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Firefighters from across the Army Reserve used Fort McCoy, Wis., as the backdrop for a 10-day airport rescue firefighting...

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May. 24, 2022

More than 30 U.S. Army Reserve commanders, senior enlisted advisors and full-time staff members attended a three-day training...

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Landmark partnership provides child care relief to military families
November 17, 2021 — Parks Reserve Forces Training Area’s (PRFTA) sustained community relations efforts has yielded with a child care subsidy program for those living and working in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Military and Department of Defense (DoD) civilians can now tap into a child care subsidy program which helps alleviate high cost of child care. Through these two nonprofit organizations, families also have access to a wealth of resources: Hively.org for Alameda County residents, and Cocokids.org for Contra Costa County residents... MORE

Military family continues proud tradition of patriotism, service as officers
July 13, 2021 — James Ammons Jr. didn’t have to look for heroes as a little boy. Everyone he looked up to looked down at him from his grandmother’s ‘Wall of Heroes,’ as he strolled down the hallway. And they all share a family resemblance. Of his grandmother’s 16 children – 10 boys and six girls – every male (one son died before adulthood) would don a military uniform... MORE

A green and blue family reunion: Army father's brief meet-up with Air Force daughter in Afghanistan
March 2, 2021 — For Maj. Jason Blanco, an Army Reserve Soldier deployed to Afghanistan, an in-person meeting he needed to attend at a different camp led to an opportunity most Soldiers don’t get while deployed: a family reunion. Blanco was able to spend an afternoon with his daughter, Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Katrina Rutherford, a medical technician who was deployed to Afghanistan at the time with the 442nd Fighter Squadron, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo... MORE

88th Readiness Soldier: “I’m just adding to the legacy of those who came before me”
February 16, 2021 — Using the example of his grandfather who served in World War II, an 88th Readiness Division Soldier carries on the tradition in the Army Reserve. Staff Sgt. Averazse Parrish joined the Army Reserve to “serve my country and learn discipline. Really, to make a difference,” he said. He also has a cousin who is an Army Reserve captain... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier keeps faith during COVID-19 separation
December 23, 2020 — In her 34-year Army career, it would seem Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nelly Garcia had already gone through practically all she could experience. Yet, she’s adding another first to her list. As U.S. service members continue to follow Department of Defense COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Garcia will not be able to spend this holiday season with her husband and family... MORE

Army Reserve recruiter follows in father’s footsteps
October 6, 2020 — There was never any doubt that Sgt. Roberto Cruz was destined for a career in the Army. His father Raymond served 21 years in the Army Reserve, creating the inspiration for Cruz to follow in his path, something he is currently achieving as a recruiter for Goodyear Recruiting Station, Phoenix West Recruiting Company... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers encourage resiliency efforts during COVID-19 response
September 10, 2020 — In the large command headquarters building located at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, it appears to be business as usual for the Soldiers of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command as they continue their ongoing mission in support of the Army North nationwide fight against COVID-19. Soldiers are seen on conference calls in offices, traversing the hallways, or working in the sweltering Louisiana heat on command vehicles staged in the motorpool beneath tendrils of Spanish moss... MORE

Dual-Army Reserve couple encourages healthy, rewarding activities for their children
September 8, 2020 — Warrant Officer Alyson Tugaoen, currently assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 311th Signal Command (Theater), along with her husband, Sgt. Maj. AJ Tugaoen (U.S. Army retired) and two children have always been a physically active family. From the time their children were small, the Tugaoens have incorporated physical fitness into their daily routine, believing that it plays a key role in mental resilience... MORE

Army Reserve Sustainment Command hosts first virtual Strong Bonds event amidst COVID-19 restrictions
July 6, 2020 — Soldiers are readjusting and adapting to a new type of normal. Multiple travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders are still in effect several months after the arrival of COVID-19 to our country. The coronavirus is changing how we conduct our daily lives and how the Army Reserve conducts their marriage and relationship training... MORE

Legacy of service: Army Reserve officer carries family’s warfighting torch
June 12, 2020 — For the Anderson family, military service is in their blood, and last month that bloodline continued on with its latest addition, roughly a month before the Army’s 245th birthday. “We’ve been in the military since the American Revolution,” said 2nd Lt. Anna-Elise Anderson, an Army Reserve intelligence officer at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, regarding her family’s history. “And throughout those generations, we’ve also been in nearly every conflict our military has been in.”... MORE

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