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Army Reserve’s 350th HR Company supports exercise Diamond Saber
June 19, 2019 — Members of the U.S Army Reserve 350th Human Resource Company, 300th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, are participating in Diamond Saber 19 from June 10 to July 1, 2019.... MORE

Soldiers and Families learn about resources to help them face unique challenges of serving in the U.S. Army Reserve at Yellow Ribbon
June 19, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their Families face unique challenges that separate them from their active duty counterparts, cause stress for civilian employment and strain families, and Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command is charged with maintaining a sustainable combat-ready force.... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers connect with locals through 10k run
June 18, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, on June 7th, participated in a 10k race intended to raise funds for a school project which is part of the exercise Beyond the Horizon 2019.... MORE

Last surviving medic from World War II ‘Band of Brothers’ Battalion honored during funeral service
June 18, 2019 — Legendary World War II Soldier Al Mampre, one of the featured Soldiers in the 2001 HBO series ‘Band of Brothers’ was honored during funeral services Saturday, June 15th, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston.... MORE

Army Reserve Engineers build schools for Guatemalan communities
June 18, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 424th and 760th Engineer Companies, 412th Theater Engineer Command, are building schools in Guatemala as part of Beyond the Horizon 2019. Beyond the Horizon is a joint training exercise in which U.S. military forces specializing in construction, engineering, and health care train to improve operational readiness and strengthen relationships with ally forces while also providing tangible benefits to the Guatemalan people.... MORE

Reserve Soldiers represent U.S. in Italian military patrol competition
June 18, 2019 — No matter what country they serve, the military patrol seems to be a constant for Soldiers in training. Four U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, represented the U.S.A. at the Lombardia Commando Raid Competition held in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, June 14-16. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers trek 582 miles across Europe for Operation Saber Guardian 19
June 17, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 211th Regional Support Group drove through three countries to participate in Operation Saber Guardian 19, from May 28-29 2019. Saber Guardian 2019 (SG19) is an exercise co-led by Romanian Land Forces and US Army Europe, taking place from June 3-24 at various locations in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Included among the many different training events at SG19, there will be vehicle road marches, a medical exercise, multiple river crossings and an air assault. SG19 is designed to improve the integration of multinational combat forces.... MORE

Army announces Expert Soldier Badge
June 17, 2019 — In conjunction with the U.S. Army's 244th Birthday, the Army announced a new proficiency badge today, called the Expert Soldier Badge. The ESB is designed to improve lethality, recognize excellence in Solder combat skills and increase individual, unit and overall Army readiness. The ESB is the equivalent of the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge but for all other military occupational specialties in the Army. Commanders will soon be able to use the badge to recognize Soldiers who attain excellence in physical fitness and marksmanship and a high standard of expertise in land navigation and performing warfighting tasks. ... MORE

We Take Care of our Own: Supporting Families of the Fallen
June 15, 2019 — ATLANTA — "The Secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret." Those words—confirming a Family's worst fears—are some of the toughest that a Soldier will utter and delivering a death notification is one of the hardest duties they're asked to do. ... MORE

Chicago area woman honors her husband’s World War II service, 40 years after his death
June 14, 2019 — In 1937 a young Chicago woman named Aida Garaffa lived across the street from a young man named Gerald “Jerry” Bonsonto. ... MORE

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