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Tradition meets execution: Eyes on the future
June 21, 2021 — Pfc. Trevor Phillips has been a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier for nearly two years now. Approaching that anniversary, orders to report to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to participate in Warrior Exercise 86-21-02 have led to him sitting in the middle of a clump of tall grass, scanning the treeline to detect any opposing force role-player movement, reflecting on why he joined, and his experience thus far... MORE

WAREX 86-21-02 Prepares and Validates Army Reserve Soldiers
June 17, 2021 — Smoke swirled around Potter and his squad, as the sounds of falling artillery echoed through the clearing his team was driving through. He heard yells of pain, directives being shouted to provide security, and team leaders identifying the positions of the ambushers. Potter followed his training, working with his team to identify and eliminate those wishing harm on his unit. He dismounted from his vehicle, and moved through gas bombs and injured comrades to protect the rest of the Soldiers around him. He looked down the sights of his weapon, and prepared to take another shot when he heard, “end exercise, end exercise, end exercise!”... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier inducted into Order of Military Medical Merit
June 17, 2021 — A Soldier serving with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division has been inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit. Lt. Col. Ken Bria, officer-in-charge of the 99th RD’s Soldier Readiness Improvement Program, received the honor during a ceremony held at the Joint Readiness Center here... MORE

Surgeon General of the Army visits Global Medic
June 16, 2021 — Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, The Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of Army Medical Command, visited U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Navy Reserve units participating in exercise Global Medic at Fort Hunter Liggett June 14. For the Soldiers and Sailors currently training at Global Medic, the visit came at the peak of operations during a very challenging field training exercise... MORE

Call to prayer at CSTX
June 16, 2021 — The prayer breakfast was an evaluated exercise scenario for the chaplains to assess their skills in providing support to Soldiers in a field environment... MORE

1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion Soldier supports postal operations at Port of Shuaiba
June 16, 2021 — An Army Reserve Soldier deployed with the 1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion delivers mail as part of the mission to support operations at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, May 21, 2021... MORE

Boss Lift: Employers of reserve component Soldiers get a glimpse of Army training
June 16, 2021 — Twenty employers from the San Francisco area participating in Boss Lift got a rare opportunity to fly from the Bay Area’s Moffett Field to Fort Hunter Liggett in military aircrafts, and observe Army training up close and personal, June 12, 2021. The event was hosted by the California Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and FHL, and enhanced employers’ knowledge of the Army Reserve and National Guard missions... MORE

Exercise Global Medic kicks off at Fort Hunter Liggett
June 16, 2021 — Exercise Global Medic provides robust opportunities for military medical personnel to improve their proficiencies in realistic training environments, while combining forces with sister service branches and international military participants. The exercise provides an opportunity to test, evaluate, and ultimately validate military medical personnel in an austere environment. This is a vital requirement that is particularly important as Soldiers and Sailors are returning to the field after months of scheduled training activities postponed or limited by the global pandemic... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier challenges self with Norwegian and Bataan marches
June 16, 2021 — A noncommissioned officer challenged himself with two tests of hiking endurance, the Norwegian Foot March and the Bataan Memorial Death March. "The reason I did the Norwegian Foot March was to test my abilities," said Army Reserve Sgt. Jonathan Windborne, with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, based 1185th Deployment Distribution Support Battalion, under the 595th Transportation Brigade, a surface deployment and distribution capabilities brigade with its headquarters here... MORE

1st Theater Sustainment Command major promotes resiliency while deployed
June 16, 2021 — Army Reserve Maj. Anthony Simms-Hall, theater mortuary officer for the 1st Theater Sustainment Command’s Operational Command Post, dedicates much of his free time to assisting Soldiers with resiliency efforts, by sharing his personal passions and hobbies with deployed Soldiers... MORE

Maj. Anthony Sims-Hall, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, theater mortuary affairs officer, plans resiliency events for Soldiers while they are deployed. Sims-Hall takes his passion for fitness and creativity and tailors it to the needs of Soldiers. “My excitement comes from seeing others increase their morale spirit and know they have an option to do something that’s different, says Sims-Hall.

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