83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center
Instructors Compete Against Instructors
Sgt. 1st Class Donald Swain is awarded the Army Achievement Medal for his hard work and achievement during the 80th Training Command's annual instructor of the year competition.
The 80th Training Command's annual instructor of the year competition consisted of a 20-minute class of participants choosing, an appearance board with questions from the Army Training and Doctrine Command and Army Regulations based one instructor knowledge, and an impromptu motivator style of instruction with the intent to motivate students on a topic given by the board.
Nov. 3, 2022 - Eight instructors compete in the 80th Training Command's annual instructor of the year competition...

Diamond Saber sharpens Army financial, sustainment readiness
1st Lt. Tanisha Murray, 374th Financial Management Support Unit finance officer, and 1st Lt. Cesar Sandoval, 81st Readiness Division finance officer, discuss upcoming financial operations during exercise Diamond Saber at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, New Jersey, Aug. 13, 2022. Established in 2004, Diamond Saber is a U.S. Army Reserve-led exercise that trains and evaluates Soldiers and joint partners on warfighting functions such as funding the force, payment support, disbursing operations, accounting, fiscal stewardship, auditability and data analytics. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)
Sept. 7, 2022 - At the top of their game, professional athletes train hard and apply some of the most extreme pressures to ensure they’re hardened into their sport’s best and most capable talents because they realize the importance of...

Fort McCoy NCO Academy welcomes new commandant
Command Sgt. Maj. Deanna L. Czarnecki, the 14th commandant of the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy, is shown in this official Army photo on July 19, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army Photo by the Fort McCoy McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)
July 28, 2022 - Command Sgt. Maj. Deanna L. Czarnecki became the 14th commandant of the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) on July 14 during a special change-of-commandant ceremony at the academy...

Soldiers, civilians and families of 83rd ARRTC deliver fun, food at 3rd annual holiday ruck march
Master Sgt. Chi Ai Thi Truong, chief instructor of ARAC, 83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center, raises her hands in celebration of being the first female across the finish line at the 3rd annual 83rd ARRTC holiday ruck march food drive Nov. 19, 2021. Soldiers and participating civilian employees and family members walked and ran the three-mile path, carrying the food in ruck sacks that they donated to Feeding America afterward.
Nov. 23, 2021 - Several members of 83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center took to Natcher Physical Fitness Center’s one-mile track at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on Nov. 19 to continue what has become a tradition for them...

Newly accessed Active Guard Reserve Soldiers attend first AGRIT course
Newly accessed Active Guard Reserve Soldiers prepare to conduct a practical exercise during the first-ever AGRIT course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Aug. 16-20, 2021. (Courtesy of Maj. John Twitty)
Sept. 7, 2021 - The U.S. Army Reserve has rolled out a universal course for newly accessed Active Guard Reserve Soldiers that will provide them a smooth path to full-time reserve status...

Colonel Joseph L. (Larry) Thomas Jr.
Commanding Officer, 83rd U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Center
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Command Sergeant Major Samuel B. MacKenzie
Command Sergeant Major
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