simulations (WES) gear within a mock-up city, in support of Maple Resolve 19-01. ... MORE

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