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Army Reserve highlights Soldier skills at manufacturers’ summit
October 23, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve took part in The Manufacturing Institute’s annual Workforce Summit Oct. 17 at the Grand Hyatt here. Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, commanding general of the 99th Readiness Division, served as keynote speaker and panelist for a discussion entitled, “Bringing the Military and Manufacturing Together.”... MORE

81st Readiness Division hosts Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event
April 28, 2023 — U.S. Army Soldiers traveled from different states nationwide, to attend the 81st Readiness Division Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Atlanta, March 25-26... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier recognized for top honors during police department swearing-in ceremony
February 14, 2023 — U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Maria Henderson, assigned to the 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, recognized as the valedictorian and earned the “top shot” title in her Atlanta police academy class during an Atlanta Police Department private swearing-in ceremony on the Atlanta Metropolitan State College campus. ... MORE

Operation Warp Speed delivers proud family moment
December 21, 2020 — As an Army Reserve nurse from Montana, Col. Melody Mount is accustomed to performing her military duty inside hospital operating rooms. Her current assignment to Operation Warp Speed is a stark contrast to that environment... MORE

Married into Greatness
July 9, 2020 — A need for a summer job changed the trajectory of Gina Great's life. Between semesters at Concordia University-Wisconsin, the Missouri-native needed a job to remain financially independent from her parents. It's unclear how she stumbled upon the Army Reserve, but an offer of a cash bonus, and opportunity to "manage the battlefront," got her into the recruiters' office. She walked out — a generator mechanic. "I didn't know what the inside of my car looked like," she laughed. "I panicked. I was almost finished with a college degree, and I thought I would talk to these people and get out of it, but that's not how the Army works." ... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gina Great, Secretary of the General Staff for the 335th Signal Command (Theater) Commanding General, poses for a portrait at East Point, Georgia, May 28, 2020

Choosing something different: Delmar D. Davis III
July 2, 2020 — In a town so small that you can’t date anyone because it’s likely they’re related, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Delmar Davis III had two options. Stay and work on his grandfather’s farm, picking soybeans and sweet potatoes in the Georgia heat or do something different. He chose something different. Davis grew up in Henderson, 40 miles south of Macon. His whole family lives there, including his mom Patricia, a department manager at Walmart. His dad, Delmar Jr., works in neighboring Fort Valley at Bluebird Corporation, building school buses... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Delmar Davis III, an information technology specialist with the 335th Signal Command (Theater), poses for a portrait at East Point, Georgia, May 28, 2020.

Why I Serve: Sgt. 1st Class Carman Granville
June 10, 2020 — A handsome Soldier working at a recruiting station in New Mexico drew the interest of 17-year-old Carman Granville. Although not her recruiter, seeing him was enough to get her in the door and for her to learn about joining the U.S. Army. Nearly two decades later, Sgt. 1st Class Granville has stayed in because of her experiences and the opportunities in the Army. Her motto, “do better than you’ve been doing and then do better than that." ... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carmen Granville, a telecommunications operations chief with the 335th Signal Command (Theater), poses for a portrait at East Point, Georgia, May 28, 2020.

Atlanta COVID-19 reserve medical support
April 21, 2020 — Reserve medical service members throughout the Atlanta area are currently engaged in COVID-19 support across the nation. Over fifty U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force Reserve medical personnel from Georgia departed from Gillem Enclave and Dobbins Air Reserve base, joining the effort to combat COVID-19 in New York City and New Jersey... MORE

crew members on a Dobbins C-130H3 Hercules pose for a photo wearing masks on April 5, 2020. They transported five Air Force Reserve medical personnel to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to join the effort in combating COVID-19 in New York City. The Dobbins C-130H also made stops at MacDill Air Force Base and Patrick AFB in Florida, and Charleston AFB, South Carolina to pick up more Reserve Citizen Airmen to join the fight. Pictured from left to right, clockwise, are Capt. Latessa Meader, co-pilot; Maj. Jonathan Bonde, navigator; Tech. Sgt. Joey Burnett, flight engineer; and Maj. Brian Metzger, aircraft commander

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