Maj. Gen. Bob D. Harter receives the 81st Readiness Division's guidon during his assumption of command ceremony held today at the 81st Readiness Division on Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Harter, who officially assumed command of the 81st RD on September 20, 2022, most recently served as the Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Distinguished guests at this event included Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the Arm Reserve and Commanding General of U.S. Army Reserve Command; the Honorable Kevin Shwedo, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, South Carolina; Maj. Gen. Van McCarty, South Carolina Adjutant General; Mrs. Jennifer Harding, South Carolina State Chair, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; Mr. George Sharpe, Staff Representative from the office of U.S. Senator Tim Scott; Mr. Sam Brick, United States Army Reserve Ambassador; Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, Commanding General, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson; Brig. Gen. (Ret) Jan Haigler; Mr. Dan Beatty, Chairman, South Carolina Military Task Force; and Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Levi Maynard. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Sgt. Crystal Harlow)

602nd Medical Company Area Support Soldiers practice triage on a mass decontamination line during Guardian Response, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on April 29, 2021.

602nd Medical Company Area Support Soldiers practice triage on a mass decontamination line during Guardian Response, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on April 29, 2021.

Soldiers from the 307th Chemical Company out of Bell, CA practiced decontamination techniques during Guardian Response, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, April 21, 2021. Guardian Response is a field training exercise that validates U.S. Army units' ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) catastrophe. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Staff Sgt. Rodney Roldan)