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Brothers Bond on Deployment
August 1, 2019 — For the Stephens brothers, Staff Sergeants Robert W. Stephens and Raymond E. Stephens, currently deployed with the 77th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, a legacy of military service has always been a factor. ... MORE

Soldiers dig deep for wheeled vehicle mechanic training
August 1, 2019 — A seven-minute drive and there it was; a training site with water pits, steep hills and lots of mud. This was the playground-of-the-day for Soldiers with the 445th Transportation Company from Waterloo, Iowa, during their wheeled vehicle recovery class at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 20, 2019. ... MORE

Soldier's birthday goes up in smoke while training at Fort McCoy
July 31, 2019 — Spc. Alexandra Vanoverbeke spent her 24th birthday with her hands covered in blood. The smoke of birthday candles was far from her mind as she peered through thick smoke rising from a nearby vehicle explosion. “Ricky! Ricky, can you hear me!?” she shouted into the dense scene in front of her. ... MORE

Reserve FSC Soldiers support joint training exercise
July 31, 2019 — With the sun high above their heads and the heat reaching over 120 degrees, U.S. Army Reserve cooks assigned to the 980th Forward Support Company, spend long hours preparing meals for over 1,300 Soldiers. Often sleeping few hours at a time, these Soldiers work beyond duty hours, day after day, to accomplish their vital mission.... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Uses Training to Serve Community, Country
July 31, 2019 — The U.S. Army Reserve is a lethal, ready force comprised of thousands of citizen Soldiers who use their unique combination of leadership, skill and experience to serve the country both in and out of uniform. One such individual is Sgt. Matthew Gibson of the 952nd Quartermaster Company based in Livonia, Michigan. Gibson is one of many Reserve Soldiers participating in the Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise Enhanced 2019 taking place at Fort Pickett from July 13 to Aug. 2.... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers and Marine Corps Reserve participate in River Assault 19
July 30, 2019 — On July 20th, 2019 US Army Reserve soldiers from the 361st and 341st Multi-Role Bridge Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, and USMC Reserve Marines from with Alpha Company and Bravo Company, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, Battle Creek, Michigan, constructed a fully enclosed improved ribbon bridge on Belton Lake on Ft. Hood Texas. Active Duty Soldiers, Reserve Soldiers and Reserve Marines worked for more than four hours to complete and attach the 72-bay floating bridge.... MORE

Chicago-based Soldiers represent Army Reserve at American Association of Independent Professional Baseball game
July 30, 2019 — Army Reserve Col. Daniel Jaquint, accompanied with Sgt. Maribel Meraz, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command color guard team, participated in pre-game activities before the start of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball game between the Chicago Dogs and Cleburne Railroaders at Impact Field, July 28, 2019, in Rosemont, Illinois.... MORE

USACAPOC Soldiers immerse themselves in the French language
July 30, 2019 — Army Reserve Soldiers from United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) enhanced their ability to speak French during the USAID-led and developed Interagency Language Immersion Program. ... MORE

Realism Raises Readiness in Reserve Exercise
July 30, 2019 — As gun-fire and simulated incoming mortar rounds raged, engineers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 367th Engineer Battalion, returned fire and moved to their fighting positions. The 367th from St. Joseph, Minn., are attending their annual training in support of Combat Support Training Exercise 86-19-03 (CSTX) held at Ft. McCoy, Wis. from 13 July to 2 Aug., 2019. CSTX is a large-scale training exercise consisting of tactical training scenarios specifically designed to replicate real-world missions. ... MORE

Reserve Soldiers don new right-shoulder insignia
July 30, 2019 — U.S. Army Soldiers with the 655 Regional Support Group, based out of Westover Air Base, formally received the 316 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) insignia to be worn on the right shoulder, in honor of their current duty rotation, July 30, 2019 at Joint Training Center-Jordan. ... MORE

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