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88th RSC Yellow Ribbon Event successfully coordinates to create opportunities for connection
March 24, 2016
Soldiers and Family members register and receive welcome packets for the 88th Regional Support Command Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Event in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., March 18. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a DoD-wide effort to promote the well-being of National Guard and Reserve members, their families and communities, by connecting them with resources throughout the deployment cycle. Through Yellow Ribbon events, service members and loved ones connect with local resources honoring veterans and families before, during and after deployments.
Self-help allows Army to 'do it themself'
March 24, 2016
Soldiers from the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment prepare to remove slings from a concrete pier being removed from the water. The active duty unit removed a dozen 10,000 pound pilings at the reserve center as part of a Troop Construction project, saving the Army money while performing real world training.
Department of the Army Announces Associated Units Pilot
March 24, 2016
U.S. Army and German paratroopers take off in a UH-60 Black Hawk for a multi-national airborne operation at Preston Drop Zone, Fort Gordon, Ga., Friday, March 4, 2016. The purpose of Operation "Glück Ab" is to foster German and U.S. relationships, develop interoperability during training, and provide a basis for future operations in training and real world environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rachel Diehm/Released)
Pilot program links Reserve components with active units for training
March 24, 2016
Some reserve-component Soldiers will soon be training more closely and more often with active units in a new pilot program. Shown here are Soldiers training at Fort Polk, La.
Army Reserve competition defines best warriors
March 24, 2016
Spc. Christopher L. Ubias, practical nursing specialist, 5502nd U.S. Army Hospital, of Denver, Colorado, rides a zip line to the ground during a team building exercise, March 8, 2016 at The Army Reserve Medical Command's 2016 Best Warrior competition at Fort Gordon, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training Public Affairs)
316th’s Best Warrior
March 23, 2016
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, competing in the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition, performs pushups during the Army Physical Fitness Test at Fort Knox, Ky., March 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Smith/Released)
A woman's path in the military
March 23, 2016
Lt. Col. Dianna Echard-Danis, detail inspector general with the U.S. Army Reserve Command, who credits much of her success in the military to inspirational women who have come before her, poses for a photo at USARC headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C., March 8, 2016. Danis spoke about her personal journey in the Army and how both men and women can use certain characteristics to join the inspector general directorate as she did. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Brian Godette, USARC Public Affairs)
Diving into a partnership
March 22, 2016
A Soldier from the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment is tending the lines as divers work underwater removing concrete pilings in the pier at the Morehead City, N.C., Reserve Center. The active duty unit performed work at the reserve center as part of a Troop Construction project, saving the Army money while performing real world training.
Mentorship Opportunities for Female Reserve Veterans
March 22, 2016
Stephen Austin, assistant chief of Army Reserve, and Sidney Goodfriend, founder and chairman of American Corporate Partners, sign a partnership agreement at the Pentagon in Washington March 21. The partnership launched the new Women’s Veteran Mentoring Program initiative.
U.S. Army medical Soldiers return to their roots in Ghana
March 22, 2016
Active Guard Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Mensah, a member of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 16-2 command and control team and pay agent from the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) unit at Fort Gillem, Ga., poses with 1st Lt. Frank Goka, a mobilized Army Reserve Soldier assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, participated in MEDRETE 16-2, from Feb. 3-26, at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Both Mensah and Goka are originally from Ghana. Mensah and Goka were essential to MEDRETE 16-2 with helping the U.S. medical team establish relationships amongst the Ghanaian Defense Force and medical professionals at the 37 Military Hospital. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Maj. Satomi Mack-Martin)