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Army Reserve captain brings a lifetime of service and culture to the force

Capt. Cynthia Ammerman grew up on farmland in rural Missouri, just south of Kansas City. Her family’s roots in the area go back...

Designing the future of battlefield medicine: Inside Global Medic 25-01 and Mojave Falcon

As the U.S. Army Reserve refocuses its training efforts on preparing for large-scale combat operations (LSCO), exercises like...

Army Reserve chief warrant officer circles the globe in C-12 Huron

As an Army Reserve aviator, Demas was on a mission—flying halfway around the world to support Exercise Balikatan 2025, the 40th...

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Sergeant Major of the Army meets with Chicago community leaders during Memorial Day weekend
June 4, 2021 — “Memorial Day is a day of national, solemn reverence; a day for us to honor the military men and women who gave their lives in defense of our nation, its values, our freedoms and our liberties,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, Sergeant Major of the Army. “This Memorial Day, I hope that we can remember the link we have with all the generations who have gone before us. They selflessly served our country and paid that ultimate price.”... MORE

Sgt. Maj. of the Army, Michael A. Grinston, delivers remarks, as the keynote speaker during the City of Chicago’s Memorial Day commemoration, May 29, 2021.

Army Reserve Commands focus on connectedness in suicide prevention to make people first
June 2, 2021 — In walking into an Army Reserve ‘Stand for Life’ suicide prevention training event, one may encounter dancing, stretching exercises, podcast interviews, and a good amount of collaboration taking place... MORE

The suicide prevention media team conduct media interviews during the Stand for Life training event at Camp Bullis, Texas, May 11, 2021.

The Army Reserve Has Boats
May 25, 2021 — Possibly a little-known fact to most people is that the Army Reserve has boats. Actually, the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard together have about two dozen boat units, the most found in the Reserve Components... MORE

Missouri man in seventh decade of service to Army Reserve
May 19, 2021 — A legacy of service that began “so long ago I don’t remember what I did,” continues today for Leslie Hobbs as he works as the digital training facility manager at the Sgt. Charles R. Long Army Reserve Center here... MORE

Missouri man continues in seventh decade of service to Army Reserve

Arlington Heights park honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families
May 17, 2021 — On a rainy Armed Forces Day, Walt Sterrenberg stands in silence honoring his father, World War II veteran William P. Sterrenberg, at the recently renovated park built to commemorate Arlington Heights fallen war veterans. Memorial Park is the only park in Arlington Heights solely devoted to the area’s veterans... MORE

Chemical Soldiers Build Readiness Through Gunnery
May 12, 2021 — Working in teams of three, Soldiers from within the 468th Chemical Battalion umbrella attacked the ranges here to complete crew-served weapon gunner Table VI, May 11, 2021. Soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 354th, 379th and 392nd Chemical Companies fired .50-caliber and M-240B machine guns aiming for a score of at least 700 points in 10 separate engagements. The table was broken up into day and night fire at both stationary and moving targets to reach the qualification standards... MORE

Driver’s training adds seasoning to transportation company
May 6, 2021 — Preparing for war is a serious business. For the Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 459th Transportation Company, that business brought them to the hills of the driver’s training course here, April 30, 2021... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier provides career day motivation
April 30, 2021 — A strong desire to be a good example to not only his children, but those around him as well, is what compelled Sgt. 1st Class James Williams to accept his cousin’s request to participate in a virtual career day for an elementary school in New Jersey... MORE

Fort McCoy community tackles serious issues with April awareness months
April 29, 2021 — Fort McCoy organizations launched their observations of several awareness months with a virtual kick-off event April 1. Garrison and tenant leadership filmed the signing of several proclamations March 18 so the video would be ready to air April 1. The proclamations ware to promote awareness and demonstrate support for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Alcohol Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, and National Autism Awareness Month. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers Conduct Operator New Equipment Training at Fort McCoy
April 26, 2021 — Soldiers from across the Army Reserve attended training here to learn the basics of the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station as part of the Operator New Equipment Training, during one-week iterations April 19 to 23 and April 26 to 30. The weeklong training plan allowed Soldiers to learn the capabilities and operation of the M153 CROWS as well as the different weapons systems it can employ... MORE

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