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Crossing Continents: Army Reserve officer commutes to the USA for weekend training
June 7, 2024 — Many Army Reserve Soldiers have a relatively short commute to their weekend battle training assembly, but for one Army Reserve officer it takes him a little longer, about half a day longer... MORE

Lt. Col. Cassidy Dauby, Battalion Commander, 2-346th Training Support Battalion, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, talks with Capt. John Lombardo, Bravo Company, 2-156th Infantry Battalion, Louisiana National Guard, New Iberia, Louisiana, as trucks transport Soldiers to a location during XCTC 24-01.

Total Army forces train National Guard units, ahead of future deployment
June 7, 2024 — “Our intent during their two weeks on the ground here is to build proficiency in platoon, battalion and brigade staff (readiness ahead of) real world missions,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Chandler, Brigade Command Sergeant Major, 177th Armored Brigade, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. “What we do as observer coach trainers is execute situational training exercises.”... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 1-141st Field Artillery, 256th Infantry Brigade, Jackson Barracks, Louisiana prepare an M-119 Alpha Three Howitzer for a fire support mission during Exportable Combat Training Capability 24-01 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

Civil affairs, psychological operations expand role in special operations training
May 16, 2024 — Special operations Soldiers from the U.S. and partnered countries spent the month of April training in full spectrum irregular warfare operations in and around Camp Shelby, Mississippi. From April 7 to April 26, approximately 800 service members participated in the event, including members of the 20th Special Forces Group, the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, and the 2nd Psychological Operations Group, as well as the Air Force and Marine Corps... MORE

Operation Tin Man: Strengthening unit transportation readiness
June 16, 2023 — The 268th Inland Cargo Transportation Company, from the 1st Mission Support Command, undergoes extensive training for an upcoming deployment. Since 9/11, nearly 100 percent of the Army Reserve units in Puerto Rico have mobilized and deployed as a member of the Joint Force. Recently, the transportation unit completed Operation Tin Man at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, where the soldiers were responsible for managing equipment at the Central Receiving Shipping Point and moving it to the Gulfport by operating tactical vehicles... MORE

Pershing Strike tests total Army mobilization capabilities
August 9, 2022 — Pershing Strike kicked off in July as the most sizable, large scale mobilization exercise to date at the historic Camp Shelby in Mississippi... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, assigned to the 344th Engineer Company based in Tallahassee, Florida, take cover behind a blast blanket while detonating a linear det charge placed on a door hinge to create an entry point during the Pershing Strike mobilization exercise.

Pershing Strike 22: First Army partners with reserve component units for mobilization exercise
August 4, 2022 — In the event of a full-scale war, the United States will need multiple installations up and running to get Reserve Component units into the fight. With that in mind, First Army has joined its enterprise partners and reserve component units for Pershing Strike 22, an exercise which tests the ability to stand up a mobilization force generation installation. The Level III mobilization readiness exercise is being conducted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, with coinciding command post exercises at Fort Bliss, Texas, and at First Army headquarters on Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois... MORE

412th Theater Engineer Command Best Warrior Competition winners
April 29, 2021 — Who’s the best? A question asked through time. Its answer dependent on and limited to the situation. Out of the 19 Soldiers from the 412th Theater Engineer Command, Sgt. Diego Aramayo and Pfc. Carter Houseknecht proved their mettle at this year’s Best Warrior Competition on April 14-18 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi... MORE

412th and 416th Theater Engineer Command Soldiers rise to challenges at Best Warrior Competition
April 22, 2021 — Forty-one Soldiers from the 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) endured an eleven-event Best Warrior Competition (BWC), April 14-18 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, to prove who will compete at higher levels... MORE

412 and 416 Theater Engineer Command Best Warrior Competition

Army Reserve observer coach/ trainers ready infantry Soldiers during Army Total Force exercise
August 15, 2019 — Infantry Soldiers, assigned to the Florida National Guard, kneel in tall grass under the Friday night sky during eXportable Combat Training Capability 19-05. They stand by quietly waiting to move out during a phase of area security mission one into the mock city of Al Jaffa. Once ready, the Soldiers move towards their objective and carry out sensitive site exploitation, based on available intelligence information, and capture a high value target... MORE

Florida National Guard Soldiers fire at the enemy, from a rooftop building, during lanes training at eXportable Combat Training Capability 19-05 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

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