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U.S. Army and the nation's educators continue partnership for leadership symposium
November 19, 2018 — “We share a common belief that we can build a future only with effective, well trained leaders to guide us there,” said Dr. Christine Handy, President of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. “The education community and education policy makers are finally coming around to see what the Armed Services have understood for generations, leadership matters.”... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers answer speak on the next generation of Soldiers and leaders, and discuss their personal Army stories to educators, principals and counselors during the 2018 U.S. Army Leadership Symposium held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, November 7-9, 2018.

Local Chicago-land high school honors its veterans
November 15, 2018 — Students, military veterans and distinguished guests filled the cafeteria at Elk Grove High School on Friday, November 9th, to share in a breakfast buffet, provided by culinary art students, before the start of a Veterans Day ceremony titled The “Nation” Honoring Heroes, Past and Present... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Kris. A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th Support Command, gives remarks during the Elk Grove High School Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 9, 2018.

Chicago Army Reserve command partners with community resources to prevent suicides
October 16, 2018 — “Due to the nature of the Army Reserve’s mission (and location), our Soldiers rely heavily on community resources,” said Tifini Steif, Victim Advocate, 85th Support Command Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention team. “With Soldiers spread throughout cities and states, it often ‘takes a village’ to help our Soldiers.”... MORE

Army Reserve’s suicide prevention program managers conduct break out session training with local community partners during the command’s Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop, Sep. 27-28, 2018.

Career Soldier rejuvenates his career and life
September 7, 2018 — “My (military) career was over in April of 2016, said Staff Sgt. Joel Rogers, assigned to the 2-346th Training Support Battalion, 85th Support Command. “I put in a retirement packet and then I started feeling my energy come back.”... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, left, commanding general of the 85th Support Command pauses for a photo with Staff Sgt. Joel Rogers, assigned to the 2-346th Training Support Battalion, 85th Support Command, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 22, 2018.

Bridge CSTX expands to gap Reserve readiness
March 27, 2018 — Crawling through the dirt, communicating using hand and arm signals, and rushing three to five seconds across a field is but a few of the basic skill level one tasks that U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers were executing at the Army Reserve’s Bridge Combat Support Training Exercise 78-18-03, Mar. 1 - 29, 2018... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, assigned to the 327th Quartermaster Battalion, based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, conduct three-to-five second buddy rushes as part of their reacting to direct fire training, ahead of their lanes training validation, during Combat Support Training Exercise 78-18-03, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Mar. 19, 2018.

Chicago native finds her hope in service
March 16, 2018 — U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Maribel Cano-Meraz is a first-generation born U.S. citizen, of Mexican descent, who grew up in Chicago in the communities of Hermosa and Humboldt Park... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Maribel Cano-Meraz is a first-generation born U.S. citizen, of Mexican descent, who grew up in Chicago in the communities of Hermosa and Humboldt Park.

Army Reserve Soldier recognizes civilian employer with DoD Patriot Award
March 7, 2018 — Army Reserve Soldiers regularly face the reality and challenge of being a Citizen-Soldier, and balancing their civilian employment with the duties of their Army Reserve commitments... MORE

Army Reserve Col. Daniel Jaquint, left, G3 operations chief for the 85th Support Command, shakes the hand of his civilian employer, Joe White, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Mobile Computing at a company quarterly meeting in Long Island, New York, Mar. 1, 2018.

Army Reserve leader speaks on celebrating our veterans
November 14, 2017 — The auditorium filled with silence as the audience stood up from their seats at Buffalo Grove High School on Nov. 11, 2017. The first notes of the national anthem played as hundreds watched the nation’s colors marched into the room during a Veteran’s Day ceremony... MORE

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Priscilla Van Zanten, Transportation Officer, 85th Support Command, spoke to nearly 200 members of her community during a Veteran’s Day Ceremony in Buffalo Gove, Illinois on Nov. 11, 2017.

Active duty command teams learn reserve component processes
October 27, 2017 — Army Total Force Policy continues to develop between the Army’s active and reserve component forces working, and training together to execute their missions in a uniformed and seamless manner... MORE

First Army and 85th Support Command senior leaders discuss Army Reserve actions and processes during the 85th Support Command’s New Brigade Command Teams Orientation brief at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, October 22, 2017.

Training the trainers on suicide prevention
October 27, 2017 — Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training or ASIST, developed in 1983, is known as suicide first aid. The ASIST model teaches effective intervention skills for someone who may be contemplating suicide... MORE

Trainers and training participants pause for a group photo after a five-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Training for Trainers) workshop, October 20, 2017.

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