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Today, America's Army Reserve recognizes and honors the surviving husbands and wives of fallen Soldiers. Gold Star Spouses are the resilient legacies of their service member's sacrifice to the nation.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Copeland gives COVID-19 guidance

Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Copeland, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, talks about how the Army Reserve will continue to train and improve individual readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Celebrating Military Children

In April, military children are recognized for the support and sacrifices they must make as their parents serve in America's armed forces. They are a diverse bunch with unique stories and situations. Read how sisters Emma and Olivia became military children after an Army Reserve family opened their hearts to foster the teenagers from an abusive home.

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Army Values

The Seven Core Army Values are what being a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier is all about. How do you live these values on and off the field?

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The Leaders Corner: Episode 2

The Inspector General - Who's in trouble now? With guest Sgt. Maj. Trevor Sellers

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The Double Eagle App

The Double Eagle App is the latest resource for Soldiers, Family members, and Department of the Army Civilians to get up-to-date information about America's Army Reserve. Available now to download for Apple and Android devices.

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All About The ACFT

Army senior leaders have approved a new strenuous fitness test designed to better prepare Soldiers for combat tasks, reduce injuries and lead to ample cost savings across the service. The six-event readiness assessment, called the Army Combat Fitness Test, is intended to replace the current three-event Army Physical Fitness Test, which has been around since 1980. Beginning October 2020, all Soldiers will be required to take the new gender- and age-neutral test. Before that, field testing set to begin this October will allow the Army to refine the test, with initial plans for up to 40,000 Soldiers from all three components to see it.

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Getting Help: Suicide Prevention

Suicides among our ranks affect not only families but also unit readiness and morale - directly hampering the capability, combat-readiness, and lethality of America's Army Reserve.

GRFD Scholarship Minuteman Campaign

If you are interested in receiving an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship and commissioning into the Army Reserve, the GRFD Scholarship Minuteman Campaign covers 4 years of full tuition and fees or $10,000 for room and board at colleges and universities served by an Army ROTC program.

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FAQs: COVID-19 impact to the U.S. Army Reserve

April 3, 2020 - These questions have been submitted by Soldiers to various U.S. Army Reserve social media websites. Here, Soldiers may find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Breastfeeding in the military: Army Reserve Soldier an advocate for lactating military moms

Maj. Kelly M. Bell takes a break during lunch to pump on the bleachers at a range in Camp Williams, Utah, April 2017.

April 3, 2020 - On historic Fort Des Moines, Soldiers of the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) push themselves to maintain readiness and prepare for their next logistical support mission. One Soldier has participated in this form of training for over a decade, and sees an opportunity for change within the ranks.

Colorado Army Reserve Soldier tests mental, physical strength during 100-mile snowshoe race

Chief Warrant Officer 3 David S. Kleparek, human resources technician with the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses with the medal, buckle and plaque he won during the Snow Devil Snowshoe Race: Winter Ultra in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Feb. 29, 2020. Kleparek placed first in the snowshoe race after completing 100 miles in 36 hours, 54 minutes and 30 seconds.

April 3, 2020 - Snowshoeing has the reputation of being an excruciating sport, even when performed recreationally rather than competitively. Chief Warrant Officer 3 David S. Kleparek, human resources technician with the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army Reserve Aviation Command, welcomes the challenge.

Brig. Gen. Robert S. Cooley Jr. selected to be next chief of staff for Army Reserve

April 3, 2020 - Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, announces the selection of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Cooley Jr. as the next chief of staff for the U.S. Army Reserve Headquarters.

Telework Guidance

April 2, 2020 - Army Reserve Commanders are directed to maximize the use of telework in order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and sustain unit mission essential operations. Effective immediately, telework guidance should be provided for all personnel in the Army Reserve workplace.

Virtual Battle Assembly

April 2, 2020 - Effective immediately, the CAR/CG authorizes the use of Virtual Battle Assemblies (VBAs) for all Army Reserve Troop Program Unit (TPU) Commands. VBAs have been put in place to ensure Soldiers have the maximum means to maintain individual Soldier readiness, build resiliency, and provide stability and security to our Soldiers and families.

Maj. Gen. Marion Garcia retiring after 32 years of service

April 2, 2020 - Maj. Gen. Marion Garcia, Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Reserve Command, will retire this month from the Army after 32 years of service to the nation.

Former Army chaplain who inspired famed SNL character role continues service providing religious support to local Army Reserve Soldiers

Father Matt Foley, fourth from the left, parish pastor for St. James Catholic Church, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, pauses for a photo with local Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during the unit’s battle assembly weekend training, February 9, 2020. Foley, who was contracted by the command’s chaplain office to provide religious support is a former Army chaplain with numerous deployments. Foley also shared a unique story about his friendship with the late comedian Chris Farley and one of the comedian’s Saturday Night Live skit characters.
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April 1, 2020 - Long time viewers of NBC’s Saturday Night Live show may recall a sketch about a motivational speaker named Matt Foley who lived “in a van down by the river”, played by the late comedian Chris Farley.

Remote Training During COVID-19

Michelle Adams uses a SCATT trainer to practice - at home while wearing pajamas. Simulations devices allow remote Postal Match opportunities and training options when conditions prevent congregating.

March 31, 2020 - For times when circumstances and expense prevent Soldiers from congregating for training, remote training simulators allow inexpensive, yet effective, skill development.

Army seeks retired medical Soldiers to support COVID-19 efforts

Krystal Moore, a licensed practical nurse, takes the temperature of a Soldier during a secondary screening on March 24, 2020, at Madigan Army Medical Center's Winder Clinic on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Winder Clinic has been designated as the JBLM enhanced COVID-19 screening site. (Photo by John Wayne Liston)

March 31, 2020 - More than 14,000 retired Soldiers have already shown interest in returning to active duty after the Army recently reached out to over 800,000 of them to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic response, G-1 officials said Friday.

336th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade conducts virtual battle assembly due to COVID-19 concerns

Capt. Marcel Bedard (left) of the 325th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion participates in a discussion during the 336th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade’s virtual battle assembly from Watertown, Mass., March 21, 2020. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Marcel Bedard)

March 31, 2020 - The 336th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade successfully piloted the U.S. Army Reserve’s first virtual battle assembly with the participation of more than 500 soldiers from the unit March 21 to 22. The 336th E-MIB Soldiers from across the U.S. connected remotely to participate in the two days of scheduled training.

CY21 U.S. Army Reserve command boards to be conducted this summer

In this 2018 file photo, Lt. Col. Jose Ruiz-Espada, 1-333rd Multifunctional Training Battalion commander, and his Soldiers render a salute during the National Anthem at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, during a commemoration ceremony for the transition of the 1-333rd Battalion from the 94th Training Division-Force Sustainment to the 1st MSC footprint. Headquarters, Department of the Army will conduct several CY21 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) command boards this summer to fill available command positions with highly capable and motivated leaders. (File photo by Maj. Ebony Gay, 94th TD-FS Public Affairs Office)

March 30, 2020 - Headquarters, Department of the Army will conduct several CY21 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) command boards this summer to fill available command positions with highly capable and motivated leaders.