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Army Reserve Soldiers conduct cold-weather qualification
March 20, 2023 — U.S. Army Reserve units with the 88th Readiness Division qualified on individual weapons at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to maintain unit readiness and prepare for upcoming operations on March 18, 2023... MORE

The view from the top: Joining Army Reserve offers unique opportunities
January 9, 2023 — The Army is not for everyone. The lifestyle and responsibilities are difficult to adjust to. “At first, I didn’t want to join the Army at all,” said U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Samantha Ortiz, a supply specialist with the 327th Military Police Battalion. “I was so against it like, ‘No, that’s not for me.’” However, working three jobs and being uncertain how to make rent or afford groceries pushed her to make the leap. After meeting an Army recruiter outside of a store, she weighed her options and enlisted in the Army Reserve... MORE

Veterans on ice: Many ways to engage with former service members
November 10, 2022 — Since 2007, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bob Yarbrough, media operations section chief for the 318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element, has been in the military and engaging with veterans daily throughout his career. For the first 12 years, Bob worked with other Soldiers 24/7 while serving on active duty. In 2019, he joined the U.S. Army Reserve; he was ready to be home in Michigan but also wanted to stay in the Army... MORE

Significance of the Military Funeral Honors Team
September 21, 2022 — The military funeral honors entitlement in the United States is a memorial or burial rite conducted by the United States Armed Forces for Service Members of all branches and former U.S. Presidents. A military funeral may feature guards of honor, volleys of fire as a salute, drumming or other military elements. The tradition of military funeral honors renders the highest honor to those who have sacrificed their lives in defending the United States, its people and the constitution it upholds... MORE

318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element change of command ceremony
June 13, 2022 — The Army Reserve's 318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element conducted a change of command ceremony at the Col. Paul G. Schulstad United States Army Reserve Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois, during their battle assembly June 12, 2022, welcoming Lt. Col. Arturo Napolitano as the incoming commander and bidding farewell to Lt. Col. Jennifer Mack as the outgoing commander... MORE

Arlington Heights park honoring the service and sacrifice of veterans and their families
May 17, 2021 — On a rainy Armed Forces Day, Walt Sterrenberg stands in silence honoring his father, World War II veteran William P. Sterrenberg, at the recently renovated park built to commemorate Arlington Heights fallen war veterans. Memorial Park is the only park in Arlington Heights solely devoted to the area’s veterans... MORE

Retirement in a pandemic
November 19, 2020 — Command Sgt. Maj. Kerry McAllen, 318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element, has such a passion for guiding and mentoring Soldiers that she found it difficult to envision a life that did not include donning her military uniform. Like many career Soldiers in the U.S. Army Reserve, she worked to earn a 20 year letter to secure a retirement. She continued to serve another 11 years after securing the coveted document because she could not picture herself ever leaving the job and not working alongside her comrades... MORE

Army Reserve unit change of leadership ceremony continues amid COVID restrictions.
November 16, 2020 — The Army Reserve's 318th Theater Public Affairs Support Element conducted a Change of Responsibility ceremony at the Col. Paul G. Schulstad United States Army Reserve Center in Arlington Heights, Illinois during their hybrid Battle Assembly on November 15, 2020 welcoming Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony L. Taylor as the incoming command sergeant major and bidding farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Kerry McAllen as the outgoing command sergeant major... MORE

Promotion in a pandemic
October 8, 2020 — Army Reserve Maj. Eugene Nash and his family have overcome many challenges during the global pandemic. Their latest problem was how to allow his parents to safely participate in his promotion since his father is battling serious health issues... MORE

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