Bundeswehr-U.S. Army Reserve Partnership
U.S. Army Reserve medical Soldiers from Medical Support Unit-Europe, 7th Mission Support Command, teamed up with German Bundeswehr Army Reserve medical Soldiers for partnership training that included medical treatment scenarios in a mobile hospital and litter aid training loading and unloading a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
7th ILE Detachment Makes New Strides
7th Intermediate Level Education Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, begins their 2019-20 class in Grafenwoehr, Germany, with a first-time enrollment of Naval officers.
75th Anniversary of Periers Liberation
7th MSC Commanding General, BG Michael T. Harvey, and 7th MSC color guard Soldiers help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Periers, France by participating in a ceremony in the city center on July 27th, 2019. During World War II, Soldiers from the 90th Infantry Division liberated the city 75 years earlier on July 27th, 1944.
Double Eagle Six: Extremist Groups Incompatible with Army Values
LTG Charles D Luckey talks about the incompatibility of extremist groups and service in America's Army Reserve. New version has direction for commanders--including holding Soldiers accountable.
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.
Know Your Political Space
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, reminds Soldiers to be aware of what they can and cannot do politically: "Make sure you understand the difference between your rights as a citizen and your responsibilities as a Soldier."
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.
Focus on Individual Training
Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, wants individual Soldiers to ensure they know the basics of their responsibilities by making education and skills training a priority.
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.
America's Army Reserve: Who We Are
Want to know more about the Army Reserve? America's Army Reserve: The most capable, combat-ready, and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation.
2500th DLD Soldiers summit Monte Specie during training with Italy´s 6th Alpine Regiment
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Cory D. Poppe, 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, pins rank on Sgt. 1st Class Mark Jacobson, 2500th DLD, 7th MSC, in a mountain-top promotion ceremony after his unit used snowshoes to summit Monte Specie during winter survival training with the Italian Army´s 6th Alpine Regiment during exercise Alpine Rock in Toblach, Italy, January 11, 2020. Fifteen Soldiers from the 2500th participated in the winter survival training that emphasized small-unit tactical interoperability.
Jan. 14, 2020 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, used snowshoes to summit Monte Specie while conducting search, rescue and recovery training with three alpine instructors from the Italian Army´s 6th Alpine Regiment (6th Regimento Alpini), here, Jan. 10-12, 2020.
773rd CST attracts U.S. defense leader; demonstrates unique mission
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Eric Samaritoni (right), commander of the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, and his team of Soldiers meets with Dr. Brandi C. Vann, deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, after she toured the 773rd headquarters on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, December 11, 2019. The 773rd is the only Civil Support Team in the U.S. Army Reserve and the European theater of operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joy Dulen)
Dec. 11, 2019 - The 773rd Civil Support Team, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear unit under the 7th Mission Support Command, has an exclusive mission. This CST is the only of its kind in both the U.S. Army Reserve and in the entire European theater of operations. The deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, Dr. Brandi C. Vann, stopped by the 773rd, headquartered on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to tour stations set up by CBRN Soldiers, who highlighted the equipment capabilities of their unique unit, Dec. 11.
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers train during Joint Cooperation 2019
U.S. Army Sgt. Caitlin Thompson, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, works alongside Hungarian Army Zászlós Ferenc Kapor during Joint Cooperation 2019, an annual civil-military cooperation exercise, involving 24 nations from Europe and North America, Nov. 7, 2019 in Steyerberg, Germany. The exercise included approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians. During the exercise, the Soldiers are placed in a scenario of conflict in the fictional states of Torrike and Framland. The Soldiers mission is to interact with roleplayers acting as local citizens of the area who either question military presence in the area, want to provide information or need help addressing humanitarian concerns. The exercise was conducted from Oct. 28 - Nov. 8 in and around Nienberg, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Doug Magill, 7th Mission Support Command)
Dec. 3, 2019 - Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s only civil affairs battalion in Europe joined approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians from 24 countries in North America and Europe for a civil-military cooperation exercise, Oct. 28 – Nov. 8 in and around Nienburg, Germany.
Disaster relief exercise tests German, American first responders
Capt. Jess Krantz, civil affairs team chief, with 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Kaiserslautern Germany, out of Wackernheim Germany and Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr, receives information from a member of the American Red Cross during exercise Cobra Strike 2019, in Wackernheim, Germany Sept. 14, 2019. Cobra Strike is a multinational, multiorganizational field training exercise in humanitarian assistance in collaboration with the Bundeswehr, THW, American Red Cross. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Christopher Stelter).
Oct. 17, 2019 - Should disaster strike in Europe, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their German counterparts are better prepared to render aid due to ongoing training hosted by Company C, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion.
361st Civil Affairs Soldiers support close NATO partnership, continued relationship
U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Michael T. Harvey, commander of the 7th Mission Support Command, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Martin Schelleis, German Force Base Inspector General, after a Multinational Civil-Military Cooperation Command re-flagging ceremony held in Nienburg, Germany, Sept. 30, 2019. Members of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th MSC, attended the ceremony in support of their long-standing partnership with the Multinational CIMIC Command.
Oct. 11, 2019 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, have shared a close partnership with the German Civil-Military Cooperation Command for more than five years.
The seven newest units in the Army Reserve
SEMBACH, Germany—U.S. Army Reserve Col. Scott K. Thomson, Deputy Commander of the 7th Mission Support Command, officiates the activation of the 510th Regional Support Group and subordinate units in a ceremony held here at United Sates Army Garrison, Rheinland-Pfalz Sembach Kaserne on Sept. 14, 2019. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Daniel J. Friedberg, 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office)
Sept. 14, 2019 - SEMBACH, Germany— The seven newest units in the United States Army Reserve were activated in a ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, Sembach Kaserne on Sept 14, 2019, under the 7th Mission Support Command.
2500th DLD commander embodies Soldier first mentality
The outgoing commander of the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, Col. Christopher Varhola, thanks his Soldiers after receiving a meritorious service medal during a ceremony Aug. 17 at Camp Normandy, Grafenwoehr, Germany. Varhola will retire this November after almost 30 years of service in the U.S. Army.
Aug. 17, 2019 - GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — After a week of ranges and training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Soldiers with the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment said farewell to one commander and welcomed another during a change of command ceremony Aug. 17, here, at Camp Normandy.
Back to basics: Proficiency at heart of 2500th DLD's Europe mission
Capt. Michael E. Benjamin, 2500th DLD operations officer, throws a practice hand grenade during a familiarization and qualification range Aug. 16 at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
Aug. 16, 2019 - GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Twenty Soldiers with the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment conducted basic warrior tasks and focused on understanding battlefield enablers during the unit’s annual training Aug. 10 to 23, here, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.
Five 7th MSC officers graduate Army War College
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Aaron Justice, commander of the 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, receives his diploma during the U.S. Army War College class of 2019 graduation ceremony on Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2019. Five 7th MSC officers graduated the two-year program with a Master's degree in Strategic Studies.
July 28, 2019 - When military officers graduate from the Army War College, they don’t just receive congratulations and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment, they also receive a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies.
7th MSC honors the people of Periers, France
Color Guard Soldiers assigned to the 7th Mission Support Command participated in the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of the town of Periers, France on July 27, 2019. The 90th Infantry Division, now the 90th Sustainment Brigade, liberated the town during World War II seven weeks after landing on Utah beach just 35 kilometers away. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Capt. Joe Bush)
July 27, 2019 - PERIERS, France: On July 27, 1944, Soldiers of the 90th Infantry Division, known as the ‘Tough Hombres’, rolled into the town of Periers, France just 35 kilometers from where they landed seven weeks earlier to be greeted by the remaining citizens as liberators, and the townspeople have never forgotten them.
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