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Rooted in heritage: How Hispanic values shaped my military service and leadership journey

My name is Sgt. Maj. Jose A. Banks. I was born in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.

Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett celebrates microgrid launch

The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, under the command of Col. Stephen S. Trotter, celebrated a landmark achievement today...

88th Readiness Division Army Reserve Ambassador Workshop 2024

Army Reserve Ambassadors from across the 88th Readiness Division's 19-state area of operations met Sept. 14, 2024, at Fort...

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Right time, right place: Optometrist at Guam Innovative Readiness Training
August 6, 2023 — Active-duty U.S. Navy Cmdr. Paul Mayo, an optometrist assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, diagnosed a retinal tear in a Guam community member and referred her for emergency surgery, during Guam Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) at the Calvo Field House at the University of Guam Aug. 4... MORE

Navy Nuclear Medicine Technician serves during Guam Wellness IRT
August 5, 2023 — U.S. Navy Seaman Kelsey Redmond, a nuclear medicine technician from the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, continues her family’s military service tradition as she assists the radiology team at Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), Aug 2-10... MORE

Corpsman Kelsey Redmond, navy nuclear medicine technician from the U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, continues her family’s military service tradition as she assists the radiology team at the Calvo Field House at the University of Guam during Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), Aug 2-10. Guam Wellness IRT is a collaborative partnership with the Department of Public Health and Social Services that leverages military contributions and community resources to multiply value and cost savings for participants. The Guam IRT provides no cost healthcare services, ranging from medical, dental, optometry, and immunizations, to the communities of Guam, Aug. 2-10, 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Maj. Chelsea Kersten)

Army, Air Force, Navy work together to provide support during Northwest Arkansas Wellness
July 21, 2023 — Approximately 50 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7457th Medical Operational Readiness Unit (MORU), Richmond, Virginia; the 7218th Medical Support Unit (MSU); Louisville, Kentucky; the 7221st MSU, Newark, Delaware; the 7356th Veterinary Detachment (VD), Louisville, Kentucky; and the 7361st VD, North Chesterfield, Virginia; and other Army Reserve augmentees took part in a real-world joint medical mission in support of Innovative Readiness Training - Northwest Arkansas Wellness here, July 10-19, 2023. The abovementioned Army Reserve units had been working in tandem with over 130 Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and active-duty Army and Navy service members to provide no-cost medical coverage to the destitute Arkansas communities of Yellville, Mountain Home, and Marshall... MORE

A legacy of honor: Army Reserve chief warrant officer 5 appointed as honorary Navy chief petty officer
September 8, 2022 — Forty years is a lifetime. In fact, it can feel like several. For Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip Brashear, son of legendary Master Chief Navy Diver Carl Brashear, four decades of service came full circle as he became an honorary inductee in a select group with a unique familial connection. ... MORE

RICHMOND, Virginia (July 29th, 2022) Navy Reserve Force Master Chief (FORCM) Tracy Hunt places a Navy Chief combination cover on Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip M. Brashear, son of the late Master Chief Master Diver Carl Brashear during his appointment as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer. The appointment was held in conjunction with CW5 Brashear’s retirement ceremony celebrating his 40 years of military service at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center onboard Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Virginia on July 29th, 2022. CW5 Brashear was appointed as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer by the Master Chief Petty officer (MCPON) of the Navy Russell Smith for his relentless dedication to the United States Navy. Over the course of 17 years, CW5 Brashear inspired Sailors and members of the Chiefs Mess to keep pushing forward in the face of adversity, volunteering his service to the Navy, and accepting responsibility beyond the call of printed assignment.. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Alexa Trafton)

Army Reserve CW5 Phillip Brashear, son of Navy MCPO Carl Brashear, guest speaks at USAICoE
July 11, 2022 — Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip M. Brashear, 80th Training Command (TASS), Command Chief Warrant Officer, was the guest speaker at Fitch Auditorium July 7 and July 8... MORE

Exercise Global Medic kicks off at Fort Hunter Liggett
June 16, 2021 — Exercise Global Medic provides robust opportunities for military medical personnel to improve their proficiencies in realistic training environments, while combining forces with sister service branches and international military participants. The exercise provides an opportunity to test, evaluate, and ultimately validate military medical personnel in an austere environment. This is a vital requirement that is particularly important as Soldiers and Sailors are returning to the field after months of scheduled training activities postponed or limited by the global pandemic... MORE

Task Force Oceania and Seabees team up in Timor-Leste
March 11, 2021 — Task Force Oceania’s Team Timor-Leste and members of the U.S. Navy Seabees worked together to conduct joint-humanitarian efforts in the Pacific island country Jan. 6-7... MORE

No right to quit: Chief honors Black History Month with father’s legacy
February 18, 2021 — Fort Gordon honored African American/Black History Month with a command program Monday in Darling Hall. The program was hosted by Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center and broadcasted live on Facebook to help maximize attendance. The theme for this year’s observance is “Honor, Remember, Inspire.” Chief Warrant Officer 5 Phillip Brashear of the 80th Training Command, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Richmond, Virginia, served as the program’s guest speaker. Brashear is the third-born son of the late Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, who is the subject of the well-renowned film ‘Men of Honor,’ and whose role is played by Hollywood star Cuba Gooding Jr... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assist U.S. Navy in logistics support of Ukraine medical supply mission
January 26, 2021 — “We were looking at more than 200 commercial pallets with a variety of complicated problems standing between the supplies at Joint Consolidation Point Mechanicsburg, PA, and our partners in Ukraine,” said Colleen Distel-Smith, logistics management supervisor, NAVSUP WSS. To get this accomplished efficiently and accurately, medical logistics specialists from the U.S. Army Reserve were called in... MORE

Logistics specialists and soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 393rd Medical Logistics Company sort and repackage medical supplies.

773rd Civil Support Team suits up to support U.S. Navy
October 22, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, supported a four-man U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during a small exercise designed to evaluate the EOD team’s response to a potential chemical hazard on U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder in early October... MORE

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