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"Go for Broke" in JBLM: Army Reserve infantry unit relocates across the Pacific
August 20, 2021 — American Samoa, a U.S. territory with a land area of 77 squares miles and a population of roughly 56,000 people, yields the highest rate of military enlistment of any U.S. State or territory. However, the island bids a warm “Tofa Soifua” to the infamous, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment’s Charlie Company, as they transition from American Samoa to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington... MORE

Army Reserve one-star general visits American Samoa to enhance capabilities
December 13, 2019 — When Tropical Cyclone Gita devastated American Samoa in February 2018, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, residing in American Samoa, took immediate action to aid in the recovery efforts. Under the direction of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Soldiers assisted in transporting supplies and equipment to fellow citizens across the island. The Pele U.S. Army Reserve center was also used as a staging ground for federal agencies... MORE

Readiness of American Samoan Army Reserve Soldiers vital in the Pacific
December 11, 2019 — Tutuila, the largest and the main island of American Samoa, measures only about 21 miles across and about three miles from north to south. Yet this island is home to more than 200 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 9th Mission Support Command, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii... MORE

Increasing readiness in the Pacific
May 1, 2019 — For decades, hundreds of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers had to fly across the Pacific Ocean to qualify on their individual weapons. But now, Soldiers in American Samoa finally have their own modular small arms range on home soil. ... MORE

Army Reserve partners with local police force in American Samoa
April 30, 2019 — The U.S. Army Reserve recently opened the very first Modular Small Arms Range in American Samoa. In true partnership form, the local American Samoa Police Force may now also use the MSAR following the signing of a memorandum of understanding, which took place at the Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center, April 29, 2019. ... MORE

Army Reserve signs MOU with local police force in American Samoa

Why We Serve: Army Reserve brothers serving together in American Samoa
April 29, 2019 — More than 200,000 Soldiers are currently serving in the U.S. Army Reserve. Out of those 200,000, there’s bound to be a few siblings serving together. However, when two brothers serve in the same Army Reserve infantry company on the small Pacific Island of American Samoa, it’s bound to turn a few heads... MORE

Why I Serve: Army Reserve Soldier goes the distance to serve
April 29, 2019 — Many Americans know the struggle of a long commute to work, but how many travel thousands of miles to accomplish their tasks regularly? Lt. Col. Alejandro Buniag is the commander of Theater Support Group American Samoa Detachment, American Samoa, but lives 3,600 miles away in Guam... MORE

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