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99th READINESS DIVISION

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

Army Reserve Ambassador Isabelle Slifer, Army Reserve ambassador for the Commonwealth of Virginia, attends a Yellow Ribbon this past November. Slifer is a major advocate of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, stemming from her experience as Family Member herself whose then-teenaged son deployed to Iraq in 2009. To learn more about the Army Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, visit http://www.yellowribbon.mil/yrrp/. To learn more about the Army Reserve Ambassador Program, visit http://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/.

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Spc. Miguel Alvarez, assigned to 354th MPAD, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, photographs the Point Park University's men's soccer team during a training exercise September 5, 2017. The 354 MPAD used the Point Park University's military appreciation game as an opportunity to conduct soldier training for photography and videography.

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Soldiers assigned to the 354th MPAD, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, fist bump members of the Point Park University's men's soccer team during a military appreciation game in Pittsburgh September 9, 2017. The 354th MPAD planned a training scenario that allowed the soldiers to practice photography and videography during the game

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Soldiers assigned to the 354th MPAD, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, fist bump members of the Point Park University's men's soccer team during a military appreciation game in Pittsburgh September 9, 2017. The 354th MPAD planned a training scenario that allowed the soldiers to practice photography and videography during the game.

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Army reserve Soldiers, with 459th Engineer Company, work to assemble an Improved Ribbon Bridge on the Tygart Lake. The community and local officials were invited to the Tygart Lake State Park Friday, September 8, 2017 to view the unit's bridge building capabilities.

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The Tygart Lake was used as training gounds on Friday, September 8, 2017 for the 459th Engineer Company, located out of New Martinsville, West Virginia. The exercise required reserve Soldiers to assemble and disassemble pieces to form an Improved Ribbon Bridge.

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Soldiers from the 459th Engineer Company work to disassemble an Improved Ribbon Bridge during training on the Tygart Lake Friday, September 8, 2017. The training exercise was in support of the Department Of Defense’s Immediate Response Authority.

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An Air Force Staff Sgt. helps hold the U.S. flag Sept. 1 during a U.S. Men’s Soccer game at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. The service members were there to hold the flag for the national anthem as part of a military appreciation theme for the game.

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Airmen 1st Class Ezell Jones Jr., assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 305th Maintenance Squadron, reacts to the crowd Sept. 1 after helping to hold the U.S. flag for the national anthem. The service members were there to hold the flag for the national anthem as part of a military appreciation theme for the game.

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Master Sgt. Chanda Caro, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, helps hold the flag Sept. 1 prior to the start of a United States men's national soccer team game at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the U.S. flag for the national anthem.

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A Soldier takes video Sept. 1 prior to helping unveil the U.S. flag for the national anthem at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the flag for the national anthem.

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Service members from the Army and Air Force walk into Red Bull Arena Sept. 1 prior to a United States men's national soccer team game. The service members were there to hold the U.S. flag for the national anthem as part of a military appreciation theme for the game.

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Staff Sgt. Michael Pagaduan, assigned to the Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, gets a high-five Sept. 1 from ‘Uncle Sam’ prior to a military appreciation game with the United States men's national soccer team at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the U.S. flag for the national anthem.

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Staff Sgt. Michael Pagaduan, assigned to the Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, gets a high-five Sept. 1 prior to a military appreciation game with the United States men's national soccer team at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the U.S. flag for the national anthem.

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Service members from the Army and Air Force line up Sept. 1 to walk into Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey prior to a United States men's national soccer team game. The service members were there to hold the U.S. flag for the national anthem as part of a military appreciation theme for the game.

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Service members from the Army and Air Force walk into Red Bull Arena Sept. 1 prior to a U.S. Men’s Soccer game. The service members were there to hold the U.S. flag for the national anthem as part of a military appreciation theme for the game.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Arlindo Almeida, command sergeant major for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, practices holding the U.S. flag Sept. 1 prior to a military appreciation game with the United States men's national soccer team at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the flag for the national anthem.

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Master Sgt. Chanda Caro, assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, practices holding the U.S. flag Sept. 1 prior to a military appreciation game with the United States men's national soccer team at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the flag for the national anthem.

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Two Soldiers play a game of soccer in the fan zone Sept. 1 prior to the U.S. Men’s Soccer game at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. Service members from the Army and Air Force held the U.S. flag for the national anthem prior to the start of the game.

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The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 17 for the Area Maintenance Support Activity, Organizational Maintenance Shop, on Fort Totten, New York. Major Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the 99th RSC, center, cut the ribbon at the revitalized facility in Fort Totten. U.S. Congressman Thomas R. Suozzi and New York City Council Member, 19th District, Queens, Paul A. Vallone are third and second from right. The center underwent a $12.6 million full-facility revitalization, allowing technicians to perform in an up-to-date facility to meet readiness standards as well as train military unit mechanics as needed so they can perform maintenance while they’re deployed.

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