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63RD READINESS DIVISION

Mountain View, California

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Novalis, left, the deputy commanding general for support for the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, passes the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center guidon to Italian Col. Stefan Di Sarra, right, the incoming KTCC commander, during a change of command ceremony held near Erbil, Iraq, June 8, 2016. The passing of the guidon between them symbolizes the Italian coalition partners accepting 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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Soldiers attending an Equal Opportunity Leader Course participate in a Life Raft Activity, where Soldiers were given a confined area and a limited amount of time to vote Soldiers off the raft based on their perceptions and stereotypes of assigned characters.

The course was hosted by the 63rd Regional Support Command, May 20-26, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif.

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Soldiers attending an Equal Opportunity Leader Course participate in a StarPower exercise, where according to the official description of the program, 'participants have a chance to progress from one level of society to another by acquiring wealth through trading with other participants. Once the society is established, the group with the most wealth is given the right to make the rules for the game. The power group generally makes rules which maintain or increase its power and which those being governed consider to be unfair. This generally results in some sort of rebellion by the other members of the society.'

The course was hosted by the 63rd Regional Support Command, May 20-26, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Mountain View, Calif.

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Retired Navy veteran Merle House, gives a celebratory salute following a surprise ceremony made possible by the Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes for terminally ill patients, June 1, at a Veterans Affairs sponsored foster care facility in San Jose, Calif.

House is in the final stages of Parkinson’s disease and had made a request to the Dream Foundation to be reunited one last time with a close female friend in Palos Verdes, Calif., which was granted by the foundation. The presentation of the ‘wish basket’, which contained the travel arrangements for his upcoming trip, was facilitated by the Santa Clara VA.

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San Jose Vice Mayor Rose Herrera presents a certificate to Merle House, an 87 year old Navy Veteran, as part of a surprise ceremony made possible by the Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes for terminally ill patients, June 1, at a Veterans Affairs sponsored foster care facility in San Jose, Calif.

House is in the final stages of Parkinson’s disease and had made a request to the Dream Foundation to be reunited one last time with a close female friend in Palos Verdes, Calif., which was granted by the foundation. The presentation of the ‘wish basket’, which contained the travel arrangements for his upcoming trip, was facilitated by the Santa Clara VA.

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Retired Maj. Gen. Kent Hillhouse presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Navy veteran Merle House, as part of a surprise ceremony made possible by the Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes for terminally ill patients, June 1, at a Veterans Affairs sponsored foster care facility in San Jose, Calif.

House, 87, is in the final stages of Parkinson’s disease and had made a request to the Dream Foundation to be reunited one last time with a close female friend in Palos Verdes, Calif., which was granted by the foundation. The presentation of the ‘wish basket’, which contained the travel arrangements for his upcoming trip, was facilitated by the Santa Clara VA.

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A 1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from Los Angeles, Calif., drives down Torrance Boulevard Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade is longest running of its kind; 2016 marking its 57th year. The 1142 Tactical Fire Fighting Truck is ready to deploy in almost any terrain to combat five types of fires/hazards; wildland, structural (limited to two stories or less), petroleum, oils, lubricants, hazardous materials, tactical vehicle fires, and aircraft crashes. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters/Released).

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A Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck wrecker from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from Los Angeles, Calif., drives down Torrance Boulevard in Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade is longest running of its kind; 2016 marking its 57th year. The wrecker is equipped with a recovery winch vehicle retrieval system.

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A M915A5 6X4 line-haul tractor truck from the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Los Angeles, Calif., drives down Torrance Boulevard in Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade is longest running of its kind; 2016 marking its 57th year. The truck is designed to meet the battlefield requirements of the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters).

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Lt. Col. Timothy Hyde, Deputy Director, Western Region, U.S. Army Public Affairs Film and Television Liason, Los Angeles, Calif., races to the finish line during the Armed Forces Day 5K Run/Walk in Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Celebration. This is the first year the 5K is part of the celebration and is planned to reoccur every year. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters).

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General Robert B. "Abe" Abrams Commander, U.S. Army Forces Command races to the finish line at the Armed Forces Day 5K Run/Walk, Torrance, Calif. May 21st 2016 during the 57th Annual Torrance Armed Forces Day Celebration. This is the first year the 5K is part of the celebration and is planned to reoccur every year. General Abrams was the Grand Marshal of the 57th Annual Armed Forces Day Parade. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters).

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The 300th Army Band from Bell, Calif., marches down Torrance Boulevard in Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade is longest running of its kind; 2016 marking its 57th year. The band is a 40-member instrumental ensamble and Southern California's only Army Reserve band. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters).

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Drummers from the 300th Army Band from Bell, Calif., marches down Torrance Boulevard in Torrance, Calif., May 21, 2016, during the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade is longest running of its kind; 2016 marking its 57th year. The band is a 40-member instrumental ensamble and Southern California's only Army Reserve band. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, 201st Press Camp Headquarters).

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— A Jordanian Armed Forces doctor assesses simulated casualties during a mass casualty event May 21, 2016, at King Hussien Medical Centre. This exercise was part of Eager Lion 2016, which is a military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations.

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A Jordan Armed Forces member comforts and treats a simulated casualty during a massive casualty exercise May 21, 2016, at King Hussien Medical Centre, during Eager Lion ’16. Eager Lion 2016, which a military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations.

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A doctor takes notes about a simulated casualty condition May 21, 2016, at King Hussien Medical Center during a massive casualty exercise as part of Eager Lion ’16. Eager Lion 2016, which a military bi-lateral exercise with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan designed to strengthen relationships and interoperability between partner nations.

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Col. Scott Naumann and Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Rose, the command team of Task Force Warrior, case the colors of the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division “Warriors,” during a transfer of authority ceremony in Erbil, Iraq, May 17, 2016. The Warrior brigade completed a nine-month deployment in Iraq as part of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, building partner capacity, and advising and assisting Iraqi Security Forces. The building partner capacity mission aims to increase the military capacity of local forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Col. Brett Sylvia, the commander of 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), “Task Force Strike,” and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Gebhardt, the senior noncommissioned officer for 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, uncase the Strike Brigade’s colors during their transfer of authority ceremony in Erbil, Iraq, May 17 2016. This ceremony marks the beginning of the Strike brigade’s deployment in Iraq as part of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, building partner capacity and advising and assisting Iraqi Security Forces. The building partner capacity mission aims to increase the military capacity of local forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Col. Scott Naumann, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, “Task Force Warrior,” speaks about the Warrior Brigade's accomplishments during a transfer of authority ceremony near Erbil, Iraq, May 17, 2016. The Warrior brigade completed a nine-month deployment in Iraq as part of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, building partner capacity, and advising and assisting Iraqi Security Forces. The building partner capacity mission aims to increase the military capacity of local forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Col. Scott Naumann and Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Rose, the command team of Task Force Warrior, furl the colors of the 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division “Warriors,” during a transfer of authority ceremony in Erbil, Iraq, May 17, 2016. The Warrior brigade completed a nine-month deployment in Iraq as part of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve, building partner capacity, and advising and assisting Iraqi Security Forces. The building partner capacity mission aims to increase the military capacity of local forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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