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U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

This year, as the Army Reserve marks its 117th birthday, it is honoring its ties to the Army and a legacy of service and sacrifice...

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Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality

The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for...

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Legendary 353rd CACOM commander honored
May 8, 2024 — A former commander of the U.S. Army’s 353rd Civil Affairs Command was honored by the special operations community at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, last week. Col. Frank Toscani was inducted into the U.S. Army’s Civil Affairs Regiment as a distinguished member at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on April 26, 2024. The current commander and command sergeant major of the unit attended to pay tribute... MORE

353rd CACOM expands capabilities to include psychological operations
October 20, 2023 — The 353rd Civil Affairs Command assumed mission command of the 2nd Psychological Operations Group this week in Fort Wadsworth, New York. The 2nd POG will maintain the same mission, but with the added support of being administratively assigned to a versatile one-star command entity... MORE

Rewriting The Script: Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldiers Sharpen Skills During Exercise Combined Resolve 18
May 8, 2023 — Chilled winds gusted through a mock village as a dark orange pickup truck leads a convoy of four non-tactical vehicles. The grumbling sound of nearby engines caused the heads of curious role players to turn towards the road. As the trucks drive in a wide bicircular curve, the convoy eventually settles in front of a tattered brick building... MORE

Spc. Tony Kosgei, a civil affairs specialist with C Co/418th Civil Affairs Battalion and Master Sgt. Marius Tudorache, a Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) non-commissioned officer with the 1st CIMIC, Romanian Land Forces, conducted a key leader engagement with role players during Exercise Combined Resolve 18 here on May 4, 2023. Combined Resolve 18 breaks through all barriers of systems, processes, and human and linguistic boundaries allowing partners and allies to conduct operations as one team.

Operation Toy Drop is back!
December 23, 2022 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Muffled laughter, excited chatter and the soft thud of toys hitting cardboard filled the crisp early morning air at Sicily drop zone as paratroopers from across the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) prepared the 2022 Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop 2.0. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Dean Thompson (center), commanding general – 353rd Civil Affairs Command, looks on as Maj. Gen. Isaac Johnson, Jr. (left), commanding general, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) exchanges greetings with one of the allied partner jump masters during the Randy Older Memorial Operation Toy drop 2.0, a combined airborne training event at Fort Bragg, NC, held from 4-12 DEC 2022 and designed to increase joint airborne proficiency while enhancing community relations.

Civil Affairs BN Builds Foundations at NTC
September 21, 2022 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 351st Civil Affairs Command, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), honed their warrior tasks and skills during a field training event Aug. 27, 2022, in Junction City, a part of the National Training Center’s training area at Fort Irwin, Calif... MORE

Triple ceremony brings a new command team to USACAPOC(A)
August 16, 2022 — “Change of leadership, it’s always a bittersweet time” said Maj. Gen. Michael D. Roache, chief of staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command, addressing the Soldiers, Family members and friends gathered to celebrate the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) combined change of command and responsibility held at the main post parade field, August 13, 2022... MORE

Maj. Gen. Isaac Johnson, Jr. passes the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (AIRBORNE) colors to incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Benedict, signaling Benedict’s assumption of responsibility as the senior enlisted advisor for USACAPOC(A) at the joint Change of Command, Change of Responsibility, Retirement Ceremony held August 13, 2022, at the main parade field, Ft. Bragg, NC. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Pfc. Anthony Till)

Excitement in the skies above Joint Base Cape Cod
July 25, 2022 — CAPE COD, Mass. — The 360th Civil Affairs Brigade conducts Operation Viking, the only joint task force exercise in the Continental United States at Joint Base Cape Cod, July 17-31, 2022. Operation Viking is a high-intensity exercise including range training, mission-essential civil affairs training, and very ambitious airborne operations. These airborne operations will increase air traffic near Joint Base Cape Cod... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 404th Civil Affairs Battallion exit a Black Hawk (UH-60) Helicopter during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 20, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Thornburgh)

Command Post Exercise Functional (CPX-F) 22-02 Heats Up Army Reserve Civil Affairs Readiness
June 30, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers stayed focused on their training despite the mid-western summer sun creeping the heat index to CAT 5 and challenging their generators to keep the Army tents cool and powered... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) converge at the Military Training Center on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in June, 2022 for Command Post Exercise – Functional (CPX-F) 22-02 to develop their functional expertise within Civil Affairs (CA), Psychological Operations (PSYOP) and Information Operations (IO) elements supporting a division and corps-level staff.

Foreign Defense Attachés visit USACAPOC(A)
June 30, 2022 — U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Assistant Chief of Staff G 3/5/7, Col. M. Straus Scantlin, welcomed 18 Foreign Military Defense Attachés to the final briefing on their post tour of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, June 14, 2022... MORE

Col. M. Straus Scantlin, assistant Chief of Staff G3/5/7, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) facilitates the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) capabilities briefing held June 14, 2022, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

After cold January, CWOC students cite Fort McCoy as ideal training location for course
February 16, 2022 — During January 2022 at Fort McCoy, weather data shows 18 of 31 days during the month had overnight temperatures in the below-zero range — one night as cold as minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit. And through those many cold nights, students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) were training somewhere on the installation. Many of those students said they soon realized they were in for a challenge and later said that Fort McCoy was an ideal place for the cold-weather training... MORE

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