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99th READINESS DIVISION

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

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey (center) was the guest of honor at the Allentown Chapter of the Honorary First Defenders dining-in April 15 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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The Honorable George Duell, U.S. Army Reserve ambassador to Pennsylvania, meets with others in attendance prior to 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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Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills, the current interim command sergeant major for the U.S. Army Reserve, speaks with two Soldiers prior to 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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Maj. Gen. Margaret W. Boor, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command, visits the command's Equipment Concentration Site 99 April 7 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. ECS 99 is a 75,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical storage and maintenance site that provides a secure, climate-controlled environment in which to store medical, dental, optical and veterinary equipment, and maintain and repair bio-medical equipment, x-ray machines, ventilators and defibrillators in order to support the Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides necessary training to medical and dental personnel across all branches of military service while providing much-needed medical and dental care to underserviced areas in the United States.

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve's 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) conduct an inventory of medical equipment April 7 at Equipment Concentration Site 99 at Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. ECS 99 is a 75,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical storage and maintenance site that provides a secure, climate controlled environment in which to store medical, dental, optical and veterinary equipment, and maintain and repair bio-medical equipment, x-ray machines, ventilators and defibrillators in order to support the Innovative Readiness Training program, which provides necessary training to medical and dental personnel across all branches of military service while providing much-needed medical and dental care to underserviced areas in the United States.

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Staff Sgt. Timothy Lanzoni, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 167th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, fills out a background questionnaire at the start of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) April 2 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.The training was hosted by the 99th Regional Support Command's Well-Being Program and Services Branch.

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Chap. William Williams goes through a role-playing exercise with Sgt. 1st Class Chris Kelly, a native of East Chatham, New York assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 854th Engineer Battalion. Kelly was one of 18 individuals who participated in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) April 2 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. The training was hosted by the 99th Regional Support Command's Well-Being Program and Services Branch.

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Sgt. 1st Class Vannie Bell, a medic assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 3/318th OCT Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, discusses different intervention techniques with Christine Williams. Bell was one of 18 individuals who participated in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) April 2 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. The training was hosted by the 99th Regional Support Command's Well-Being Program and Services Branch.

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Chap. William Williams and his wife Christine(left foreground) hold a group "intervention circle" during Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) April 2 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. The circle allowed for more face-to-face interaction between class participants as they shared stories of loved ones and friends who had taken their own lives. The training was hosted by the 99th Regional Support Command's Well-Being Program and Services Branch.

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Urbana Warfel, sister of Sgt. Wilson Meckley Jr., holds a picture of her brother prior to a ceremony March 29 in which the family was awarded Meckley's Purple Heart. Meckley was considered Missing in Action on Dec. 2, 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea during the Korean War. On April 9, 2015, repatriated remains from the battlefield were analyzed, identifying them as Meckley's.

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Capt. Joshua Koncar from the U.S. Army Reserve's 733rd Transportation Company in Reading, Pennsylvania, awards the Purple Heart on March 29 to Urbana Warfel, sister of Sgt. Wilson Meckley Jr. Meckley was considered Missing in Action on Dec. 2, 1950 near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea during the Korean War. On April 9, 2015, repatriated remains from the battlefield were analyzed, identifying them as Meckley's.

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A mannequin provides combat medics with realistic lifesaving training needed
for EMT certification at the Army Reserve's Medical Skills Training Center
on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Sgt. 1st Class David Lovett, course coordinator at the Army Reserve's
Medical Skills Training Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New
Jersey, manages the realistic lifesaving training needed for combat medics'
EMT certification.

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Former Army Reserve Soldiers Michael O’Toole, Russell Barnes and Russell Dearing, from left, review the Greensburg Army Reserve Center’s artifacts related to the Feb. 21, 1991 Scud missile attack against Dhahran, Saudi Arabia that killed 13 and wounded 43 Soldiers of the Army Reserve’s 14th Quartermaster Detachment. The trio carried out medevac and other life-saving missions in the immediate aftermath of that single-most devastating attack against allied forces during the Gulf War.

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Sgt. 1st Class Blake Skola, 1st Bn., 354th Inf. Reg., 95th Training Div., drops his pack and prepares to sip some Gatorade following a grueling, 12-mile ruck march during the 108th Training Command's 2016 Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. March 22.
Organizers of the event incorporated a route that included long hills and several miles of sand to increase the difficulty of the march.

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Sgt. Nicholas Contestable, 1st Bn., 321st Inf. Reg., 98th Training Div., completes a simulated medevac during the Army Warrior Tasks (AWT) portion of the Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, March 21st.

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A brass shell casing ejects from his weapon as Sgt. 1st Class Blake Skola, 1st Bn., 354th Inf. Reg., 95th Training Div. (IET), fires rounds to adjust the zero of his weapon during the 108th Training Command's 2016 Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 23. Skola finished the overall contest as the 95th Training Div. (IET) winner.

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Sgt. Ryan C. Moldovan, 1st Bn., 390th Inf. Reg., 98th Training Div., (IET) returns from a 12-mile ruck march during the 2016 Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 22. Moldovan completed ahead of the other competitors by nearly 30 minutes.
He went on to finish the contest as the winner for the 98th Training Div. (IET) and and will move on to compete in the TRADOC Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson this September.

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An AH-64 Apache helicopter conducts "touch-and-go" exercises in a simulated desert landing zone at Fort Jackson, S.C.

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Army Reserve drill sergeant Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Watson, 2nd Battalion, 389th Infantry Regiment, 98th Training Division (IET), grinds out his last push-up during the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) portion of the Drill Sergeant of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, S.C., March 22. The APFT was the first of 18 events, which the drill sergeants are tested on over a five-day period to determine which two will go on to compete at the TRADOC Drill Sergeant of the Year competition later this year at Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Rizzo/released)

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