Operation Capital Medic – Leading the way for medical readiness
Operation Capital Medic – Leading the way for medical readiness Operation Capital Medic, a medical readiness mission held at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital for over a year now, is increasing the readiness of service members in the Washington, DC area. It is estimated that about 5000 Reserve and National Guard Soldiers live in the Washington, DC area, and Army Reserve Medical Command’s 7250th Medical Support Unit has provided medical and dental services to nearly 1500 of them, helping them get off the red list one Soldier at a time.
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Army Reserve works with Air Force to build standardized medical supply system for real-world care
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Shayla Haley, a dental specialist from the Greenwood, S.C., based 7225th Medical Support Unit, inventories and packs multiple cases of medical supplies at the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel at Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on April 8, 2026. Coordinated planning, supply tracking and constant communication ensure units receive the equipment they need on time, reinforcing how logistical support directly impacts mission readiness and execution. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry T. Zuetrong)
April 16, 2026 - Army Reserve and Air Force personnel partnered at the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel warehouse at Kelly Field here from April 6-10, 2026, to build and standardize medical supply systems in preparation for upcoming...
Three William Beaumont Army Medical Center units earn Army Safety Excellence Award for fostering a 'culture of safety'
Col. Wendy L. Gray, commander of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, ties the newly earned Army Safety Excellence Streamer on the guidon of the 7248th Medical Support Unit, U.S. Army Reserves, during an award ceremony, March 31.
April 6, 2026 - Three U.S. Army units under William Beaumont Army Medical Center were recognized for their outstanding commitment to safety, each receiving the Army Safety Excellence Streamer in a ceremony at the main hospital on March 31...
Army Reserve sergeant overcomes setbacks, embodies warrior ethos in GAFPB swim victory
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Diamond Turner, a Human Resource Specialist assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 379th Regiment, 95th Training Division at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, poses next to the Anderson Aquatic Center pool. After multiple attempts to pass the swim test for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, Turner beat the clock to pass the rigorous 100-meter test with less than a second to spare.
March 27, 2026 - In the span of just a few minutes in the pool, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Diamond Turner, a Human Resource Specialist assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 379th Regiment, 95th Training Division at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, but...
7306th Medical Exercise Support Battalion Academy builds the trainers who power Army Reserve medical readiness
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Breanna Woods, a combat medic with the San Antonio-based 7306th Medical Exercise Support Battalion, instructs Soldiers on the process of the Effects and Enablers cell during the 7306th MESB Academy held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center located at Joint Base San Antonio - Camp Bullis, Texas on March 12, 2026. The Effects and Enablers section develops simulated injuries, or “injects,” that training units must assess, triage and treat. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry T. Zuetrong)
March 23, 2026 - Soldiers from across the Army Reserve medical community gathered in Texas March 12–15 for the 7306th Medical Exercise Support Battalion Academy, a four-day training event designed to prepare units to support realistic...
Army Reserve Soldiers revalidate combat medic skills in ad hoc course
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Flanders, right, a combat medic assigned to the Pinellas Park, Fla., based Army Reserve Medical Command, demonstrates to other combat medics how to set up and perform a blood extraction on a manikin arm during the Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS, 68W Sustainment Course held at Fort McCoy, Wis., Feb. 24, 2026. AR-MEDCOM Soldiers — in coordination with the Fort McCoy, Wis., based Medical Simulation and Training Course — developed and executed an ad hoc solution to ensure timely recertification and revalidation of combat medic skills to all MOS 68W Army Reserve and Army National Guard Soldiers. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher A. Hernandez)
March 12, 2026 - More than 100 U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers have taken part in, and are preparing to take part in, the Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS, 68W Sustainment Training course held here throughout...
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Brig. Gen. Christopher Piland
Commanding General, Military Readiness and Training Command
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