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Army Reserve joins JBMDL leadership at community support event
April 7, 2017
Army Col. Martin F. Klein, deputy commander of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and commander of Army Support Activity, Fort Dix, delivers remarks during the Ocean County Military Support Committee’s community support event for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst April 5 at the Laurita Winery in New Egypt, New Jersey. The Ocean County Military Support Committee consists of business leaders, community partners and local government officials who share a common goal to provide a broad spectrum of support to military neighbors and JBMDL.

New Jersey remembers 100th anniversary of Camp Dix, World War I
April 6, 2017
Col. Martin F. Klein, deputy commander of JBMDL and commander of Army Support Activity, Fort Dix, joins New Jersey Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Kim Guadagno and Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael L. Cunniff, adjutant general of New Jersey, to commemorate the 100th anniversaries of the creation of Camp Dix and America’s entry into World War I during a centennial commemoration April 6 at the Trenton War Memorial in New Jersey. The event was hosted by the New Jersey Historical Commission to honor the contributions of the nearly 140,000 New Jerseyans who served during the First World War, many of whom attended basic combat training at the newly formed Camp Dix.

Retired Army Reserve Soldier is “Thrice the Citizen”
March 23, 2017
Nick Taylor, supervisory facility operations specialist with the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, narrates a groundbreaking ceremony March 18 for a new Army Reserve Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

Army Reserve breaks new ground on JBMDL Army Reserve Center
March 19, 2017
The U.S. Army Reserve marked another milestone in helping its Soldiers remain a trained and ready part of the Total Force by breaking ground March 18 on a new Army Reserve Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Pictured from left are: Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command; U.S. Representative Tom MacArthur, representing New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District; Mr. Robert J. Maguire, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army for New Jersey; Col. Frederick D. Thaden, commander of JBMDL; Mr. Richard Locklear from the office of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez; and Navy Captain Christopher Bergen, commander of Naval Support Activity Lakehurst and deputy commander of JBMDL.

Congressional staff members visit Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
March 19, 2017
Sophia Lalani (middle), Defense and Foreign Policy advisor to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, participates in an aerial tour March 17 of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.  The day was designed to show the various ranges and training sites of the joint base. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is home to more than 80 mission partners who provide a wide range of combat capability.

Army Reserve Soldier doubles as volunteer firefighter
March 8, 2017
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Army Reserve command kicks off new readiness improvement program
March 8, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Miranda Toussaint, a finance instructor with the U.S. Army Reserve’s 8th Battalion, 98th Regiment, has her blood pressure checked by Lisa Walls, event oversight administrator with Logistics Health Incorporated, during the 99th Regional Support Command’s Soldier Readiness Improvement Event March 4 at the Frank B. Lotts Center in Richmond, Virginia. This event was the first in the 99th RSC’s new Soldier Readiness Improvement Initiative, which offers unit commanders a one-stop shop for personnel and medical readiness that helps make Soldiers mission capable.

Army Reserve leader inducted into N.J. high school hall of fame
February 17, 2017
Maj. Gen. Troy D. Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, left, is inducted into the Allentown High School Hall of Fame Feb. 17 during a ceremony at the school. Kok was nominated for the school’s hall of fame by his former football and cross-country coach, Doug Hunt, right, who taught at Allentown High School for 39 years.

Army Reserve Soldier finds comfort in heavy metal
February 1, 2017
Staff Sgt. Brad Miller, a public affairs non-commissioned officer with the U.S. Army Reserve's 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment in Reading, Pennsylvania, performs Jan. 28 with his band Divination.  The show marked the last performance for the band.  Miller and some of his bandmates are now in a new band, Whatever This Is.  Miller has been performing since coming off of active duty in 1998.

Army Reserve Soldiers learn to connect and reconnect at Strong Bonds event
February 1, 2017
Couples hold hands during an exercise Jan. 27 as part of a 99th Regional Support Command Strong Bonds event in Baltimore, Maryland.  Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led program which assists commanders in building individual resiliency by strengthening the Army Family. The core mission of the Strong Bonds program is to increase individual Soldier and Family member readiness through relationship education and skills training.