"We are a values based organization. So, when in doubt, look to our seven Army Values to be the guideposts, to be the road signs, to make sure we're on track. Racism is contrary to our Army Values. It's actually an insider threat, but it dwells within hearts, and it dwells within our ranks, and we must do everything we can to root it out and crush it. "Racism and other discriminatory practices break trust with the team and break trust with the American people. And we as an Army, we have spent 245 years building trust with the American people. And we will not break that trust today." -Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper serves as deputy commanding general of the Army Reserve and dedicated 33 years to law enforcement, including time as chief of police in Birmingham, Alabama.

"A lot of conversation here in America over the last week or two since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis about what does the rule of law mean. Conversations about violence, about people who are protesting. Talks about disobedience, discord, disharmony in America. Remember a fundamental fact, fundamental truth about being American. Protest, so long as it's peaceful, not only is it lawful, it's a part of who we are."

Soldiers, civilians and family members of the 7th Mission Support Command perform a 7k run, in honor of the Army Reserve's 112th birthday. They show spirit, wearing 7th MSC swag and taking photos. Leaders of the command encourage the team to stay active and practice social distancing. They conclude with a traditional cake cutting.

Video by SSG Christopher Jackson and Sgt. 1st Class Joy Dulen The 7th Mission Support Command remains ready to protect, service, and supply the force though the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commanding General and Command Sergeant Major of the 7th Mission Support Command, Brig. Gen. Michael Harvey and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Yingst, sign the 7th MSC Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation for April, 2020. The 7th MSC SHARP Program Manager, Ms. Tesha Crawford, puts out a message for the 7th MSC team.

Absentee ballot voting message by Army Colonel Andrew Morgan orbiting earth aboard the International Space Station.

Throughout the month of February, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 446th Movement Control Team, 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, are activated for annual training to prepare and track 2,360 pieces of rolling stock moving from the theater preposition yard at Coleman Barracks near Mannheim, Germany, for a nearly 300-mile movement north to Bergen-Hohne, Germany, in preparation for DEFENDER-Europe 20.

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 Intermediate Level Education Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, begins their 2019-20 class in Grafenwoehr, Germany, with a first-time enrollment of Naval officers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Today's Army Reserve covers more than 20 time zones across five continents. We are a battle-tested force facing a future with sophisticated adversaries. We must shift our focus and continue to adapt. We must be physically fit, mentally tough, and determined to defeat the enemy and dominate our foes. America's Army Reserve: the most capable, combat-ready, lethal federal reserve force in the history of the nation. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Calvin Reimold, Spc. Maria Casneiro and Sgt. 1st Class Jerimiah Richardson)