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“Mustangs” Logistics Support Battalion test the readiness of their formation

Soldiers assigned to the 2-382nd Logistic Support Battalion, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, conducted their 11-lane...

Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate and the State of Utah among winners of 20...

The Department of the Army announces its five winners of the 10th Annual Army Community Partnership Awards.

Lessons from a Buddhist monk in the Army Reserve

Maj. Prasert Ammartek has lived a life shaped by discipline and service. He spent 19 years as a Buddhist forest monk and has...

Fairfield, Illinois, Army Reserve veterinarian concludes 21 years of military service
March 3, 2021 — Raised in Mill Creek, Indiana, Col. Loren Adams earned a Bachelor of Animal Science and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He joined a private veterinary medicine practice in New Liberty, Iowa, where he specialized in predominately large animals. He practiced for 26 years and joined the Army Reserve Veterinary Corps after 16. “When the Army Reserve sent out notices asking for veterinarians to join, I thought, I could do that too,” shared Adams. “I was looking for an adventure I suppose after my private practice veterinary job was becoming repetitive.”... MORE

A green and blue family reunion: Army father's brief meet-up with Air Force daughter in Afghanistan
March 2, 2021 — For Maj. Jason Blanco, an Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Afghanistan, an in-person meeting he needed to attend at a different camp led to an opportunity most Soldiers don’t get while deployed: a family reunion. Blanco was able to spend an afternoon with his daughter, Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Katrina Rutherford, a medical technician who was deployed to Afghanistan at the time with the 442nd Fighter Squadron, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo... MORE

Friendly rivalry: Army Reserve Soldiers strive for excellence
March 2, 2021 — It wouldn’t be a competition without struggle, but several Soldiers at the 642nd Regional Support Group’s Best Warrior in January said the fellowship they found finished first. The four-day event at Fort McClellan, Ala., brought a handful of Army Reserve troops from across the brigade to test themselves against an expected set of physical and mental challenges in late January. There was the fitness test, rifle marksmanship, land navigation course and a seven-mile ruck march – among other events. Less expected was the support the Soldiers received from their fellow contenders... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier looks to repeat Best Warrior success
March 2, 2021 — Sgt. Christine Won has been to the Best Warrior Competition before, but that hasn’t stopped her from coming back for more. Won joined seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers in the 99th Readiness Division’s FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up Feb. 22-26 at division headquarters here... MORE

Ohio Secretary of State joins the Army Reserve
March 2, 2021 — It is not uncommon for a Soldier to join the Army, do some time, get out to pursue other ventures and come back in. What is unusual is when that Soldier comes back after 12 years, college and a family, having risen to the position of Secretary of State (of Ohio). Frank LaRose never second guesses his past decisions nor does he look back at the past, with one exception – leaving the Army... MORE

USACAPOC(A) leverages real world experience for Civil Affairs money laundering training
March 1, 2021 — Leveraging the talent in the ranks of the 38G program, and those applying to be in the ranks, Maj. Dale Kooyenga, 38G capabilities development manager with the USACAPOC(A) Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), facilitated an in-depth training event between over 60 Civil Affairs professionals and partnerships formed with other government agencies (OGAs) such as the FBI... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Dale P. Kooyenga, 38G capabilities development manager with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) headquartered at Ft. Bragg, NC, coordinates the Military Support to Governance 38G Money, Banking, and Finance, money laundering crime virtual training event," Feb. 6, 2021. The Civil Affairs training event, that took place between over 60 Civil Affairs professionals and partnerships formed with other government agencies (OGAs) such as the FBI, was meant to prepare Soldiers to recognize and combat money laundering in the operational environment.

Army HRC rolls out talent management platform for Army Reserve Active Guard and Reserve officers
March 1, 2021 — The Army Reserve – Soldier Assignment Profile is now open to all AGR officers conducting a PCS during the 22-01 distribution cycle from October 2021 to March 2022. Brig. Gen. Kris Belanger, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and director, Reserve Personnel Management Directorate, in coordination with the HRC’s commanding general, approved the talent management platform following the completion of a January pilot program... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier Gets Back to Basics
February 26, 2021 — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed Sgt. Veronica Ygarza down, but she is not going to let it stop her. Ygarza joined seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers in the 99th Readiness Division’s FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up Feb. 22-26 at division headquarters here... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier Learns ABCs of Leadership
February 25, 2021 — Spc. Kathleen Dougherty teaches music for a living, but from Feb. 22-26, the teacher became the student. Dougherty and seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers took part in the 99th Readiness Division’s FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up at division headquarters here... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier takes on Best Warrior Challenge
February 25, 2021 — Spc. Karrimi Mihalek likes a challenge – she recently moved from the National Guard to the Army Reserve, relocated to her home state of Michigan, and changed her Army job from fueler to public affairs specialist. Mihalek also joined seven of her fellow Army Reserve Soldiers in the 99th Readiness Division’s FY21 Best Warrior Competition Train-Up Feb. 22-26 at division headquarters here... MORE

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IN THE NEWS

“Mustangs” Logistics Support Battalion test the readiness of their formation

Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate​​​​​​​ and the State of Utah among winners of 20...

Lessons from a Buddhist monk in the Army Reserve

Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate and the State of Utah among winners of 20...