Army Reserve civil affairs Soldiers train, help Texas communities
U.S. Army North Commanding General Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan speaks to Soldiers from B Co., 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, June 22, 2019, in front of atmospheric water generators at a community center in Webb County, Texas. As part of the Department of defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, civil affairs teams assessed impoverished properties in Webb County, where an estimated 16,500-25,000 people live in sub-standard conditions in 64 communities called colonias.