June 4, 2020 - Staff Sgt. James Richardson joined the Army to get an education. He's stayed in for ten years for the opportunities and experiences he's had and the pride he feels wearing the uniform. Richardson, a multimedia illustrator with the 335th Signal Command (Theater), produces visual displays, creates graphics, and makes artwork that the command uses for its publications, signs, charts and posters.

June 4, 2020 - While many college students adapted to completing their spring semester virtually, one Boston University undergraduate found himself in the epicenter of the response efforts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spc. Owen Kearney, an Army Reserve Soldier and BU political science major, was in a virtual class when he received the call to report with his unit for mobilization.

June 4, 2020 - Brig. Gen. James C. Hafley was appointed the Deputy Commanding General-Support for the 88th Readiness Division in March. “I am honored and excited to be selected for this new role and I look forward to working with unit leaders in the 88th Readiness Divisions’ 19-state region to support their readiness efforts,” said Hafley, a St. Louis native, upon taking over the newly established position.

June 3, 2020 - In the world of COVID-19, delays, restrictions and inconvenience are but a few words to describe everyday living across the globe. In the world of the U.S. Army, Soldiers are trained to overcome and push forward with solutions.

June 3, 2020 - As the U.S. Army balances global operations while combating COVID-19 on the home front, the Nation continues to need a manned and ready force. This need for a manned and ready force has Army Reserve and National Guard units continuing to answering the Nation’s call. However, the outbreak has drastically changed the standard operating procedures for mobilizing units.

June 3, 2020 - U.S. Army Human Resources Command welcomed a new deputy commanding general during an Investiture Ceremony here, June 1. Brig. Gen. Kris Belanger, a Wantage, New Jersey native, succeeds Brig. Gen. Twanda Ednetea (Tia) Young who will retire to Charlotte, North Carolina, in September after more than 30 years of service.

June 3, 2020 - 1st Lt. James Ennis, resident of Salem, N.H., just completed a deployment to combat COVID-19 at Elmhurst Hospital-Queens as part of an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force with the U.S. Army Reserve. It has been an honor to represent the Army in this unprecedented time in the battle against COVID-19. To have the U.S. Army Reserve mobilized within the United States working alongside Joint Forces as well as civilians in the epicenter of this pandemic has been life changing. I have never been prouder to be a part of a team that helped people of the United States in one of the most difficult times of their lives.

June 2, 2020 - COVID-19 complicated college and graduation for virtually every student in the U.S. For Sgt. Melanie Workman, a Soldier with the 75th Field Hospital and a student at Georgia State University, COVID-19 has been life-changing. For Workman, her final semester before graduating was very difficult to stay on top of, “School started back up the same day that I was activated for a COVID-19 support mission with the Army Reserve. I was at my mobilization base as classes were starting, I was literally clicking between screens of class lectures and FEMA training courses as I prepared to mobilize.”

June 1, 2020 - Handling the symptoms of stress and anxiety begins at home with self-care, a panel of medical experts said during a media roundtable.

June 1, 2020 - Trzebien, Poland, a small team in a small Polish village has been preparing for a big exercise. First Lt. Katherine Choi, a human resources officer from Seattle, Washington, and Staff Sgt. Joel Brown, a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Helena Montana, make a small but mighty mayor cell team. The two have been working for months to ready the tiny base camp at Trzebien, Poland, for troops in the Defender Europe 20-plus training exercise. Then plans changed.

June 1, 2020 - A small “pop-up” 25L (Cable Systems Installer-Maintainer) reclassification course for deploying Soldiers is being held at Fort Hunter Liggett, California from May 8 to June 7. This course is normally conducted at the High Tech Regional Training Site – Maintenance (HTRTS-M) located in Sacramento, California.

May 31, 2020 - When we arrived at University Hospital in New Jersey, there was no other spot as far forward in the COVID fight.  First arriving, you are excited and scared at the same time, but you adapt, find your job focus and get the job done.   We quickly learned, no one Soldier or civilian could do it alone. I was the officer In charge (OIC) for our behavioral health team.  The BH team worked out of several areas at the hospital: emergency psychiatric, inpatient psychiatry, and chaplains office. I worked out of the chaplains office and with nurse manager we provided psychological support for the Hospital staff, who have gone through so much. The team and I also worked closely with the associate director for nursing on development and implementation of a staff resilience program.