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AR-MEDCOM Soldiers mobilize to support critical blood missions
December 11, 2020 — Soldiers from Army Reserve blood detachment units mobilize annually to provide skilled medical support to Armed Services Blood Program donor sites in the U.S. and abroad... MORE

Leaders prepare Soldiers to combat the flu on Camp Arifjan
November 9, 2020 — Roughly 400 influenza vaccinations have been administered to service members Oct. 31, 2020, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. With nearly 3,000 service members expected to receive the vaccination, leaders from Area Support Group - Kuwait and the 1st Theater Sustainment Command ensure shots are being administered in a COVID-19 compliant environment, equipping service members to combat the flu... MORE

Army Reserve's new command surgeon focuses on medically ready force
November 9, 2020 — The Deployment Health Assessment Program (DHAP) and the U.S. Army Reserve Command welcomed its newest command surgeon, Col. Kathleen M. Flocke, to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, this September... MORE

San Francisco nurse reflects on participation in federal COVID-19 response in Texas
November 5, 2020 — “This event in time is another testimony of the unity, altruism, and resilience that the American people are capable of especially in times of adversity,” said Capt. Allyssa Marie Montemayor. “The American people will recover from this and we will carry the knowledge and experience forward.”... MORE

San Francisco nurse reflects on her participation in federal COVID -19 response in Texas

Microbiologist answers call for Army Reserve's COVID-19 response
November 2, 2020 — If you could help, would you? That was what Dr. Y. Meriah Arias-Thode asked herself when the Army Reserve called her out of retirement and requested her help for COVID-19 response for four months. Arias-Thode had a full plate already in her role at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, where she uses her doctorate in environmental microbiology to lead a team working on the microbial fuel cell project... MORE

NIWC Pacific Microbiologist Answers the Call for the Army’s COVID-19 Response

Army units innovate, find success with safe training at home stations
October 26, 2020 — Creative problem solving, teamwork, and resiliency have helped Army units resume home-station training to ensure readiness amid a lingering pandemic that has drastically affected everyday life. As the COVID-19 virus began to spread, the Department of Defense issued a stop-movement order in mid-March, halting all training to safeguard personnel... MORE

Army Reserve physician assistant from Alabama returns from federal COVID response mission
October 8, 2020 — “I never imagined my first mobilization would be for something like this. It was a huge honor to take care of my fellow Americans,” commented Army Reserve 1st Lt. Marcelo Novaes Gerjoi, a physician assistant from Daphne, Alabama, on his experience serving with an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force mobilized to South Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve dietitian/nutrition care specialist served as part of the medical COVID-19 response effort in Detroit
October 8, 2020 — You might wonder what an Army Reserve dietitian/nutrition care specialist might do when mobilized as part of an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force (UAMTF) response effort to combat COVID-19... MORE

STEM education the building block for career success
October 1, 2020 — An education with a focus on STEM encompasses a broad series of disciplines that opens doors to many career fields. In her own words, Maj. Esther Cleggs-Burns talks about how she began her career with an education in plant science with concentration in biotechnology from Fort Valley State University. Leveraging her skills and education gained at FVSU she expanded her reach working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency as the farm loan chief... MORE

Army Reserve medic from San Francisco reflects on federal COVID-19 response mobilization
September 29, 2020 — “Being here has shown me the best in humanity and I am proud to have been a part of this Task Force.” Army Reserve Spc. Okan Pekgil sharing his experience serving with an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force... MORE

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