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99th READINESS DIVISION

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 78th Army Band provide music during a change of command ceremony for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 174th Infantry Brigade May 4 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 78th Army Band provide music during a change of command ceremony for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 174th Infantry Brigade May 4 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior competitor Staff Sgt. Orval Emery, a combat engineer with the 2nd Brigade, Pacific Division, 75th Training Command, shares some laughs with his peers as they inprocess and receive personal equipment at the Brig. Gen. William S. McArthur Reserve Center, Fort Bragg, N.C., May 2. This is Emery’s third attempt at earning the U.S. Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer of the Year title. This year’s Best Warrior Competition will determine the top NCO and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion / Released)

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From left to right, Sgt. Stephen Shorey representing the 311th Signal Command, Sgt. John Dana representing the 377th Theater Support Command, and Staff Sgt. Joseph Young representing the 99th Regional Support Command sit through a check-in brief upon arrival May 1 for the 2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. This year’s Best Warrior Competition will determine the top noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier who will represent the U.S. Army Reserve in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion) (Released)

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Col. Richard Erenbaum, congressional legislative liaison for the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, attends the Holocaust Remembrance ceremony at Tommy B's Community Center May 2.

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Marvin Raab describes his mother's fight for survival and freedom from a concentration camp in Poland. Raab was the guest speaker during the Holocaust Remembrance ceremony May 2 at Tommy B's Community Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Candles are lit to honor the millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust. The candle lighting ended the Holocaust Remembrance ceremony May 2 at Tommy B's Community Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Staff Sgt. Heather Simmons, a native of Jacksonville, Florida assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, waits to receive her appointment as a Warrant Officer Candidate April 29.

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Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jorge Huitzil, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, reads a citation for Staff Sgt. Heather Simmons. Simmons received her appointment as a Warrant Officer Candidate April 29.

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David Coles pins Staff Sgt. Heather Simmons, a native of Jacksonville, Florida assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, with the rank of Warrant Officer Candidate April 29.

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Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 100th Division, from Ft. Totten in Queens provide the color guard on April 23, 2016, when the New York Yankees faced Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. April 23rd marks the 108th anniversary of the United States Army Reserve. Army Reserve Soldiers are currently supporting all military branches and have been a vital part of our national military strategy during peactime and war since it's founding in 1908. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicole Paese)

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Staff Sgt. Adam Glover, Staff Sgt. Zachary Barrett, Staff Sgt. Harry Newman,
and Staff Sgt. Luis Claudio with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd
Brigade, 100th Division, from Ft. Totten in Queens provide the color guard on
April 23, 2016, when the New York Yankees faced Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. April 23rd marks the 108th anniversary of the United States Army Reserve. Army Reserve Soldiers are currently supporting all military branches and have been a vital part of our national military strategy during peacetime and war since it's founding in 1908. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicole Paese)

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Staff Sgt. Adam Glover, Staff Sgt. Zachary Barrett, Staff Sgt. Harry Newman, and Staff Sgt. Luis Claudio with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 100th Division, from Ft. Totten in Queens provide the color guard on April 23, 2016, when the New York Yankees faced Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. April 23rd marks the 108th anniversary of the United States Army Reserve. Army Reserve Soldiers are currently supporting all military branches and have been a vital part of our national military strategy during peacetime and war since it's founding in 1908. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicole Paese)

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Staff Sgt. Adam Glover, Staff Sgt. Zachary Barrett, Staff Sgt. Harry Newman, and Staff Sgt. Luis Claudio with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 100th Division, from Ft. Totten in Queens provide the color guard on April 23, 2016, when the New York Yankees faced Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. April 23rd marks the 108th anniversary of the United States Army Reserve. Army Reserve Soldiers are currently supporting all military branches and have been a vital part of our national military strategy during peacetime and war since it's founding in 1908. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Nicole Paese)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McKie, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve Careers Division, speaks to Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, ARCD, during Master Resiliency Class April 18 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. These retention and transition NCOs and career counselors gained valuable knowledge for success during the unit’s annual training April 16-23.

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Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, left, receives a congressional proclamation from Bob Smyth, former Army Reserve Soldier and field representative for U.S. Congressman Tom MacArthur (NJ-3), during the Army Reserve 108th birthday celebration April 22 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. “The Army Reserve has protected us in times of peace and conflict, and has sent brave Soldiers to both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan,” said Smyth as he read the proclamation.

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, stand in formation during the Army Reserve 108th birthday celebration hosted by the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command April 22 on base. “The Army Reserve is – and will always be – an Army of Citizen-Soldiers supported by faithful families, engaged employers and caring communities,” said Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, 99th RSC commanding general.

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Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, left, and Pvt. Katherine Rios-Cuartas of the Army Reserve’s 77th Sustainment Brigade cut the Army Reserve birthday cake during the Army Reserve 108th birthday celebration April 22 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. “We salute all those who have served, and continue to serve – Soldiers, Civilians and their Families – for their remarkable dedication to our country,” Boor said.

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Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, addresses the Army Reserve Soldiers, civilian employees, mission partners and community leaders attending the Army Reserve 108th birthday celebration April 22 on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. “As it has been for the past 108 years, today’s Army Reserve is a life-saving, life-sustaining force for the nation that is an essential element of the Joint Force and Total Army,” Boor said.

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Spc. Trevon Cheese, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 744th Military Police Battalion, posts the U.S. Flag at the start of the Allentown Chapter of the Honorary First Defenders dining-in April 15 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey was the guest of honor at the event.

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