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60 years later, the Army Reserve keeps marching along in Europe
February 16, 2017
Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Patrick, a former commander of the 7th Army Reserve Command from 1998-2002, speaks during the 7th Mission Support Command Panel Forum Feb. 10 at the Armstrong Club. This year, the U.S. Army Reserve in Europe celebrates more than 60 years of operations by looking at the past, present and future. Discussion topics included USAR participation in past operations from post-WWII era all the way up to the ongoing operation Atlantic Resolve in the Baltic States. Brig. Gen. Steven Ainsworth, the 7th MSC commanding general, hosted the event.

(Photo by Capt. Kaitlyn Heacock, 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office)

Stryker teams fire through gunnery tables
February 16, 2017
Sgt. Stephen Lamb, Headquarters and Headquarters, 2nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division acknowledges directions he is receiving from his assistance gunner before firing at a Stryker gunner day qualification Feb. 9, 2017 in Camp Beuring, Kuwait. Lamb, a native of Tyler, Texas, accredited each crew member's capabilities to teamwork.

Soldiers Bid Farewell to Unit Administrator After 39 Years
February 15, 2017
Army Sgt. 1st Class Deborah Hartman of the 318th Press Camp Headquarters speaks with Army Staff Sgt. Carrie Castillo during her last day as the unit administrator during the 318th battle assembly weekend, Forest Park, Ill., February 11, 2017. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Alfonso Corral)

301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade holds its Best Warrior competition
February 15, 2017
Sgt. Robert M. Hughes, 476th Chemical Battalion, engages a target at the M4 qualification portion of the 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Best Warrior competition, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, February 7, 2017. Best Warrior is an annual competition designed to test each soldier’s physical and mental fitness, proficiency in warrior tasks, resiliency, and their determination to be the best (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Sean Harding/Released).

4th ESC leadership visits 647th RSG
February 15, 2017
The 647th Regional Support Group, received a visit from Brig. Gen. Alex B. Fink, the commanding general of the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), U.S. Army Reserve., Feb. 12, 2017, at the Armed Forces Reserve Training Center.

Swift to Support goes Up, Up and Away!
February 15, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jordan Neiman, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 647th Regional Support Group, reaches the last few yards of a 6-mile road march event at the Best Warrior Competition held by 647th RSG, 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), on Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 6-8, 2017.  (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Maj. Amabilia G. Payen)

80th Training Command Honors Brig. Gen. Thomas Evans at Retirement Ceremony
February 15, 2017
Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Evans, deputy commanding general of the 80th Training Command, poses for pictures with his family at his retirement ceremony held at the Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 11, 2017. (Photo by Master Sgt. Stacey Everett, 80th Training Command Headquarters and Headquarters Company)

The 650th RSG conducts BW Competition in Las Vegas
February 15, 2017
Soldiers and leaders from the Regional Support Group helped Sgt. Maj. Keith Christie, 650th RSG special operations sergeant, organize and conduct a Best Warrior Competition at the George W. Dunaway Army Reserve Center in Sloan, Nev. February 7-9. The 650th RSG was realigned under the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and took control of three battalions: the 314th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 469th CSSB and the 483rd Transportation Battalion.

1st MSC hosts SHARP Foundation Course
February 14, 2017
Staff Sgt. Timothy S. Coffey, 338th U.S. Army Reserve Command Band, (left) and 1st Lt. Jose Melendez, 1st Mission Support Command, rehearse how to properly inform a victim of the formal complaint process during a Capstone session in the 80-hour SHARP Foundations course hosted on Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

Ugandan-Born Reserve Soldier Impacts Army, Saves Lives in Uganda
February 14, 2017
Maj. Frank Musisi, center, visits the medical clinic he founded in Uganda, the Ssese Islands African Aids Project (SIAAP), in 2015.