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North Carolina brigade takes lead of 20th chapter for US forces in Kosovo
July 13, 2015
U.S. Army Col. Clint Baker, the commander of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division (left); Italian Maj. Gen. Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Kosovo Force commanding general; and U.S. Army Col. Vernon Simpson, the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team commander, salute the colors during a Multinational Battle Group-East transfer of authority ceremony July 9, 2015, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. MNBG-E is a U.S.-led contingent of the NATO peace support mission in Kosovo known as KFOR, and includes forces from Armenia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Solvenia, and Turkey. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Erick Yates, Multinational Battle Group-East)
Training for a safe and secure environment brings multinational forces together
July 13, 2015
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment’s Alpha Company take part in a multinational exercise that included forces from the U.S., Albania and Moldova for crowd and riot control June 25 in Hohenfels, Germany. The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, an Army National Guard Unit from North Carolina, participated in this training event in preparation for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. (U.S. Army Photo by Lt. Col. Gilbert Buentello)
Female troops take the lead in the US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico
July 13, 2015
First Lt. Ayesha Jimenez, from the 271st Human Resources Company, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, leads a platoon during a tactical exercise at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Site, March 5.
Zero tolerance with sexual violence in the US Army Reserve-PR
July 13, 2015
Brig. Gen. Jose R. Burgos, 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico commanding general, continued commemorating the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month with a Clothesline T-shirt proclamation, April 15, at the command headquarters.(U.S. Army Photo by Mariana Ortiz, Intern 1st MSC PAO)
Army brat captures highest honors during high school graduation
July 13, 2015
Assistant Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Arturo Calzadillas Jr. (left) congratulates Jomarly Cruz Galarza, 17, (right), daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Joel Cruz, assigned to the 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, during her high school graduation ceremony held at Centro de Bellas Artes of Guaynabo, May 22.
The end of an era - Retirement of Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez
July 13, 2015
Brig. Gen. Jose R. Burgos, Commanding General of the 1st Mission Support Command U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico (left) presenting a Certificate of Appreciation to Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez (right) at Fernandez Retirement Ceremony held May 30, 2015, at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, headquarters.
Survivability is key at Chaplain Basic
July 13, 2015
Officers in the Chaplain's Basic Officer Leaders Course put their faith in their protective gear to the test in the CBRN chamber. The 104th Training Division (LT) facilitated the training at the facility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)
Army Reserve cooks get grilled
July 13, 2015
Soldiers from the 172nd Multifunctional Medical Battalion and sister units under the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) enjoy a lunch meal at the end of the Army Reserve-level Philip A. Connolly program competition, which the 172nd was competing in. The Connolly event evaluates units against Army food service standards of excellence governed by approximately 24 different Army regulations, field manuals, and Department of the Army pamphlets.
Medical Support Unit-Europe gains new commander
July 11, 2015
Army Lt. Col Bidemi Y. Olaniyi-Leyimu (left), Medical Service Unit- Europe incoming commander, receives the unit guidon from Brig. Gen. Arlan M. DeBlieck, commander of the 7th Civil Support Command, during a ceremony held on the Daenner Kaserne parade field here on July 11, 2015. The passing of the guidon is a tradition symbolizing the changing of command.
Making it count
July 9, 2015
Spc. Donna C. Moya, a human resources specialist in the 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, instructs a junior Soldier on how to conduct human resource operations during exercise Imua Dawn at Sagami Depot, Japan. The Imua Dawn exercise will be the culminating training event for the 303rd MEB to achieve full operational capability status in phase 3 operations.