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30th Medical Brigade makes history in Europe with U.S. Army Reserve during Defender 2024

30th Medical Brigade makes history in Europe with U.S. Army Reserve duri...

The 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command in collaboration with the 810th Hospital Center, 75th Field Hospital,...
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From left to right, Jack Bielak, Village of Norridge trustee; U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command public affairs officer; Daniel Tannhauser, Village of Norridge president and Dennis Sass, U.S. Navy retired, pause for a photo outside the Village of Norridge Veterans Memorial.

Army Reserve officer and local residents honor fallen heroes at Memorial...

U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Brian Dunn, Public Affairs Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, participated as the keynote...
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Generations of service: U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Stachura's journey to Ghana

Generations of service: U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Stachura's journey to Ghana

In the heart of Africa, under the sprawling skies of Ghana, U.S. Army Maj. Jennifer Stachura is weaving a legacy of service,...
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Army Reserve command receives third straight energy award
December 23, 2016
Christine Ploschke, former Energy Branch manager for the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command (second from left), receives a 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the Department of Energy during a ceremony Dec. 7 in Washington, D.C. This is the third national energy and water management award the 99th RSC has won in as many years as it continues to support readiness by providing the best possible facilities in which Soldiers can work and train. This latest recognition follows a DoE Federal Energy and Water Management Award Ploschke and her team earned for accomplishments in fiscal year 2015, as well as the Army “Small Group” Energy and Water Management Award they received for FY14.
Pentagon’s Newest Exhibit Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War
December 22, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter attends a Vietnam War hallway dedication ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2016. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)
368th Engineer Battalion conducts its first NCO induction ceremony while deployed
December 20, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen M. Bodwell, 368th Eng. Bn. presents Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Simms with a battalion award as a token of appreciation for his words of encouragement to Task Force Granite Soldiers participating in the Non-Commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony held at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 29, 2016. The ceremony consisted of approximately 106 Soldiers from 312th Eng. Co, 389th Eng. Co., 461st Eng. Co, 475th Eng. Co., Headquarters and Headquarters Co. and Forward Support Co. of 368th Eng. Bn. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Maria Mengrone/Released)
3rd Medical Command trains 38 victim advocates during the SHARP Foundation Course
December 20, 2016
Capt. Jennifer Tine briefs her classmates and cadre on her sexual assault action plan as a part of her SHARP Foundation Course capstone project at Gillem Enclave.
Signal Officer moves up into general officer ranks
December 20, 2016
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Nikki Griffin-Olive (left), deputy commander of sustainment, 335th Signal Command (Theater) receives a M9 pistol from Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Crespo, G6 sergeant major for the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, during her promotion ceremony at the Clay Army National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia, Dec. 16. Olive, a native of Spokane, Washington, has held numerous leadership positions throughout her career including her recent command of the 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, 335th SC (T).
Fuel for Training: Food Service Personnel Play Key Role in Toy Drop Operations
December 20, 2016
Spc. Savannah Yerdon (right), a culinary specialist assigned to 1018th Quartermaster Company in Schenectady, N.Y., and Sgt. Leroy McKinley (left), a heavy vehicle operator and culinary specialist assigned to 942nd Transportation Company in West Hartford, Conn., unload meal containers into the DFAC tent from their van in preparation for breakfast at Fort Bragg, N.C., Luzon Drop Zone on 12 Dec., 2016. Yerdon and McKinley was part of a six person food service crew who provided meal rations for hundreds of Soldiers during Operation Toy Drop XIX. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Ebony Malloy)
Double Eagle 12-1-2016
December 16, 2016
Double Eagle 12-1-16
Keeping M.K. air base safe and secure: 215th MP Det., 467th Eng. Det. deploy in support of Op Freedom’s Sentinel
December 16, 2016
Soldiers with 215th Military Police Detachment and the 467th Engineer Detachment Firefighting Headquarters, Army Reserve units, board a flight at the Silas L. Copeland Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group here Nov. 30 for a deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Transportation: First-In, Last-Out at Operation Toy Drop
December 16, 2016
Staff Sgt. Joseph Vaughan a transportation management coordinator (88N), assigned to the 970th Transportation Detachment (Movement Control Team), calls in personnel and equipment numbers to the tactical operations center before movement can take place December 14 at Fort Bragg, N.C. at the 2016 Operation Toy Drop XIX. An 88N coordinates, monitors, controls and supervises the movement of personnel, equipment, and cargo by air, rail, highway and water. Determines the most efficient mode of transport that accomplishes mission requirements. Operation Toy Drop is a USACAPOC(A) annual airborne operation and collective training exercise used to prepare Soldiers to support the Global Combatant Commanders and Army Service Component Commanders in theaters of operation around the world.(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. George Thurmond II) (Released)
Quartermasters Lead The Way
December 15, 2016
Spc. Caitlyn Canobbio with the 915th Transportation Company and Sgt. Curtis Chambers with the 459th Transportation Company prepare the fueling truck to distribute fuel to the generators during Operation Toy Drop XIX. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Stephen Crofoot, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command [Airborne])