U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Joseph Nuttall, bottom left, noncommissioned officer for Civil Affairs Team 5737, 457th CA Battalion, 361st CA Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, and Maj. Gen. Piotr Trytek, bottom right, commander of Poland’s 11th Armored Cavalry Division, pose with the top three finishers of the inaugural Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Poland event, a 5K competition held at Zagan Forward Operating Station, Poland, April 15, 2021. BOSS Poland is the first-ever BOSS program to be established for deployed and rotational troops, instituted by Nuttall and his U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs team. (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
U.S. and Polish Army Soldiers exchange t-shirts and patches after competing in the inaugural Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Poland event, a 5K competition held at Zagan Forward Operating Station, Poland, April 15, 2021. BOSS Poland is the first-ever BOSS program to be established for deployed and rotational troops, instituted by a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs team. (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kyle Warner, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, competes in the inaugural Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Poland event, a 5K competition held at Zagan Forward Operating Station, Poland, April 15, 2021. BOSS Poland is the first-ever BOSS program to be established for deployed and rotational troops, instituted by a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs team. (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
U.S. and Polish Army Soldiers take off from the start line at the inaugural Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Poland event, a 5K competition held at Zagan Forward Operating Station, Poland, April 15, 2021. BOSS Poland is the first-ever BOSS program to be established for deployed and rotational troops, instituted by a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs team. (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
Members of U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs Team 5737, 457th CA Battalion, 361st CA Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, pose with members of Poland’s 11th Armored Cavalry Division Civil-Military Cooperation G5 team on April 27, 2021. CAT 5737 instituted the first-ever Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program for deployed and rotational troops while deployed to Zagan, Poland for exercise Atlantic Resolve from January to May, 2021. From left to right: Mr. Rafal Pawlowski, Maj. Patryk Stephniewski, Sgt. 1st Class Rodrigo Carvajal – CAT 5737, Cpt. Jaroslaw Lobos, Cpt. Daniel Allen – CAT 5737, Lt. Col. Pawel Cupa, and Sgt. Joseph Nuttall – CAT 5737 (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, right, commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, reaffirms the oath of office with newly promoted Lt. Col. Eric M. Arras, during a small promotion ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 2, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Eric M. Arras, an operations officer with the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, stands with his family as he receives official promotion orders from the 361st commander, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during a small promotion ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 2, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Eric M. Arras, an operations officer with the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, stands at attention while family members fasten new rank on his uniform during a small promotion ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 2, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Sgt. Derek J. Born, a critical care flight paramedic with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, gives a thumbs-up after landing during aircraft medical evacuation training performed by the 12th CAB for more than 50 Army Reserve civil affairs Soldiers at Camp Normandy, United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 10, 2021
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, perform medical evacuation training with aviation Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Normandy, United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 10, 2021.
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Carlos E. Gorbea (left), commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, presents his unit’s coin to U.S. Army Sgt. Derek J. Born, a critical care flight paramedic with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, in appreciation of aircraft medical evacuation training performed by his team for more than 50 Army Reserve Soldiers at Camp Normandy, United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 10, 2021.
U.S. Army Sgt. Derek J. Born, a critical care flight paramedic with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, trains more than 50 Army Reserve civil affairs Soldiers on aircraft medical evacuation at Camp Normandy, United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 10, 2021.
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Michael S. McGregor, right, outgoing command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, receives the American flag from the commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during McGregor’s retirement ceremony held after a Change of Responsibility in Kaiserslautern, Germany, January 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Robert D. Eck, incoming command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, speaks during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, January 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Michael S. McGregor, outgoing command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, speaks during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, January 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Robert D. Eck, left, incoming command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, receives the unit colors from the commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, January 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Michael S. McGregor, right, outgoing command sergeant major of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, hands the unit colors to the commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony held in Kaiserslautern, Germany, January 24, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elisabeth Paqué)
Soldiers with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command visit a WWII memorial in Berlin, Germany September 27, 2020. 25 members from both units attended a battlefield staff ride, U.S. Army Europe leader training exercises that use the setting of a historical campaign or battle as the basis for unified land operation and professional development. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Morrow)
Soldiers with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command visit a WWII memorial in Berlin, Germany September 27, 2020. 25 members from both units attended a battlefield staff ride, U.S. Army Europe leader training exercises that use the setting of a historical campaign or battle as the basis for unified land operation and professional development. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Morrow)
Soldiers with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command visit the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin, Germany September 26, 2020. 25 members from both units attended a battlefield staff ride, U.S. Army Europe leader training exercises that use the setting of a historical campaign or battle as the basis for unified land operation and professional development. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Morrow)
Army Reserve activates new unit in Europe
Soldiers of the 7th Mission Support Command deactivated the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and activated the 163rd Regional Support Group in a ceremony officiated by the commander of the 7th MSC Brig. Gen. Karen Monday-Gresham at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne on Sept. 9, 2023. The 163rd Regional Support Group provides command and control, and administration support structure in support of U.S. Army assets in Europe and, upon demand, in Africa.
Sept. 19, 2023 -  The 7th Mission Support Command bid farewell to the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and welcomed the163rd Regional Support Group during a combined ceremony, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany...

Reserve Soldiers start first-ever BOSS Poland
U.S. and Polish Army Soldiers take off from the start line at the inaugural Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Poland event, a 5K competition held at Zagan Forward Operating Station, Poland, April 15, 2021. BOSS Poland is the first-ever BOSS program to be established for deployed and rotational troops, instituted by a U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs team. (Photo by Maj. Marcellus Simmons, 1-1 ABCT Public Affairs)
May 7, 2021 - The Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program has been supporting the overall quality of life for single and unaccompanied Soldiers assigned to duty stations around the world since 1989.Now, for the first time ever,...

Army Reserve Soldiers in Europe get hands on Blackhawk MEDEVAC training
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, perform medical evacuation training with aviation Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Camp Normandy, United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 10, 2021.
April 12, 2021 - More than 50 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, performed realistic medical evacuation training at Camp Normandy in United States Army Garrison Bavaria, here, April...

Army Reserve civil affairs unit conducts battlefield staff ride
Soldiers with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command visit the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin, Germany September 26, 2020. 25 members from both units attended a battlefield staff ride, U.S. Army Europe leader training exercises that use the setting of a historical campaign or battle as the basis for unified land operation and professional development. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Morrow)
Oct. 23, 2020 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, received hands-on WWII learning experiences during a battlefield staff ride, here,...

Exercise Forward and Ready 20 a success for Reserve command in Europe
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, conduct a tactical training patrol involving reaction to enemy and civilian contact during exercise Forward and Ready 20 at United States Army Garrison Bavaria in Grafenwoehr, Aug. 5, 2020. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Morrow, 361st CA Bde, 7th MSC)
Aug. 9, 2020 - More than 130 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from various units within the 7th Mission Support Command successfully concluded exercise Forward and Ready 20 during annual training at United States Army Garrison Bavaria, here, from...

361st Civil Affairs Brigade changes command
Brig. Gen. Michael T. Harvey, right, commander of the 7th Mission Support Command, passes the unit colors to Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, incoming commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, during a change of command ceremony held on Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Elisabeth Paqué, Visual Information Specialist)
March 7, 2020 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade welcomed a new commander to their unit, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during a March 7 ceremony, here, and bid farewell to outgoing commander, Col. Bradley A. Heston...

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers train during Joint Cooperation 2019
U.S. Army Sgt. Caitlin Thompson, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, works alongside Hungarian Army Zászlós Ferenc Kapor during Joint Cooperation 2019, an annual civil-military cooperation exercise, involving 24 nations from Europe and North America, Nov. 7, 2019 in Steyerberg, Germany.



The exercise included approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians.



During the exercise, the Soldiers are placed in a scenario of conflict in the fictional states of Torrike and Framland. The Soldiers mission is to interact with roleplayers acting as local citizens of the area who either question military presence in the area, want to provide information or need help addressing humanitarian concerns. The exercise was conducted from Oct. 28 - Nov. 8 in and around Nienberg, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Doug Magill, 7th Mission Support Command)
Dec. 3, 2019 - Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s only civil affairs battalion in Europe joined approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians from 24 countries in North America and Europe for a civil-military cooperation exercise, Oct. 28 – Nov...

Disaster relief exercise tests German, American first responders
Capt. Jess Krantz, civil affairs team chief, with 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, Kaiserslautern Germany, out of Wackernheim Germany and Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr, receives information from a member of the American Red Cross during exercise Cobra Strike 2019, in Wackernheim, Germany Sept. 14, 2019. Cobra Strike is a multinational, multiorganizational field training exercise in humanitarian assistance in collaboration with the Bundeswehr, THW, American Red Cross. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Christopher Stelter).
Oct. 17, 2019 - Should disaster strike in Europe, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their German counterparts are better prepared to render aid due to ongoing training hosted by Company C, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion...

361st Civil Affairs Soldiers support close NATO partnership, continued relationship
U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Michael T. Harvey, commander of the 7th Mission Support Command, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Martin Schelleis, German Force Base Inspector General, after a Multinational Civil-Military Cooperation Command re-flagging ceremony held in Nienburg, Germany, Sept. 30, 2019. Members of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th MSC, attended the ceremony in support of their long-standing partnership with the Multinational CIMIC Command.
Oct. 11, 2019 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, have shared a close partnership with the German Civil-Military Cooperation Command for more than five years...

Five 7th MSC officers graduate Army War College
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Aaron Justice, commander of the 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, receives his diploma during the U.S. Army War College class of 2019 graduation ceremony on Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2019. Five 7th MSC officers graduated the two-year program with a Master's degree in Strategic Studies.
July 28, 2019 - When military officers graduate from the Army War College, they don’t just receive congratulations and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment, they also receive a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies...

Army Reserve Soldiers enhance knowledge, relationships during multinational civil affairs seminar
The 457th Civil Affairs Battalion hosted soldiers from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia and the Republic of North Macedonia at a cultural awareness seminar and Multinational Civil-Military Co-operation Center planning conference April 27-28 at Camp Normandy, Grafenwoehr, Germany. The events were designed to prepare participants for the U.S. Army Europe summer exercises.
April 28, 2019 - GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers joined representatives from five European partner nations for a cultural awareness seminar and Multinational Civil-Military Co-operation Center planning conference April...

Hubble and Klein crowned 7th MSC 2019 Best Warriors
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Kathryn Hubble, a combat medic healthcare specialis with the 209th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command (MSC), Wiesbaden, Germany, tackles the low wall while maneuvering the obstacle course during the 7th MSC Best Warrior Competition (BWC) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 26, 2019. BWC is an annual event designed to test the physical fitness, military knowledge, marksmanship, endurance and land navigational skills of each competitor. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Christopher Stelter, 221st Public Affairs Detachment)
April 28, 2019 - KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Four Soldiers from various units in the 7th Mission Support Command braved unseasonably cold and rainy weather to compete in this year’s Best Warrior Competition held here across the Kaiserslautern...

Army Reserve Civil Support Team helps build disaster preparedness in civilian-led exercise
Austrian Decontamination specialists decontaminate 773rd CST personnel on a chemical incident site at the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre's ''SRBIJA 2018
Nov. 5, 2018 - MLADENOVAC, Serbia – U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Mission Support Command participated in Srbija (the Serbian name for Serbia) 2018, October 8-11, in and around Mladenovac, Serbia...

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers build partnership with Bundeswehr, civilian forces in humanitarian field-training exercise
U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Jason Hutchinson, a civil affairs specialist with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, Wackernheim, Germany, reviews emergency response plans with Mathias Luck, a squad leader with Technisches Hilfswerk, Wiesbaden, Germany, during a multiorganizational field training exercise in humanitarian assistance and populace control in collaboration with the Bundeswehr, THW, American Red Cross, and US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, September 15. 457th CA BN falls under 361st CA BDE, located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, which is the U.S. Army Reserve's only forward deployed multifunctional civil affairs unit in Europe providing civil affairs; movement control; human resource; chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological; public affairs and forward engineering support to U.S. Army Europe. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Daisy Zimmer, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
Sept. 19, 2018 - Elements of the U.S. Army Reserve's one-star command in Europe paired with host nation partners and non-governmental organizations to exercise humanitarian assistance skills during an exercise at Wackernheim Regional Range...

Study of WWII tactics helps 7th MSC junior officers develop military decision-making skills
1st Lt. Lane Smith (center), 361st Civil Affairs Brigade civil affairs officer, discusses the concepts behind the west wall, Aug. 19, 2018, employed by the German Army during its defensive of the Huertgen Forest in World War II. Junior officers of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade and its higher command -- the 7th Mission Support Command -- stood on the remains of a former pillbox emplaced along the west wall during the command's junior officer staff ride to the area Aug. 18-19, after two days of classroom instruction at its headquarters at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Aug. 16-17.
Aug. 29, 2018 - Junior officers from the United States Army Reserve’s one-star command in Europe developed their decision-making and leadership skills, Aug 16-19, with a staff ride to Aachen, Germany, and the Huertgen Forest, to study the...

Magill shoulders command of the 221st Public Affairs Detachment
U.S. Army Capt. Jeku R. Arce (right) the outgoing commander of the 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command accepts a plaque of gratitude from Col. Bradley A. Heston, Commander of the 361st CA Brigade during the unit´s change of command ceremony held at Daenner Kaserne on July 8, 2018.
July 16, 2018 - U.S. Army Capt. Douglas L. Magill assumed command of the 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command in a ceremony held at Daenner Kaserne on July 8, 2018...

Army Reserve Soldier trains alongside active-duty casualty liaison team at Saber Strike 18
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fathag, a casualty liaison team leader with 406th Human Resource Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany, is embedded with the 30th Medical Brigade, Sembach, Germany, at their clinical operations section (CLINOPS) in Powidz, Poland to conduct casualty training exercises during Saber Strike 18 which runs from June 3-15. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led integrated training exercise that helps facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and 19 other allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Daisy Zimmer, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
June 18, 2018 - U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fathag, a casualty liaison team leader with 406th Human Resource Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany, is embedded with the 30th Medical Brigade, Sembach, Germany, at their clinical...

Army Reserve Soldiers assist with crisis management planning at Saber Strike 18
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, Wackernheim, Germany, working together with Soldiers from 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, led multiple engagements with local civil authorities in Lithuania to review crisis management plans in support of exercise Saber Strike 18, June 7-8. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led integrated training exercise that helps facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and other allied and partner nations, June 3-15 (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Daisy Zimmer, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
June 18, 2018 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, and Soldiers with 2d Cavalry Regiment, met with local leaders from the Red Cross and municipal crisis management committee to review crisis...

361st Civil Affairs Brigade wraps up Saber Strike 18 support
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, Wackernheim, Germany, working together with Soldiers from 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, led multiple engagements with local civil authorities in Lithuania to review crisis management plans in support of exercise Saber Strike 18, June 7-8. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led integrated training exercise that helps facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and other allied and partner nations, June 3-15 (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Daisy Zimmer, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
June 18, 2018 - The 361st Civil Affairs Brigade completed their civil affairs, public affairs, personnel accountability, casualty liaison and movement control support to units during U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Strike 18...

Army Reserve Soldiers build relationship with Polish civil leaders at Saber Strike 18
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, Wackernheim, Germany, and 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, successfully conducted a key leader engagement with a local Roman Catholic bishop in support of exercise Saber Strike 18, Elk, Poland, June 6. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise that helps facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and 19 other allied and partner nations. (Courtesy Photo)
June 11, 2018 - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with C Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, Wackernheim, Germany, and 2d Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, successfully conducted a key leader engagement with a local Roman Catholic bishop in...