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'In that moment, he chose to act': JECC reserve director decorated for heroism, sacrifice in Afghanistan
March 8, 2023 — In early August 2021, Lt. Col. Gary Kinsey, U.S. Army Reserve, temporarily stepped aside from his regular duties as director of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) Reserve Forces Directorate (J9) after volunteering to join a team of 12 Joint Planning Support Element planners in Afghanistan, who, along with nine Joint Communication Support Element tactical communication specialists, supported what would become the largest noncombatant evacuation of its kind in U.S. military history. ... MORE

936th FRST awarded for actions in Afghanistan
April 28, 2022 — Maj. Katherine Sego, an emergency room nurse with the 936th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team (FRST), bowed her head as the words of the invocation fill the room. Her unit, surrounded by family, friends and distinguished guests, was the focal point of an award ceremony highlighting the actions of the Soldiers as their time in Kabul, Afghanistan came to a close, as their time came to a close... MORE

Army Reserve daughter of mariachi singer reflects on her Afghanistan, Qatar service
October 7, 2021 — A Mexican American Army Reserve Soldier deployed here with the 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade reflected on her remarkable experiences in Afghanistan and Qatar for this year’s Hispanic Heritage observance... MORE

Army Reserve Spc. Luz Hernandez, who is currently deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, with the South El Monte, California, based 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, shares a moment with her parents, Angel Hernandez Mendoza and Maria Guadalupe Lopez- Hernandez. Hernandez said she draws strength from her parents’ legacy. “I am sure there are Mexican heroes, but for me, it was just hearing my dad's and my mom's stories—how they came from nothing in Mexico.” (Photo courtesy of Spc. Luz Hernandez)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier and Afghanistan native: 'I am living my American dream'
March 16, 2021 — Born into the Hazara Tribe, the smallest tribe in Afghanistan, 4-year-old Sher Najafy and his family had to flee from Afghanistan to Pakistan because of the menacing Taliban threat in 1990. So began the life journey of now U.S. Army Capt. Sher Najafy... MORE

Former Army chaplain who inspired famed SNL character role continues service providing religious support to local Army Reserve Soldiers
April 1, 2020 — Long time viewers of NBC’s Saturday Night Live show may recall a sketch about a motivational speaker named Matt Foley who lived “in a van down by the river”, played by the late comedian Chris Farley... MORE

Father Matt Foley, fourth from the left, parish pastor for St. James Catholic Church, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, pauses for a photo with local Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during the unit’s battle assembly weekend training, February 9, 2020.

Caribbean Geographic Command starts off the year with a deployment to Afghanistan
January 2, 2019 — Approximately 50 Soldiers from the 166th Regional Support Group (RSG), U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, 1st Mission Support Command, departed recently for Afghanistan... MORE

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