2019 Army Reserve Small Arms Championships
By Sgt. 1st Class John Buol | May 18, 2019
The 2019 Army Reserve Small Arms Championships will be held at Camp Atterbury, Ind. August 24-28. All Army Reserve Soldiers are invited to attend.
Soldiers and Civilians from across the country engage in ’Stand For Life’ suicide prevention training
By Anthony L Taylor | May 17, 2019
“The latest information that we have is that the suicide rate is going down,” said Stacey Feig, Psychological Health Program director at the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve. “That’s great news. However, the rate of suicidal ideation is still high, which means that we still have a lot of Soldiers who are hurting and who need some assistance in the immediate and in the long term, to be healthy and well as possible.”
U.S. Army Reserve Soldier reflects on family's service to the nation
By Capt. Daniel Johnson | May 17, 2019
In 1988, as 17 year-old Robert Lee Selmon sat on his couch watching images flicker on the screen of his television; he began to wonder about how he could further challenge himself. The commercial that came on next offered him exactly what he was looking for.
U.S. Army Reserve Soldier reflects on how heritage has shaped her service
By Spc. Jermaine Jackson | May 17, 2019
An example of someone who personifies the Army values in addition to celebrating her Asian/Pacific-Islander heritage is U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Bichthuy Truong, a Vietnamese American and transportation management coordinator from the 804th Movement Control Team, based in Tacoma, Washington, who joined for tuition assistance among many other reasons.
Career ‘Citizen Soldier’ reflects on conviction in Omaha missing person case, 13 years later
By Sgt. David Lietz | May 17, 2019
On May 10, 2006 in the mid-western city of Omaha, Nebraska, a teenager named Jessica O’Grady went to her boyfriend’s home. The University of Nebraska student and waitress intended to tell him that she was pregnant, according to, then, Detective Eric Nordby, who is currently the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command. The following day she failed to show up for work.
Mechanics Spark Multinational Connections
By Spc. Khylee Woodford | May 13, 2019
Sparks flew when U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, participating in a multinational Exercise Maple Resolve 19-01, partnered with Canadian Army technicians in an in-house, friendly engineering competition at the 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment (3 CDSB) Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, May 9, 2019.
CY20 U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Command Board
By Courtesy Story | May 9, 2019
Headquarters, Department of the Army will conduct the CY20 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Troop Program (TPU) Command Board in July 2019 to select USAR LTCs and promotable Majors (MAJs) to command USAR battalions in CY20. The application closing date of May 22, 2019, is fast-approaching.
Army Reserve cadet benefits from $40,000 scholarship
By Cheryl Phillips | April 30, 2019
Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Daniel Prissel, from Owatonna, Minn., is using a $40,000 Minuteman Scholarship offered by the Army Reserve to pay for room and board. As part of the scholarship package, he also receives a monthly $420 stipend, a monthly $350 SMP stipend and an annual $1,200 book stipend. Scholarship recipients can choose 100 percent tuition and fees or the $10,000 a year room and board option.