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US and EU military leaders engage in virtual panel to further transatlantic cooperation
December 2, 2020 — “I wish to stress that I am particularly impressed by those who decide to serve in the military in addition to their professional occupation in the civilian world”, said Stavros Lambrinidis, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States. “Those composing the military reserve forces enhance military readiness. They contribute their rich and diverse skills to the missions of armed forces, and they demonstrate a deep personal commitment to the defense of their nation and their allies.” ... MORE

A panel, comprised of distinguished Armed Forces officials from both the United States and European Union countries, discussed contributions of reserve components to the alliance, and the past, present and future of transatlantic military relations during the first-ever “We Stood Together, We Stand Together” virtual panel co-hosted by the European Union Delegation to the United States and the Reserve Organization of America, November 12, 2020.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers coined for lifting base morale during COVID-19
December 2, 2020 — Combating the coronavirus on U.S. Army bases involves a high level of planning and skillful coordination to keep Soldiers safe... MORE

San Francisco nurse reflects on participation in federal COVID-19 response in Texas
November 5, 2020 — “This event in time is another testimony of the unity, altruism, and resilience that the American people are capable of especially in times of adversity,” said Capt. Allyssa Marie Montemayor. “The American people will recover from this and we will carry the knowledge and experience forward.”... MORE

San Francisco nurse reflects on her participation in federal COVID -19 response in Texas

Greensboro, N.C., Army Reserve Soldier returns from COVID response mission
November 3, 2020 — “Serving with civilian counterparts, shoulder to shoulder, was a great honor. The staff and patients I interacted with were nothing but grateful for our help,” stated Maj. Joshua Salomon Solheim, an Army Reserve nurse anesthetist, regarding his recent mission with an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force in South Texas... MORE

Microbiologist answers call for Army Reserve's COVID-19 response
November 2, 2020 — If you could help, would you? That was what Dr. Y. Meriah Arias-Thode asked herself when the Army Reserve called her out of retirement and requested her help for COVID-19 response for four months. Arias-Thode had a full plate already in her role at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, where she uses her doctorate in environmental microbiology to lead a team working on the microbial fuel cell project... MORE

NIWC Pacific Microbiologist Answers the Call for the Army’s COVID-19 Response

Army units innovate, find success with safe training at home stations
October 26, 2020 — Creative problem solving, teamwork, and resiliency have helped Army units resume home-station training to ensure readiness amid a lingering pandemic that has drastically affected everyday life. As the COVID-19 virus began to spread, the Department of Defense issued a stop-movement order in mid-March, halting all training to safeguard personnel... MORE

Bubbles to the rescue: Army Reserve adapts training and education to COVID-19
October 21, 2020 — Across the training landscape of the Army Reserve, the seemingly distant memory of pre COVID-19 exercises is now but a wistful reminder of just how much has changed. The once-complex process of unit training before the pandemic is now simplistic by comparison to the requirements of the new age. Complex, immersive and cutting-edge safety measures have become the standard as the force seeks to maintain its fighting edge. ... MORE

Lt. Col. Samuel Bates (right), a G-7 officer at the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, discusses training with Master Sgt. Richard Broussard at the headquarters building in Belle Chasse, La., Oct. 20, 2020.

Army Reserve combat medic gets frontline experience
October 20, 2020 — An Army Reserve combat medic from Semmes, Alabama, has added a list of accomplishments to his resume this past year, including participation in a federal COVID-19 response mission in Texas... MORE

Army Reserve trains its own "bubble"
October 14, 2020 — Army Soldiers are known for their resilience and adaptability and the Army Reserve showed its own strength and flexibility when it conducted Operation Ready Warrior 20-1 a readiness training exercise Sept. 12-25, 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

New terminal scanner screens temperatures, faces to improve safety at USARC, FORSCOM
October 14, 2020 — New help arrived in the size of a mini-tablet to scan faces and temperatures of Soldiers and civilian employees who enter Marshall Hall, the headquarters building for both the U.S. Army Reserve Command and the U.S. Forces Command... MORE

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