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773rd CST takes on EMAT responsibilities Although the EMAT was deactivated, the need for this capability remains. Taking up the mission is the Army Reserve’s 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Activated in 2009 and fully operational since 2010, the 773rd CST possesses the unique skill, expertise and capability to carry out what is expected of an EMAT. Army Reserve exceeds former active duty service members' expectations MIAMI, Fla. -- For Spc.'s Jose' Duprey and Emilio Aguiar, coming off active duty into the Army Reserve meant new challenges. Getting back to basics: NCO developmental training hones skills The scenario was just a taste of what NCOs from the U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters here received as part of NCO developmental training Jan. 27, thanks to the assistance of trainers at Fort Bragg. PHOTOS: USS Serpens remembered Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and representatives from the U.S. Army Reserve held the ceremony to remember the 198 Coast Guardsmen, 56 U.S. Army stevedores, and a U.S. Public Health Service surgeon who died on the USS Serpens. The USS Serpens AK 97 was anchored off Lunga Beach, Guadalcanal, Solomon Island when it suddenly exploded on January 29, 1945. Reserve Soldiers finish detainee operations in Afghanistan Capt. James Balutowski, 308th Military Police Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, a Reserve unit headquartered at Fort Carson, reported the return of almost 100 soldiers. They faced a set of bleachers packed with hundreds of family members and friends, cheering with welcome home signs, gripping balloons and holding flowers. Silver Scimitar 2012 combines expertise, experience to train Human Resources Soldiers FORT DEVENS, Mass. – Human Resources professionals affect every soldier on the battlefield, whether it’s through payroll, awards, casualty reports, movement in and out of theater, or just delivering the mail. Silver Scimitar, a U.S. Army Reserve Command-sponsored, two-week training event held here annually, gives HR soldiers the training and expertise to provide those services so crucial to sustaining the fight. The Army's best-kept secret floats KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait - The 824th Transportation Company, an Army Reserve unit from Morehead City, N.C., just arrived in Kuwait to start their yearlong deployment. The home away from home has a unique feature, it floats. Medics keep skills sharp EDINBURGH, Ind. — Army medics are required to complete 72 hours of training every two years to ensure their skills do not deteriorate. To address this training requirement, National Guard and Army Reserve medics came to Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center to fulfill 48 hours of sustainment training Jan. 9 – 15. Reserve website offers 600,000 jobs to veterans The large number of veterans coming out of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are a good resource for American businesses looking for great employees, said an Army Reserve general. Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities. The Helmet It looked identical – it was the same size and even bore the same rank - but the Advanced Combat Helmet that Lt. Col. Timothy Smith, commander of the Arny Reserve's 314th Public Affairs Operations Center wore to the range that day was more than standard issue. For Smith, it was a gesture for a fallen hero.
Army Reserve Soldier wins Operation Rising Star U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Melissa Neal, a former active duty Soldier and current Army wife and mother, won the 2011 Operation Rising Star singing contest at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. PHOTOS: Army Reserve leadership visits deployed troops PHOTOS: Army Reserve leadership visits deployed troops Continuum of Service could pave way for ‘Soldier Heroes’ What do an ammunition specialist, an indirect fire infantryman and an Army Ranger have in common? They are all current Army Reserve Soldiers nominated by their commands to participate in the All-American Bowl as Soldier Heroes. Soldier helps surgeons operate at Forward Operating Base Shank When a surgeon needs the right tool to save a life or assistance during a surgery, Spc. Mark Brown, of New Braunfels, Texas, an operating room specialist from the 628th Forward Surgical Team, is there. Soldiers offer holiday honors to fallen comrades in Afghanistan Soldiers with the 375th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion laid wreaths in honor of five fallen soldiers during a memorial ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Dec. 10. Army Chief of Staff issues instructions for Reserves on demobilizing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno issued instructions Wednesday concerning Reserve Component Soldiers who will be demobilizing at bases in the United States over the holidays. PHOTOS: 208th Army Reserve Band holiday concert The 208th Army Reserve Band performs its annual Holiday Concert at the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, S.C., Dec. 10. 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop: From parachutes to calculus class, paratroopers, students team up to spread holiday cheer While most teenagers are worried about what they are getting for Christmas, a small but growing number of them are becoming more interested in the kids who might not be getting any toys this year. That’s because teens like Logan Herrera and Krunal Amin are joining paratroopers from Fort Bragg to spread holiday cheer to the local community in the name of the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop. Former boxer fights to save lives in Afghanistan OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan — The operation center is quiet. No patients and no doctors are in sight as U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Villa, of San Antonio, Texas, a healthcare specialist and licensed practical nurse for the 628th Forward Surgical Team, methodically wraps his hands. |
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