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Army Reserve officer blends martial discipline, military leadership through jiu-jitsu

Whether in uniform or on the mat, U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Kenneth Roberts embodies the principle of readiness through...

Army Warrant Officer Cohort celebrates 107th birthday, focuses on operational readiness

Today, the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Cohort marks its 107th birthday, celebrating more than a century of technical expertise and...

First Army takes the field at Chicago White Sox home game

First Army’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Mark Landes, along with U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Garrett Bisinger, currently...

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STAFFEX Highlights Military Decision Making Process
November 22, 2019 — No one works alone in the U.S. Army Reserve. This was especially true for the key leaders of the 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment headquarters when they focused on improving full-time staff and Troop Program Unit Soldiers engagement for the one-star command and its subordinate units as well as exploring the military decision-making process to solve complex requirements during a staff exercise here September 9-11, 2019... MORE

The 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment headquarters key leaders conducted a staff exercise on Fort Lee, Virginia, Sept. 9-11, 2019. Main topics of discussion centered on improving full-time staff and Troop Program Unit Soldiers' engagement for the one-star command and its subordinate units as well as exploring the military decision-making process to solve complex requirements.

Army Reserve Soldiers reach out through Chicagoland communities to share the story of veterans
November 14, 2019 — Amid record-breaking snowfall and cold temperatures, leaders from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command set out to honor and tell the story of Veterans, past and present, by participating in Veterans’ Day observances across the Chicagoland area, November 11, 2019... MORE

Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, speaks to an audience of veterans, community leaders and local citizens at Soldier Field during the City of Chicago’s Veteran’s Day commemoration, November 11, 2019.

414th Civil Affairs Battalion Soldiers conduct Soldier readiness exercises
November 12, 2019 — Soldiers with the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion conducted Soldier readiness exercises this weekend at the Robert L. Poxon Army Reserve Center. These exercises included weapon maintenance, an Army Physical Fitness Test, and mandatory briefings... MORE

Army Reserve officer’s passion for Jiu-Jitsu keeps him ready to serve
October 24, 2019 — Lt. Col. Peter Caragher, Deputy G-3, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, is a devoted practitioner of the ‘gentle art’ of Brazilian Jujitsu. And he is good at it too. He currently holds a brown belt with sights on receiving his black belt... MORE

Lt. Col. Pete Caragher, Deputy G-3, 85th U.S. Army Support Command, pauses for a photo with his first place belt in the expert category from the 2012 New England Championships in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Chicago’s 2019 Columbus Day Parade honors U.S. Army Reserve general officer
October 16, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, participated in the Chicago’s 67th Annual Columbus Day Parade, as the Honorary Parade Grand Marshall, October 14, 2019... MORE

Chicago’s 67th Annual Columbus Day Parade honors Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Support Command and parade honorary Grand Marshall, and Capt. Michael J. Ariola, Public Affairs Officer, 85th USARSC, both of Italian-American heritage, during Sunday’s parade in downtown Chicago, October 14, 2019.

First Army Commander visits Gold Star Mothers at Chicagoland luncheon
October 1, 2019 — U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Tilton served as a medic with the 82nd Airborne Division in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. On July 13, 2010, around 10 p.m., six Taliban suicide bombers attacked their base near the gate where they lived... MORE

Lt. Gen. Thomas S. James Jr., Commanding General, First U.S. Army, hugs a Gold Star Mother after she received a yellow rose during the Gold Star Mother’s Day luncheon, September 29, 2019, at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois.

Strengthening the Backbone of the Army Reserve
September 30, 2019 — The Non Commissioned Officer is the backbone of the Army, and to maintain the overall success and knowledge base of the senior NCO corps, the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command held a Senior NCO Leadership Huddle Sept. 18-20, in Whitehall, Ohio... MORE

“Airborne!” 2019 JCSE Mustang Challenge
September 25, 2019 — Execution, readiness and teamwork were on full display as the Joint Communications Support Element hosted its 2nd annual JCSE Mustang Challenge at MacDill Air Force Base, Sept. 6-8... MORE

Army active component and Army Reserve command teams train and integrate to support readiness within multi-component partnership
September 25, 2019 — The 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command hosted their New Command Teams training briefing during their battle assembly weekend with newly assigned active component brigade and Army Reserve battalion commanders, September 21-22, 2019... MORE

Brig. Gen. Kris A Belanger, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Support Command talks with Col. David Woodruff, 181st Infantry Brigade (MFTB) Commander, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, during the New Brigade Command Teams training, September 21-22, 2019.

652nd RSG becomes first U.S. Army Reserve unit conducting base operations In Poland
September 9, 2019 — The gym was packed with hundreds of grandparents, loved ones with cameras, and children dressed in red, white and blue clothing. They had gathered in the Fort William Henry Harrison Reserve Center gymnasium to say farewell to the Soldiers of the 652nd Regional Support Group, an Army Reserve unit from Helena, Montana, tasked with a historic mission. The ceremony was held September 7 to case the 652nd’s colors in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Poland where they would be responsible for overseeing the operations of several bases of allied Soldiers... MORE

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