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California, New Mexico Army Reserve units on mobilization to support Fort Bliss MFGI
August 11, 2023 — Approximately 150 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7251st Medical Support Unit (Forward), Albuquerque, New Mexico; the 7234th Medical Support Unit, Camp Parks, California; and the 7402nd Troop Medical Clinic, Vallejo, California; are currently serving a yearlong mobilization that begun here on October and November, 2022. The three units were mainly dispersed to the Soldier Readiness Processing Center here, the Chambers Dental Clinic here, and the aid station in McGregor Range Complex, New Mexico, in support of Mobilization Force Generation Installation (MFGI) operations to provide medical screenings and support to National Guard and Army Reserve Component Soldiers during their pre- and post-mobilization phases... MORE

Of warriors and hackers: 75th Innovation Command hosts first Code-a-Thon
August 4, 2023 — Army Reserve innovators gathered in Houston for a Code-A-Thon that began July 17, 2023. The intent of the Code-A-Thon was to build planning capabilities and host similar technology events in the future. The Code-A-Thon was hosted by the 75th Innovation Command with about 30 in attendance, along with members from the U.S. Army Futures Command and the XVIII Airborne Corps. The Army Reserve Soldiers leveraged their industry expertise in labeling operations; data science; and tech and engineering backgrounds to solve real-world Army problems... MORE

Capt. Marc Easton, an assistant research engineer, listens intently during a brainstorming session on July 19, on how to sift through large data available in the public domain. The 75th Innovation Command hosted the Code-A-Thon, an eight-day event on Joint Reserve Base Ellington Field, Texas, that began July 17, 2023. The event was to build planning for technology-based capabilities for the Army by leveraging the Army Reserve Soldiers’ civilian expertise, such as generative artificial intelligence and data science. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Charles An)

'Greener pastures:' USCIS naturalizes 37 troops, family members during Bliss ceremony
July 20, 2023 — When newly naturalized American citizen Spc. Whatmore Zuze was a boy growing up in Zimbabwe; he looked forward to "being the best he could be" and looking out for his little brother. Last week, big brother was beaming as he watched his little brother, Pvt. Created Chihava, an Army Reserve Soldier with El Paso's 900th Quartermaster Company, affirm his Oath of Allegiance along with 36 others during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services general naturalization ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 13, 2023... MORE

From enlisted Soldier to commissioned officer: Perseverance leads to direct commissioning
July 5, 2023 — Venkatesh Srinivasan woke up and put on his uniform on June 25, 2023, with the rank of specialist in the Army Reserve, and by the end of that morning, he was pinned captain bars. Srinivasan had persevered through a long journey to get his commission. Members of the 75th Innovation Command had the opportunity to witness a rare moment when Maj. Gen. Martin Klein, commanding general of the 75th Innovation Command, presided over the ceremony as Srinivasan repeated the oath of office... MORE

Venkatesh Srinivasan receives the rank of captain and is pinned his rank by his father during his commissioning ceremony at Joint Reserve Base Ellington, Texas on June 25, 2023. Srinivasan joined the Army Reserve in October 2015 and worked tirelessly to receive a direct commission as an officer at the rank of captain. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Charles An, U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command)

7400th Troop Medical Clinic provides yearlong medical coverage at Fort Cavazos, Texas
June 29, 2023 — Beginning in October, 2022, more than 30 U.S. Army Reserve medical Soldiers of the 7400th Troop Medical Clinic, Red Rock, Arizona, have been mobilized to Fort Cavazos, Texas, to provide medical coverage for U.S. Army National Guard and USAR Soldiers in their own mobilization and demobilization cycles. The Soldiers have been on a rotational basis between the Deployment Readiness Center on main cantonment and Troop Medical Clinic 14 at North Fort Cavazos with the latter offering an opportunity for the team to offer more intensive care and treatment for pre-mobilization and post-mobilization service members... MORE

Minnesota Army Reserve train at El Paso, Texas, Army medical center
June 29, 2023 — Soldiers from the 446th and 472nd Hospital Augmentation Detachments conducted Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) scenarios and Individual Critical Task Lists (ICTL) training at William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) from June 8-14, 2023... MORE

319th CSSB says farewell to hometown commander
May 17, 2023 — Over the past two years, Lt. Col. Beatriz Florez has traveled over 2,300 miles from the Pacific Northwest to attend battle assemblies in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Every month and for two weeks during the summer, she embarked on this journey to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to command the battalion where her career began... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier receives Purple Heart for injuries received in Iraq
April 10, 2023 — Thursday, October 6, 2011, left an indelible memory with Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, an 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command Soldier currently mobilized to Fort Hood, Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, Mobilization Demobilization Operations Center Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 2-360th Training Support Battalion, is pinned with a Purple Heart by his wife Rachel, April 05, 2023, at First Army Division West headquarters on Fort Hood, Texas.

Grand Prairie-based Army Reserve unit holds Soldier’s memorial
March 21, 2023 — The 12th Battalion, Army Reserve Careers Group held a memorial service Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, for an Army Reserve Soldier at the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex. The unit’s Soldiers honored Master Sgt. Jason R. Powell, who died Dec. 3, 2022, after a battle with cancer... MORE

Darlene Pittman's promotion to chief warrant officer 5 'truly special'
March 8, 2023 — On March 4th, 2023, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Darlene Pittman was promoted to chief warrant officer 5 in a promotion ceremony held at the Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston Army Reserve Center... MORE

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