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Army Reserve CST provides cutting-edge COVID testing
April 20, 2020 — Even during a pandemic, Soldiers remain focused on the Army’s readiness mission. So, when troops recently arrived for training in Poland, they had an extra task – to be swabbed for the Novel Coronavirus through a quick, cutting-edge diagnostic test spearheaded by U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Blayne Peterson, right, a combat medic with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command from Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Maj. Dmitry Pervistky, a bio-chemist with the 773rd CST, conduct testing for COVID-19 in a mobile lab at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, April 14, 2020. A team of four Soldiers from the 773rd CST is charged with testing incoming personnel to ensure they are not introducing COVID to a relatively COVID-free environment.

(U.S. Army Reserve photo by 1st Sgt. Domenic Barbeiro/Released)

Army Reserve Soldiers “Suit Up!” for COVID-19 response
April 8, 2020 — As the confirmed cases of COVID-19 (over 1 million people worldwide) continue to increase, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, have taken action, in line with their motto, "Suit Up!", and developed tactics, techniques, and procedures to decontaminate high-traffic areas across the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz area of operation... MORE

Reserve Soldiers support medical supply mission during pandemic
March 26, 2020 — In the midst of a global pandemic, there’s been an increase in demand for supplies at Army hospitals and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in Europe are helping to fill that demand. Soldiers from Medical Support Unit-Europe, 7th Mission Support Command, based out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, are supporting the shipping and receiving functions in the warehouse at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe in Pirmasens for 30 days (or more) to help push Class VIII medical supplies to where they need to go – the hospitals... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Tiffany Boatner, a human resources specialist with Medical Support Unit-Europe, 7th Mission Support Command, sorts bottles of acetaminophen at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe warehouse in Pirmasens, Germany, March 26, 2020. 7th MSC Soldiers are supporting the shipping and receiving functions in the warehouse to help with the high demand of Army Class VIII medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

361st Civil Affairs Brigade changes command
March 7, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade welcomed a new commander to their unit, Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, during a March 7 ceremony, here, and bid farewell to outgoing commander, Col. Bradley A. Heston... MORE

The honorable Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island Secretary of State, right, offers words of thanks to both Col. Bradley A. Heston, center, and Col. Carlos E. Gorbea, for their service to the United States of America, during the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade change of command ceremony held on Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, March 7, 2020.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers conduct push pull operations for DEFENDER-Europe 20
February 19, 2020 — DEFENDER-Europe 20 will be the largest deployment of U.S.-based forces to Europe for an exercise in more than 25 years. With more than 20,000 U.S. service members participating over the next five months across the theater, they will need thousands of vehicles and equipment moved in conducting the exercise across Europe... MORE

7th MSC Chaplain trailblazes candidate program in Europe
January 24, 2020 — Across Army ranks in the United States, the Chaplain Candidate Program helps U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers train to become an Army Chaplain while simultaneously training for the ministry. But the program never existed in Europe, until recently... MORE

Newly appointed U.S. Army Reserve Chaplain (1st Lt.) Gabriel Pech, 7th Mission Support Command, receives the Army Chaplain cross from his wife, Hannah, while the U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Thomas L. Solhjem looks on, during a pinning ceremony held at the Daenner Kaserne Chapel in Kaiserslautern, Germany on January 22, 2020. Pech was the first U.S. Army Reserve officer to complete the Chaplain Candidate Program in Europe.

2500th DLD Soldiers summit Monte Specie during training with Italy´s 6th Alpine Regiment
January 14, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, used snowshoes to summit Monte Specie while conducting search, rescue and recovery training with three alpine instructors from the Italian Army´s 6th Alpine Regiment (6th Regimento Alpini), here, Jan. 10-12, 2020... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Cory D. Poppe, 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, pins rank on Sgt. 1st Class Mark Jacobson, 2500th DLD, 7th MSC, in a mountain-top promotion ceremony after his unit used snowshoes to summit Monte Specie during winter survival training with the Italian Army´s 6th Alpine Regiment during exercise Alpine Rock in Toblach, Italy, January 11, 2020. Fifteen Soldiers from the 2500th participated in the winter survival training that emphasized small-unit tactical interoperability.

773rd CST attracts U.S. defense leader; demonstrates unique mission
December 11, 2019 — The 773rd Civil Support Team, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear unit under the 7th Mission Support Command, has an exclusive mission. This CST is the only of its kind in both the U.S. Army Reserve and in the entire European theater of operations. The deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, Dr. Brandi C. Vann, stopped by the 773rd, headquartered on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to tour stations set up by CBRN Soldiers, who highlighted the equipment capabilities of their unique unit, Dec. 11... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Erick Olea, a survey team chief with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, explains the capabilities inside the dismounted reconnaissance sets-kits-outfits to Dr. Brandi C. Vann, deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, while she tours the 773rd headquarters on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, December 11, 2019. The 773rd is the only Civil Support Team in the U.S. Army Reserve and the European theater of operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joy Dulen)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers train during Joint Cooperation 2019
December 3, 2019 — Members of the U.S. Army Reserve’s only civil affairs battalion in Europe joined approximately 500 Soldiers and civilians from 24 countries in North America and Europe for a civil-military cooperation exercise, Oct. 28 – Nov. 8 in and around Nienburg, Germany... MORE

Disaster relief exercise tests German, American first responders
October 17, 2019 — Should disaster strike in Europe, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their German counterparts are better prepared to render aid due to ongoing training hosted by Company C, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion... MORE

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