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99th READINESS DIVISION

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

Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehusrt, New Jersey, counts push-ups June 10 at the GoArmy experience during “Army Day At The Races” at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Kok was at the event to help celebrate the Army’s 242nd birthday during the National Hot Rod Association’s Summernationals.

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A young boy thanks Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok for his service June 10 during “Army Day At The Races” at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehusrt, New Jersey, was at the event to help celebrate the Army’s 242nd birthday during the National Hot Rod Association’s Summernationals.

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Congressman Lee Zeldin - courtesy photo

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Cpt. Lee Zeldin poses for a photo during a 2006 deployment to Iraq. Zeldin, now a major in the Army Reserve, is also a U.S. Congressman for New York. (courtesy photo)

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Maj. Angela Reed-Johnson, strategic operations chief for the Directorate of Human Resources for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, visits May 26 with Frank Gross, a Korean War veteran, at the Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland, New Jersey. Gross was at the 99th RSC’s dining out on May 12, an event to which dozens of residents from the home were invited.

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Maj. Angela Reed-Johnson, strategic operations chief for the Directorate of Human Resources for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, visits May 26 with Dominic Ieropoli at the Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland, New Jersey. Ieropoli is showing off photos from the 99th RSC’s dining out on May 12, an event to which dozens of residents from the home were invited.

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Jack Honn and his wife Jane speak with Maj. Angela Reed-Johnson May 26 at the Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland, New Jersey. Reed-Johnson is the strategic operations chief for the Directorate of Human Resources for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Honn fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Honn was at the 99th RSC’s dining out on May 12, an event to which dozens of residents from the home were invited.

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Maj. Angela Reed-Johnson, strategic operations chief for the Directorate of Human Resources for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, visits May 26 with Edith Cobb at the Veterans Memorial Home in Vineland, New Jersey. Cobb was at the 99th RSC’s dining out on May 12, an event to which dozens of residents from the home were invited.

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Nicholas L. Cerchio III, chairman of Our Community Salutes of Delaware and Army Reserve ambassador for Delaware, addresses students, family members and guests during the sixth-annual Our Community Salutes recognition ceremony May 16 at the Cavaliers County Club in Newark, Delaware. Cerchio joined Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, as well as Wilmington University and the Delaware Chapter, Association of the United States Army in honoring more than 100 high-school students who have volunteered to enlist in all branches of the U.S. military following graduation.

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Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, addresses students, family members and guests during the sixth-annual Our Community Salutes recognition ceremony May 16 at the Cavaliers County Club in Newark, Delaware. Kok joined Wilmington University and the Delaware Chapter, Association of the United States Army in honoring more than 100 high-school students who have volunteered to enlist in all branches of the U.S. military following graduation.

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Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command (left), and Larance Kirby, executive director for the Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs (right), recognize Raelyn Blevins, high-school student and future member of the Delaware Air National Guard, during the sixth-annual Our Community Salutes recognition ceremony May 16 at the Cavaliers County Club in Newark, Delaware. Kok and Kirby joined Wilmington University and the Delaware Chapter, Association of the United States Army in honoring more than 100 high-school students who have volunteered to enlist in all branches of the U.S. military following graduation.

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Spc. Allison Clevenger, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 300th Chemical Company from Morgantown, West Virginia, watches a monitor in the back of a Stryker M1135 Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle May 19 during .50 caliber live-fire qualifications at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Clevenger serves as the crew’s assistant surveyor.

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Staff Sgt. Devron West, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 300th Chemical Company from Morgantown, West Virginia, loads ammunition in the M2 .50 caliber machine gun May 19 during live-fire qualifications at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Staff Sgt. Devron West, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 300th Chemical Company from Morgantown, West Virginia, loads ammunition in the M2 .50 caliber machine gun May 19 during live-fire qualifications at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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Spent ammunition expels from a M2 .50 caliber machine gun May 19 during live-fire qualifications at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Various U.S. Army Reserve chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist units were participating in the exercise.

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 300th Chemical Company from Morgantown, West Virginia, receive their scores May 19 following .50 caliber live-fire qualifications at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The exercise at JBMDL is an extension of the recently concluded Cold Steel, which took place at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sostenes Rocha, a psychological operations specialist with the 318th Psychological Operations Unit from St. Louis, Missouri, was made-up into a character created for the exercise. Rocha is one of the 650 U.S. Army Soldiers supporting Maple Resolve 17, sharpening individual skill sets while enhancing overall unit readiness.

(photo courtesy of Sgt. Nivardo Gutierrez, 318th Psychological Operations Unit from St. Louis, Missouri)

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Special effects makeup artist Yvonne Cox applies prosthetic wounds to a role player who will act as a simulated casualty on a training mission as part of Maple Resolve 17, the Canadian Army's premiere brigade-level validation exercise running May 14-29 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The role players play an integral part for the training, allowing the Soldiers to react to life-like, real-time situations ranging from medevac, hostile enemies and media engagements.

As a part of the exercise, the U.S. Army is providing a wide array of combat and support elements. These elements include sustainment, psychological operations, public affairs, aviation and medical units. Readiness is the U.S. Army Reserve's number one priority. Reserve units participating in Maple Resolve 17 will sharpen individual skill sets while enhancing overall unit readiness.

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Special effects team members Jenni MacDonald and Stacy Wegner apply prosthetic wounds to a role player who will act as a simluated castualty on a training mission as part of Maple Resolve 17, the Canadian Army's premiere brigade-level validation exercise running May 14-29 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The role players fulfill an integral part in the training, allowing the Soldiers to react to life-like, real-time situations ranging from medevac, hostile enemies and media engagements.

As a part of the exercise, the U.S. Army is providing a wide array of combat and support elements. These elements include sustainment, psychological operations, public affairs, aviation and medical units. Readiness is the U.S. Army Reserve's number one priority. Reserve units participating in Maple Resolve 17 will sharpen individual skill sets while enhancing overall unit readiness.

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A role player acts as a simulated casualty on a medevac mission in order to evaluate the efficiency and response time of Canadian Army medics of the 2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group as part of Maple Resolve 17. Maple Resolve is the Canadian Army's premiere brigade-level validation exercise running May 14-29 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The role players fulfill an integral part for the training, allowing the Soldiers to react to life-like, real-time situations ranging from medevac, hostile enemies and media engagements.

As a part of the exercise, the U.S. Army is providing a wide array of combat and support elements. These elements include sustainment, psychological operations, public affairs, aviation and medical units. Readiness is the U.S. Army Reserve's number one priority. Reserve units participating in Maple Resolve 17 will sharpen individual skill sets while enhancing overall unit readiness.

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