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Power Players: Building Energy Monitors trained at Fort Buchanan
July 7, 2017 — The United States Army Reserve strives to protect its critical energy assets for the missions of today and the missions of tomorrow. Often, facility occupants are the first lines of defense, and Building Energy Monitors lead the charge for conservation... MORE

Dmitrii Cordero Mojica, Fort Buchanan's Resource Efficiency Manager, trains Building Energy Monitors on the Installation. Photo by Jonelle Kimbrough, Army Reserve Sustainability Programs.

Over 65 employers attend Hire Our Heroes Event
May 24, 2017 — Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses attended a Hiring Our Heroes job fair, which provided endless job opportunities and a variety of services from sixty-nine participating employers and service organizations... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jose R. Burgos, deputy commander of the 99th Regional Support Command, welcomes approximately 300 veterans, service members and military spouses in attendance during Hiring Our Heroes job fair held at the Community Club, on Fort Buchanan, May 18th.

1st Mission Support Command prepares for continuity in case of a disaster
May 16, 2017 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians assigned to the 1st Mission Support Command and United Stated Army Reserve Command, attended Continuity of Operations (COOP) training at the Major General Felix A. Santoni Building on Fort Buchanan, May 9-11... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians assigned to the 1st Mission Support Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command, pose for a photo after successfully completing the Continuity of Operations training held at the Major General Felix A. Santoni building on Fort Buchanan, May 11.

Mortuary affairs unit augments training during Guardian Response 2017
May 12, 2017 — In a brightly lit trailer here, a trained moulage practitioner uses ceramic molds to create a fake-head laceration on a civilian role player while another uses a cosmetic spray on his subject’s abdomen to replicate a burn wound. In perhaps the most gruesome display in the scene an individual creates a simulated severe head injury complete with protruding brain matter... MORE

Pvt. Elsamari Figueroa, an ammunition specialist with the 266th Ordnance Company out of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, prepares a fake head wound on a civilian role-player as part of the Guardian Response exercise April 29, 2017, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind. Nearly 4,100 Soldiers from across the country are participating in Guardian Response 17, a multi-component training exercise to validate U.S. Army units’ ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) catastrophe. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher Hernandez)

1st MSC provides response and recovery support after notional Hurricane Arlene
April 27, 2017 — Exercise, exercise, exercise, Category 4 Hurricane Arlene has just hit the eastern part of Puerto Rico, and the 1st Mission Support Command activates their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on April 21. While the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Center assess the damage and need for federal assistance, the U.S. Army Reserve is standing by to help civil authorities during this disastrous event... MORE

. Pfc. Nyheisha Velez, a firefighter assigned to the 266th Ordinance Company assists local and federal officials during the triage and transportation of critical patients to the medical tents during the Tropical Journey Exercise held at the Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, April 24.

“Garita Warriors” Recognized for 408 years of Combined Military Service
April 14, 2017 — Family, friends, and colleagues of 13 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers came together to honor and recognize their combined 408 years of federal service to the U.S. Army, during a retirement ceremony held at Ramon Hall on Fort Buchanan, April 8... MORE

Members of the 1st Mission Support Command Honor Guard present the colors during the start of the retirement ceremony held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, April 8.

Army Reserve Soldiers complete phase one of BTH – Belize Exercise
April 12, 2017 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers battle the heat and humidity in Belize while enhancing their readiness during Beyond the Horizon (BTH) 2017, a campaign of three medical exercises and construction projects over a four month period in Belize. From engineering to water purification and laundry and bath, Army Reserve Soldiers are testing their capabilities during this exercise by providing focused humanitarian services to areas in Ladyville, St. Matthews and Cayo... MORE

Master Sgt. Jennifer Trumbull, attached to the 672nd Engineer Company from Missoula, Montana, briefs BG Alberto C Rosende and other senior leaders on their work project during Beyond the Horizon: 2017-Belize, April 6. During their rotation, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers laid the foundation for the new, three classroom addition to the St. Matthews Government School.

Soldiers qualify with crew-served weapons at Operation Cold Steel
April 10, 2017 — For the months of March and April 2017, Fort McCoy was alive with the movement of an estimated 1,800 Army Reserve Soldiers from approximately 60 Army Reserve units across the country as they converged on the small post in a rural part of the state to participate in an extensive field-training exercise... MORE

US Army Reserve Spc. Adam Paquet, a petroleum and supply specialist with the 277th Quartermaster Company, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, lifts rounds for a MK19 grenade launcher in preparation for qualification as part Operation Cold Steel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 2, 2017. The 377th TSC is aligned with U.S. Southern Command, which oversees U.S. military interests in Latin America and the Caribbean. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready, lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Jeremiah Woods, 358th Public Affairs Detachment / Released)

1st MSC holds its 2017 Best Warrior Competition
March 21, 2017 — Demonstrating commitment, readiness, embodying the Warrior Ethos and representing the force of the Army’s future are just four qualities that describe the Soldiers participating in the 1st Mission Support Command (MSC) Best Warrior Competition (BWC) on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, March 13-17... MORE

US Army Reserve soldiers participate in the 1st Mission Support Command Best Warrior Competition mystery event held on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, March 14.

“Tartaros” transport generators to Fort Buchanan
March 7, 2017 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 432nd Transportation Company “Tartaros,” assisted in moving more than 25 generators from the FEMA Distribution Center located in Caguas, Puerto Rico to Fort Buchanan for a Regional Power Mission Exercise (RPME) on March 5... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 432nd Transportation Company “Tartaros,” assisted in moving more than 25 generators from the FEMA Distribution Center located in Caguas, Puerto Rico to Fort Buchanan for a Regional Power Mission Exercise (RPME) on March 5.

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