807TH MEDICAL COMMAND (DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT)

U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from the 176th Medical Brigade participated in #JustifiedAccord 2024 in Kenya. (JA24) is U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise incorporated personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army Medicine U.S. Army Europe and Africa U.S. Embassy Nairobi U.S. Department of State: Bureau of African Affairs

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Israel Osagie, discusses why he joined the Army Reserve on Feb. 29, 2024, in Nanyuki, Kenya.

As part of the Northern Strike training exercise, Soldiers of the 676th Ground Ambulance Company provided real world medical support, conducted training and received an external evaluation to establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) and familiarize themselves with newly fielded equipment on Aug. 5-19, 2023, at Camp Grayling, Mich. (U.S. Army Reserve Video by Spc. Ronald D. Bell)

Military members partnered with Indian Health Services to augment medical providers at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation during Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Walking Shield, Aug 7-18, 2023.

Mission of Mercy, a community partner selected by the County of Nueces, and the United States Army collaborate to deliver no-cost healthcare to the Coastal Bend, Texas community. The teams are partnering to provide no-cost eye exams and custom-fabricated glasses from scratch at no cost. This optometry service is one of many medical services and pop-up clinics offered in Nueces County, Texas, as part of Innovative Readiness Training in July 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve video by 1st Lt. Harrison Gold).

"It's not a smooth ride, and a PhD is one of the most difficult courses one can do.... But if you just remember...the resilience...you're going to be knocked down, but you've got to get up. Mission has to continue. Again, testaments to Army training. I don't know if I would be where I am today if I wasn't a Soldier." U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Casey Mwangi, a Licensed Practical Nurse (68C) who holds an M.D., is pursuing a Ph.D. research fellowship at Oxford University focused on spinal injury and neuropathic pain. Mwangi's goal is to help Soldiers with spinal injuries and amputation-related phantom limb pain.

A team of four service members from the Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity out of Yorktown, Va., is working at the Gualo Rai Childrens Park Youth Center in Saipan making eye glasses for the communities of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota during the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Operation Wellness CNMI June 12-19, 2023.

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Darrin Nelson, a 139th Medical Brigade veterinarian, talks about what it’s like to serve the Tinian people through providing much needed veterinary services, as part of the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) CNMI Wellness mission, July 14, 2023. IRTs bring experienced Air National Guard and Army Reserve medical professionals to a real-world environment, allowing them to continue honing their skill sets while positively impacting the community. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Kelly Willett)

Soldiers of the 932nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) from Indianapolis, Ind., conducted training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Army Trauma Training Center (ATTC) in Miami, Fla., on April 2-16, 2023. The training helps soldiers improve their medical skills and teamwork. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Spc. Ronald D. Bell)

491st Medical Company Area Support (MCAS) soldiers were Observer, Coach/Trainers for this year's Guardian Response training exercise at Muscatatuck, In., on Apr. 17-27, 2023. The 491st MCAS has been the medical unit on the Command and Control Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response Element-A (C2CRE-A) mission for the past three years. (U.S. Army Reserve Video by Spc. Ronald D. Bell)