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Twice the Life: Fort Buchanan Helps Repurpose Textiles and Increases Waste Diversion
March 27, 2020 — U.S. Army Garrison Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, is the only Federal military Installation on the island and in fact, the only military Installation in the Caribbean. Their unique location, coupled with a history of overcoming natural disasters in recent years, makes for a strong, tight-knit community that takes care of each other and their resources. The Fort Buchanan Directorate of Public Works (DPW) is always seeking new sustainable and resilient solutions to bolster their community and environmental stewardship. Their newest initiative, a textile collection program, is strengthening partnerships while diverting waste that would have been sent to landfills.... MORE

SFC Veronica Jarrett -- Women's History Month
March 27, 2020 — Before joining the military I was living upstate in the city of Rochester, New York. My family and I come from real humble beginnings. My mother was a hard working single woman who did her best to provide for my two younger brothers and me. After high school I made the choice of finding a job instead of pursuing college in order to help assist with my family’s financial needs. My goal was to relieve my mother of her worries and ensure my brothers had a chance for a better future. I realized that working dead end jobs would not get us to far so I decided to take a chance at doing something that could possibly really make a difference. On December 23, 2003 I enlisted into the United States Army Reserve as a 42A. It was really one of the greatest feelings I had ever experienced at the time. What I did not know is how it would have such a major impact on my life. ... MORE

Reserve Soldiers support medical supply mission during pandemic
March 26, 2020 — In the midst of a global pandemic, there’s been an increase in demand for supplies at Army hospitals and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in Europe are helping to fill that demand. Soldiers from Medical Support Unit-Europe, 7th Mission Support Command, based out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, are supporting the shipping and receiving functions in the warehouse at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe in Pirmasens for 30 days (or more) to help push Class VIII medical supplies to where they need to go – the hospitals.... MORE

Army Reserve family’s love exceeds boundaries
March 25, 2020 — For years, Emma and Olivia lived in a three-bedroom home with nine other people. In Kentucky, the two were exposed to drugs, explicit sexual scenes and verbal altercations that would sometimes become physical. This life was normal for the girls until they were met by state family service workers after school and transported to the home of U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Schoonmaker, his wife Kristy and their four biological children: Gabriel, Madison, Rayden and Hailey.... MORE

Army makes exceptions to enlisted promotion policy during COVID-19 outbreak
March 25, 2020 — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Army has initiated several policy exceptions that will impact enlisted promotion cycles scheduled until the end of this fiscal year, unless terminated sooner, G-1 officials announced Tuesday.... MORE

Years of patients: Nurse dedicates decades to Soldier care
March 24, 2020 — A force to be reckoned with, U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Ann King joined the U.S. Army Africa and Southern European Task Force team for a yearlong tour in order to push herself outside of her comfort zone. ... MORE

301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade assumes authority of Area Support Group-Jordan
March 24, 2020 — The U.S. Army Reserve's 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 416th Theater Engineer Command, assumed authority of Area Support Group-Jordan (ASG-J) in a transfer of authority ceremony Sunday.... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers continue commitment, readiness for Southwest Asia mission
March 24, 2020 — Early on a non-working Saturday morning, Army Reserve cyber and signal Soldiers demonstrated continued commitment in readiness and mission as they assembled to receive official deployment orders for the next rotation to the Regional Cyber Center -- Southwest, Asia, at the Army Research laboratory, located near College Park, Maryland, Feb. 22.... MORE

MILTECHs keep 88th Readiness Division running
March 24, 2020 — The saying goes, “an Army marches on its stomach.” For the U.S. Army Reserve’s 88th Readiness Division, it could not function (or march) without the roles filled through the dual status military technician program.... MORE

9th Mission Support Command builds relationships and schools in Thailand
March 24, 2020 — The 797th Engineer Company under the 411th Engineer Battalion, 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command, alongside the Royal Thai Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, constructed a multipurpose, two-room building in Sukhathai Province, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2020.... MORE

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