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Leading the future: Aggie gives back
March 25, 2021 — It’s not often that you discover an Army Colonel facilitating a round table discussion on “Sailing Uncertain Waters,” but that’s exactly where Col. M. Straus Scantlin, Director, Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) found himself Feb. 9-13, 2021. Scantlin, a Houston, Texas, native and self-proclaimed “Aggie,” was selected as one of a handful of facilitators for the 66th Annual Memorial Student Center Student Conference on National Affairs (MSC SCONA) at his alma mater, Texas A&M... MORE

Women’s History month comes to USACAPOC (A) Headquarters
March 22, 2021 — A quiet Wednesday at work had the best sort of interruption as Shelby Rangel, Center Director for the Ft. Bragg United Service Organizations (USO), received her credentials to enter the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) building. Rangel was there to present a gift bag full of donated goodies to a deserving female servicemember in honor of Women’s History month... MORE

Shelby Rangel, Center Director for the Ft. Bragg USO, presents Sgt. Teresa Gonzalez, S1 NCOIC for the 1st Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Training Brigade, with a USO sponsored gift bag. Gonzalez was nominated by her coworker, Ms. Kristen Bell, and recognized by the USO as one of thirty female servicemembers across Ft. Bragg to be honored during Women’s History month.

Best Warrior competitions: A focus on physical and mental strength
March 9, 2021 — When joining the Army Reserve, you may expect to find yourself shooting a weapon or completing an obstacle course, but not imagine participating in a competition that encompasses these activities. However, these events and others like them make up a Best Warrior Competition, which encourages Soldiers to train in physical and mental tasks to maintain readiness... MORE

USACAPOC(A) leverages real world experience for Civil Affairs money laundering training
March 1, 2021 — Leveraging the talent in the ranks of the 38G program, and those applying to be in the ranks, Maj. Dale Kooyenga, 38G capabilities development manager with the USACAPOC(A) Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), facilitated an in-depth training event between over 60 Civil Affairs professionals and partnerships formed with other government agencies (OGAs) such as the FBI... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Dale P. Kooyenga, 38G capabilities development manager with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) headquartered at Ft. Bragg, NC, coordinates the Military Support to Governance 38G Money, Banking, and Finance, money laundering crime virtual training event," Feb. 6, 2021. The Civil Affairs training event, that took place between over 60 Civil Affairs professionals and partnerships formed with other government agencies (OGAs) such as the FBI, was meant to prepare Soldiers to recognize and combat money laundering in the operational environment.

Civil Affairs and the Smithsonian team up to strengthen Cultural and Heritage knowledge
February 23, 2021 — Cultural heritage is a universal commonality which continues to influence how people interact worldwide. U.S. Army Reserve and Army Guard Reserve Soldiers from more than 10 units within the civil affairs community participate in a virtual cultural and heritage training here Feb. 20, 2021. This instruction reviewed the impact of the conservation of cultures has while conducting civil affairs missions around the globe... MORE

432nd Civil Affairs Team assists with Slovakian gift outreach
February 18, 2021 — Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion along with their counterparts in the Slovak military gifted ozone generators to a school in Martin, Slovakia, on February 12, 2021... MORE

Capt. Madeline Gramling, 3232nd Civil Affairs Team commander, addresses the crowd during a ceremony in Martin, Slovakia, on February 12, 2021. Soldiers from the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion along with their counterparts in the Slovak military gifted ozone generators to a school in Martin. Two-hundred and forty-five generators, supplied by a Slovak company, were presented to Aurel Stodola Elementary School to be used in the classrooms throughout the district. The donation is to increase the safety of children and young people studying in primary schools through effective and regular disinfection of school classrooms and common areas in schools to combat the spread of COVID-19.

ADAPT and overcome
February 11, 2021 — The 351st CACOM conducted Agricultural Development for Armed Forces Pre-Deployment Training (ADAPT) familiarization for personnel across the Civil Affairs and Security Cooperation ecosystems, including personnel from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific, the 9th Mission Support Command and it’s 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, and units under the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) footprint, including the 350th CACOM, the 351st CACOM the 352nd CACOM, and the 353rd CACOM... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers attend Agricultural Development for Armed Forces (ADAPT) pre-deployment training with representatives from the Jordan College of Agriculture at Fresno State University, in Fresno, CA, in an undated photo. Recently, ADAPT training was held where over 130 personnel from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Army Pacific, the 9th Mission Support Command and it’s 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, and units under the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) footprint, including the 350th Civil Affairs Command, the 351st Civil Affairs Command, the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, and the 353rd Civil Affairs Command. ADAPT training is an integral part of 38G(6U), Civil Affairs training to prepare Soldiers to perform international rural development missions while deployed.

Chief of Army Reserve and Army Reserve command sergeant major engage civil affairs units
February 9, 2021 — Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, spoke with Soldiers from the 353rd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) Headquarters, 407th Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), and the 415th CA BN during virtual question and answer sessions held Feb. 6, 2021... MORE

GoArmyEd is switching to ArmyIgnitED
February 3, 2021 — Do you need Army Tuition Assistance (TA)? Are you using TA now? GoArmyEd is shutting down on 12 Feb., 2021, to make way for the new ArmyIgnitED. Here’s some information on what you need to do... MORE

GoArmyEd will be shutting down on 12 Feb., 2021 to make way for the new ArmyIgnitED, which will be available for Tuition Assistance and registration on 8 Mar., 2021.

Strong Bonds policy changes strengthen USACAPOC(A) Families
February 2, 2021 — The Strong Bonds program has always been about strengthening Army Families, but new funding and policy changes have given the Unit Ministry Teams of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) the means to provide more flexibility, personal instruction, and choice at the unit level... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael A. Rich (left) speaks as Soldiers and Families of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) meet for a Strong Bonds training event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Aug. 25-26, 2018.

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