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63RD READINESS DIVISION

Mountain View, California

HUGO, Minn. -- The Army Reserve team comprised of Soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) help each other over the Army Reserve-sponsored, nine-foot “Berlin Wall” during the Tough Mudder held in Hugo, Minnesota, July 17, 2016. This 10-12 mile, military-style obstacle course has challenged more than one million competitors since its inception in 2010, challenging the participant’s strength and stamina while building camaraderie.

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HUGO, Minn. -- Army Reserve Soldiers from the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) help each other over the nine foot “Berlin Wall” during the Tough Mudder held in Hugo, Minnesota, July 17, 2016. The Army Reserve-sponsored, 10 to 12 mile military-style obstacle course has challenged more than one million competitors since its inception in 2010, testing the participants’ strength and stamina while building camaraderie.

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Lt. Col. Michael Stewart (second right), company commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Regional Support Command, passes the company guidon to Sgt. 1st Class. Francisco Matos, acting first sergeant, HHC, 63rd RSC, during the traditional passing of the unit colors at a change of command ceremony, July 13, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif. Stewart assumed command from outgoing commander Maj. Derrick Carter (second left). Overseeing the ceremony is Maj. Gen. Nick Tooliatos (right), commanding general, 63rd RSC.

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Lt. Col. Michael Stewart (left), company commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Regional Support Command, Maj. Gen. Nick Tooliatos (center), commanding general, 63rd RSC and outgoing HHC commander Maj. Derrick Carter (right) pause momentarily following the ceremonial passing of the colors, during a change of command ceremony, July 13, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif.

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Sgt. 1st Class Francisco Matos (center), acting first sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Regional Support Command, prepares to salute Lt. Col. Michael Stewart (left), company commander, HHC, 63rd RSC, following the conclusion of a change of command ceremony, July 13, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif. Stewart assumed command from outgoing commander Maj. Derrick Carter, who is departing to take a position with the 79th Sustainment Command.

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Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Regional Support Command, salute during the playing of the national anthem before the HHC change of command ceremony, July 13, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif.

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A distant breeze gently blows the U.S. flag as Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 63rd Regional Support Command, stand at attention following a change of command ceremony, July 13, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, California.

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US Army Sgt. Mel Carry from the 301st Public Affairs Detachment, Army Reserve assists in delivering food to a needy local at a Mesa, Ariz. food bank.

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US Army 1st Lt. Aaron Bae from the 301st Public Affairs Detachment, Army Reserve prepares to assist with delivering food to needy locals at a Mesa, Ariz. food bank.

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Lt. Col. Michael A. Roark, a Roseburg, Oregon native, assumed command of the 469th Combat Sustainment Support Command June 26, in a change of command ceremony at the Moffett Naval Air Station in Mountain View, Calif., where the 63rd Regional Support Command is located. Col. Toni A. Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, was present to transfer the unit colors to Roark from Col. Chandra M. Roberts.

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After air assaulting into a landing zone, Spc. Khalid Hermez, from Detroit, pulls security as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs the landing zone. U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and the 34th Iraqi Army Brigade performed a joint air assault mission and patrol to check on living conditions of a small village north of here, Nov. 12. (Photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski)

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A xeriscape at the Bell Reserve Center in Bell Gardens, California is part of a series of drought-tolerant landscaping projects by the U.S. Army Reserve’s 63rd Regional Support Command. Xeriscapes are designed to conserve water with features such as native plants and stone ground covers. Photo courtesy of Varun Sood, 63rd RSC.

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The U.S. Army Reserve’s 63rd Regional Support Command installed a xeriscape at Holderman Hall Reserve Center in Los Angeles, California. This xeriscape features plants that are adapted to the unique climate conditions and environmental characteristics of southern California, so they require less water and maintenance. Photo courtesy of Varun Sood, 63rd RSC.

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Stone ground covers are prominent features of a xeriscape project at Los Alamitos Reserve Center in Los Alamitos, California. The U.S. Army Reserve’s 63rd Regional Support Command is using xeriscapes in conjunction with other water conservation projects to save natural resources in the drought-stricken state. Photo courtesy of Varun Sood, 63rd RSC.

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The U.S. Army Reserve’s 63rd Regional Support Command is saving water in California with xeriscape projects, such as this one at Bell Reserve Center in Bell Gardens. These water conservation efforts, when combined with other projects such as water efficient plumbing, have helped the 63rd RSC reduce water consumption by nearly 38 percent in one year. Photo courtesy of Varun Sood, 63rd RSC.

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Rick Mickler, an Emmy Award winning journalist with ESPN, visted the 215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, U.S Army Reserve, and shared insight from more than 25 years of experience in the broadcast journalism industry during a Joint workshop between the 241st MPAD, Louisiana National Guard and the 215th MPAD.

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Spc. David Alexander of the 215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, U.S Army Reserve, holds an "Emmy" awarded to Rick Mickler during his time as a cameraman with ESPN. The son of a veteran, Rickler visted the 215th and shared insight from more than 25 years of experience in the broadcast journalism industry during a Joint workshop between the 241st MPAD, Louisiana National Guard and the 215th.

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Rick Mickler, an Emmy Award winning journalist with ESPN, visted the 215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, U.S Army Reserve, and shared insight from more than 25 years of experience in the broadcast journalism industry during a Joint workshop between the 241st MPAD, Louisiana National Guard and the 215th MPAD.

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German Col. Bernd Erwin Prill, the outgoing commander of the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Novalis, the deputy commanding general for support for the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, and Italian Col. Stefan Di Sarra, the incoming KTCC commander, shake hands following the KTCC change of command ceremony held near Erbil, Iraq, June 8, 2016. The ceremony symbolized the German coalition partners passing command of the KTCC to the Italians. The KTCC is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi/Released)

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German Col. Bernd Erwin Prill, left, the outgoing commander of the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, passes the KTCC guidon to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Novalis, right, the deputy commanding general for support for the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, during a change of command ceremony held near Erbil, Iraq, June 8, 2016. The passing of the guidon between them symbolizes the German coalition partners relinquishing command of the KTCC. The KTCC is one of four Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training Iraqi Security Forces. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Peter J. Berardi/Released)

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