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Liquid logisticians rule at QLLEX 2017
July 21, 2017
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 728th Quartermaster Company, Fremont, Neb., operate an Inland Pipeline Distribution System during QLLEX 2017, July 21, at Fort Bragg, NC. QLLEX, short for Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise, is the U.S. Army Reserve’s premier readiness exercise for fuel and water distribution. This year’s QLLEX is not only a full demonstration of the capability, combat-readiness, and lethality of America’s Army Reserve to put fuel and water where it is needed most – in the vehicles and hands of the war-fighter and maneuver units – but it also further exercises the interoperability of the U.S. Army Reserve alongside active Army and British Army logisticians. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Timothy L. Hale) (Released)
Army Reserve celebrates 100 years of Camp Dix
July 19, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McKie, Army Support Activity, Fort Dix command sergeant major, cut the cake July 18 during the Dix Centennial celebration at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Camp Dix provided key support to the Army and the nation from its inception in 1917 until its re-designation as “Fort Dix” in 1939. On Oct. 1, 2009, Fort Dix transformed into the United States Army Support Activity, Fort Dix and became part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. More than 42,000 active-duty and reserve-component service members, civilian employees and family members work and reside on the base.
Saber Guardian: USAR civil affairs paves the way for 'Dragoons'
July 16, 2017
Soldiers of 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, meet with the prefect of Ploiești, Romania; July 11, 2017; to prepare for a 2nd Calvary Regiment static display the next day during exercise Saber Guardian (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jeku Arce, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
Active, Guard and Reserve Soldiers make Saber Guardian facilities ready for action
July 16, 2017
Soldiers from the 86th Expeditionary Signal Battalion wash trucks and equipment, July 14, at the wash rack on Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria. Logistical support for the wash facility is maintained by the Black Sea Area Support Team. The BSAST oversees and executes all aspects of operational and strategic operations for NSTA and the Mihail Kolgalniceanu Airbase in Romania.
Semper Gumby: MSU-E Soldiers help out at NSTA clinic while learning new jobs
July 16, 2017
Spc. Leia Zenk, left, Sgt. Rashaun Smith, center, and Spc. Lisa Rose, right, Army Reserve Soldiers with the 7th Mission Support Command’s Medical Support Unit – Europe, pose in front of the Troop Medical Clinic July 14, 2017 at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria. The three Soldiers stayed busy during Exercise Saber Guardian 17, learning new jobs and volunteering their skills at the clinic.
Civil Affairs Team builds relationships during Saber Guardian
July 14, 2017
U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Robinson, left, a civil affairs noncommissioned officer with the 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, shakes hands with Senior Police Commissioner Ivan Rusev, right, after a meeting as Hristina Dobreva, an interpreter, looks on July 13, 2017 in Sliven, Bulgaria.
Army Reserve command celebrates a century of history
July 13, 2017
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Walter Rodgers, Human Resources Sergeant, 85th Support Command, holds the American flag during the centennial anniversary of the 85th Support Command on June 9, 2017 at Arlington Heights, Illinois. The 85th SPT CMD color guard team wore World War I era uniforms in representation of the era the 85th Support Command’s lineage was first formed. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)
Army Reserve unit holds relinquishment of command ceremony
July 13, 2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Vernon I. Perry III, Command Sergeant Major, 85th Support Command, walks along his formation, representing the command’s 46 Army Reserve battalions, making adjustments prior to the relinquishment of command ceremony for Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., Commanding General, 85th Support Command. Maiocco served as the commanding general for three years, while working full time as a superintendent of a school district in Oregon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan/Released)
Army Reserve commander bids farewell during unit’s centennial
July 12, 2017
A salute battery assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, fires 105mm blank howitzer rounds at the 85th Support Command headquarters in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 9, 2017. Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., 85th Support Command commanding general, relinquished the command colors to Maj. Gen. Tracy A. Thompson, Deputy Commanding General for Support, U.S. Army Reserve. The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command, partnered with First Army, is made up of 46 Army Reserve battalions, nine brigade support elements, and nearly 4,300 Soldiers and Civilians spanning the continental United States and Puerto Rico. The units generate combat-ready units and Soldiers for the Army that are trained, equipped and lethal to win the nation’s wars. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
Army Reserve ambassadors enhance ready force
July 10, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, speaks with two-dozen Army Reserve ambassadors during the 2017 Army Reserve Ambassador Seminar July 6-9 at the Maj. John P. Pryor Army Reserve Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Army Reserve ambassadors enhance Soldier and unit readiness by developing awareness and advocacy with community leaders and serving as bridges to communities across the nation.