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USAR Aviation Command tests readiness in face of Hurricane Dorian
September 3, 2019 — Measuring readiness can be difficult. One way to measure readiness is to stress the system and evaluate the response. How the team responds when information, guidance and changes are swirling around them speaks to the resiliency of the unit. The Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) did just this with the evacuation of nine UH-60 helicopters from Clearwater, Florida to Fort Knox, Kentucky on August 31, 2019. With less than 24 hours’ notice, the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB) gathered Soldiers from three distinct location, assembled them in Clearwater, Florida, flew nine aircraft over 700 miles, and returned all the crews to their home station in the same day.... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers conduct new JLTV training
September 3, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers conducted training on the Army’s latest all-terrain vehicle at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, August 12, 2019. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, known as the JLTV, is currently being fielded across the Army Reserve. The 40-hour course provides full level maintenance training designed to give Army Reserve Soldiers and civilians familiarization with the JLTV.... MORE

653rd Regional Support Group partners with Child Crisis Center of El Paso
September 3, 2019 — Soldiers of the 653rd Regional Support Group, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 79th Theater Sustainment Command, delivered childcare items to the Child Crisis Center of El Paso on August 21... MORE

Army Reserve Cyber Commander Shares Next Step Elements To Shape Soldier Success
September 3, 2019 — The U.S. Army Reserve cyber plan is moving lightning fast and the new brigade commander has a quick reference list of tools for getting the team of cyber warriors firmly placed and ready to protect... MORE

Ambassadors Communicating Strategically within Civilian Communities
September 3, 2019 — The 63rd Readiness Division conducted their 2019 Army Reserve Ambassador (ARA) workshop on August 16 and 17 in San Diego, California to discuss the future of the U.S. Army Reserve, and the potential... MORE

Training the trainers: Preparing to launch the new ACFT
September 3, 2019 — The Army is built upon the individual Soldier, and the battlefield of the future demands Soldiers who can excel under intense physical and cognitive demands. The new Army Combat Fitness Test breaks with over three decades of the Army Physical Fitness Test. The Army plans to roll out the test by October 2019 and replace the APFT as the Army's fitness test of record by October 2020. ... MORE

Stovell brothers keep family tradition of Army service
August 29, 2019 — In 2018 when Sgt. 1st Class Davin Stovell saw a job posted on the Army’s Tour of Duty website, he knew it was tailor fit, not only for himself, but also for his two brothers, Staff Sgts. Daryl and Daniel Stovell. Wanted: Military instructors within a Training and Advising Detachment for a Security Cooperation Organization working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), planning and implementing curricula designed to teach and mentor officers, noncommissioned officers and instructors assigned to the KSA Ministry of Interior.... MORE

The 7th Poznan Fortress Days
August 29, 2019 — Poznan Fortress Days, a two-day holiday commemorating Poznan’s Fortresses, opened with a bang as gun fire echoed off the old brick walls of Fort IV. This is the seventh annual celebration of Poznan Fortress Days, which occurred on August 24- 25 and highlighted over 20 different locations and attractions related to Poznan Fortifications from the Middle Ages to the present day. ... MORE

Postal Warriors
August 29, 2019 — Postal units from across the U.S. Army Reserve came to Fort Dix, New Jersey for Postal Warrior 19-2 from Aug. 10 to 30, 2019. Postal Warrior 19 is a standalone 21 day, task-focused exercise, designed to train and challenge postal units in the skill sets and competencies needed to support Theater Postal Operations and increase individual and collective readiness. The exercise was planned and led by the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.... MORE

USAR, NJARNG, Jordanian soldiers conduct MEDEVAC training
August 29, 2019 — Jordanian and American soldiers partnered together to conduct medical evacuation drills for the first time with a U.S. Army Reserve aviation asset during several days in August. ... MORE

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