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Weathering the storm: 81st RD makes major progress in Puerto Rico
November 14, 2019 — The 81st Readiness Division Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Jones, and Command Sgt. Maj. Levi Maynard visited Puerto Rico to check on recovery progress made since Hurricane Maria hit in 2017. The hurricane caused island-wide devastation, including to the U.S. Army Reserve’s 12 sites outside Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico... MORE

Fort Buchanan and Hurricane Maria: A Look Back at Lessons Learned
November 14, 2019 — In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, lost a basic service - refuse collection. But, with the post's proactive solid waste management, recovery was within reach. ... MORE

Hometown heroes train at McCrady
August 9, 2019 — Each summer McCrady Training Center receives hundreds of Reserve Soldiers who conduct annual training and real-world missions to ensure the Reserve fighting force is ready to step into mobilization roles alongside their active-duty counterparts. For one unit, logistical support is a walk in the park... MORE

Army Reserve-Puerto Rico briefs U.S. House Homeland Security committee members
March 4, 2019 — Col. Manuel Ocasio, 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico deputy commander, met here with members of a House Homeland Security Committee, March 2, who traveled to Puerto Rico to conduct oversight on Federal Emergency Management Agency and United States Army Corps of Engineers storm recovery... MORE

1st Mission Support Command briefs U.S. House Homeland Security Committee members

Hometown heroes receive recognition
June 27, 2018 — Maj. Gen. William Shane Lee, the Commander of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), awarded 37 Soldiers from the 49th Multifunctional Medical Battalion the Humanitarian Service Medal on Saturday... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in Puerto Rico ready for 2018 hurricane season
June 11, 2018 — As the 2018 hurricane season begins, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in Puerto Rico, who are part of the largest federal U.S. Army command permanently stationed in the Caribbean, are ready to assist civil authorities in case of natural disasters... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve - Puerto Rico Soldiers ready for 2018 hurricane season

Soldiering On: Hurricane Maria survivor competes with Army Reserve's best
June 11, 2018 — Puerto Rico has been a fixture in the national dialogue ever since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in Sept. 2017. Though recovery efforts continue, many Puerto Ricans are putting their lives back together and pressing forward each day. One individual is U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Carlos Fuentes, who serves as an information technology specialist with the 166th Regional Support Group, 1st Mission Support Command at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. He is one of two Soldiers representing the command this year in the U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition... MORE

Soldiering On: Hurricane Maria survivor competes at 2018 Army Reserve Best Warrior

Mortuary Affairs: More than remains and personal effects
May 30, 2018 — Standing in front of a projector that displays the remains of a deceased man, an Army Reserve instructor is not explaining to his 11 students the gruesomeness of what happened to the man, but the proper way to effectively serve in a unique and honorable job as a mortuary affairs specialist... MORE

Recovery continues in Puerto Rico
January 30, 2018 — On a wet and humid Puerto Rican morning, soldiers from the 448th Engineering Battalion, Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, clear downed trees and debris at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico. on 24 January 2018. The U.S. Army Reserve Center in Puerto Nuevo was ravaged by the hurricanes... MORE

Army Reserve Public Affairs in DSCA operations
December 6, 2017 — The role of a Public Affairs Officer (PAO) is not always fully understood in the Army. Some people think that, if a PAO is not carrying a camera around, he or she is not doing his or her job. Others believe that PAO’s duties are just to update the command’s social media platforms. Both notions are not accurate... MORE

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