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.
Lt. Col. Julie Fung-Hayes, an emergency physician and flight surgeon, shares why she loves serving in the U.S. Army Reserve. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2FlT26s
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Army Reserve medic brings combat trauma experience to civilian fire service
Sgt. Abbie Muterspaw
June 26, 2026 - For Sgt. Abbie Muterspaw, serving as an Army Reserve combat medic and working as a civilian firefighter-paramedic are more than two separate careers. They are complementary callings built around service, readiness and helping...

Four-legged Soldiers, first-class care: Army Reserve vets race against clock in high-stakes battlefield training
Sgt. Raijuenae Aravena, an animal care specialist assigned to the 422nd Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support (MDVS), 338th Medical Brigade, took part in a simulated medical procedure on a mechanical dog during Operation Sentinel Justice at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, June 14, 2026. Operation Sentinel Justice is a large-scale U.S. Army Reserve training exercise that enhances Soldier and unit readiness, validates capabilities, and improves mission effectiveness through realistic, multi-echelon training in a dynamic operational environment. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Pfc. Shemari Salkey)
June 25, 2026 - Highly specialized Army Reserve Soldiers race against the clock to save a special battlefield casualty. The patient arrives at the operating room of the 422nd Medical Detachment Veterinary Services Support (Vet Det) at the...

Operation Sentinel Justice combines real-world medical support, training to strengthen AR-MEDCOM, MRTC readiness
Sgt. Raijuenea Aravena, center, a veterinary technician assigned to the Rockville, Md., based 422nd Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, instructs Sgt. Karissa Downing, left, on canine intubation procedures under the supervision of Lt. Col. Jessica Sprague during Operation Sentinel Justice at Camp Shelby, Miss., June 15, 2026. The training strengthens veterinary medical readiness and prepares Army Reserve personnel to support animal care requirements in operational environments. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jayson Rivera)
June 25, 2026 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers throughout the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command (AR-MEDCOM) and the San Antonio-based Medical Readiness and Training Command (MRTC) trained alongside more than 10,000 U.S...

Army Reserve Medical Command, Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel medical logistical relationship crucial for success
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Melissa Rosales, right, and Pfc. Jeramaya Wilson, both automated logistical specialists assigned to the St. Charles, Mo., based 332nd Medical Company (Logistics), store medical equipment during the pre-check inventory packing, or PCIP, with the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel, or TLAMM, warehouse, at Kelly Field in San Antonio, May 7, 2026. PCIPs with the TLAMM ensure individual and collective unit readiness by having Soldiers accurately pinpoint logistical requirements prior to training exercises and real-world operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher A. Hernandez)
May 27, 2026 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in and around the organizational umbrella of the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command have been synchronizing efforts with the U.S. Air Force to conduct pre-check inventory...

Ready for anything: 852nd Medical Detachment sharpens combat skills ahead of deployment
Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 852nd Medical Detachment, 385th Field Hospital, 2nd Medical Brigade, participate in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 28, 2026. The 852nd Medical Detachment trained in preparation for an upcoming mobilization. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Valley)
May 21, 2026 - The water was cold, the current unpredictable, and the task was simple: get your team to the other side. For Pfc. Aiden Chilson, a combat medic with the 852nd Medical Detachment, it was the hardest thing he did all week — and...

Brig. Gen. Christopher Piland
Commanding General, Military Readiness and Training Command
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