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U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

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Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality

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Pershing Strike Mobilization Exercise II a total Army effort
August 15, 2023 — The 188th Infantry Brigade participated in a Mobilization Level Two Exercise as part of First Army’s Operation Pershing Strike, July 23-Aug. 2 on Fort Stewart. The exercise integrated the Army Mobilization Enterprise on designated Active, Inactive and Contingency Mobilization Force Generation Installations where reserve component forces mobilize for Federal Active-Duty Service... MORE

188th Infantry Brigade hosts Pershing Strike Mobilization Exercise II

Army SHARP professionals enhance skill sets at national training conference
August 9, 2023 — “This type of training conference is important for Army SHARP professionals because it expands our network and resources on a national level. When assisting Soldiers serving on active duty, in the reserve, and in the National Guard they are not always in one location,” said Sgt. 1st Class Joel Perkins, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, 157th Infantry Brigade. So being able to call upon a network of advocates whom we have met at the conference to help us in times of need is of great benefit to us.”... MORE

The U.S Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command and First Army’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Victim Advocates pause for a photo on Chartres Street during the 49th Annual National Organization for Victim Assistance training conference, July 31 – August 3, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Total Army Force builds ready units for deployment at Pershing Strike
August 1, 2023 — It’s a recipe for cooperation when active Army, Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers train together in a challenging environment. Add some Indiana heat and you have Pershing Strike... MORE

A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier assigned to the 3-411th Logistic Support Battalion, Camp Atterbury, Indiana fires 50-caliber machine gun rounds at a target during Operation Pershing Strike at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

Army Reserve Soldier receives Purple Heart for injuries received in Iraq
April 10, 2023 — Thursday, October 6, 2011, left an indelible memory with Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, an 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command Soldier currently mobilized to Fort Hood, Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, Mobilization Demobilization Operations Center Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 2-360th Training Support Battalion, is pinned with a Purple Heart by his wife Rachel, April 05, 2023, at First Army Division West headquarters on Fort Hood, Texas.

Battalion Command Teams training enhances Army Reserve Readiness
March 9, 2023 — The 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command hosted a Battalion Command Teams Training event, March 3-5, 2023, for First Army Division West command teams at the Colonel Paul G. Schulstad Army Reserve Center in the northwest suburbs of Chicago... MORE

Battalion Command Teams and 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command staff pause for a group photo during the 85th USARSC’s Battalion Command Teams Training training event held at the their headquarters, March 3-5, 2023.

Suicide prevention training is changing the culture to reduce suicide
February 15, 2023 — The Soldier had just returned from a deployment in Afghanistan. Upon returning home, he had a verbal argument with his girlfriend. The Soldier then told his girlfriend that he wanted to kill himself, so she told him to go ahead and do it. The Soldier later died from suicide... MORE

Tifini Steif, Suicide Prevention Program Manager, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, pauses for a photo with her class during a three-day Ask Care Escort Suicide Intervention tier two training event at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Texas.

Army Reserve Soldiers from training support battalion get ‘Back to Basics’
January 31, 2023 — The cold, wet weather typically experienced in the Pacific Northwest can make field operations and training challenging for even for the most experienced unit. However, the Army Reserve Soldiers of 1-364th Training Support Battalion ‘Pumas’, 189th Infantry Brigade were willing to take on these brisk conditions during a multi-faceted field training exercise dubbed Operation Thunderstruck at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, on Jan. 18-21, 2023, to achieve their collective and individual readiness... MORE

The Army Reserve’s 85th Support Command hosts reserve component training for active-duty commanders
October 19, 2022 — “The goal for this brigade (training) is to make sure we are aligned with First Army for the next year in our operation and support of the Army at large, especially the Army Reserve,” said Brig. Gen. Richard W. Corner II, Commanding General, 85th United States Army Reserve Support Command. “We want to make sure brigade command teams understand and are able to employ the battalions that are in direct support for the upcoming fiscal year.”... MORE

Brig. Gen. Richard W. Corner, II, Commanding General, 85th United States Army Reserve Support Command, addresses staffs during the 85th USARSC’s Brigade Command Team Training at Arlington Heights, Illinois, October 15, 2022.

Army Reserve property book officer wins Army Supply Excellence Award
September 29, 2022 — Chief Warrant Officer 4 Alfonso L. Hernandez, Property Book Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, with direct support to 5th Armored Brigade, won The Chief of Staff, Army, Supply Excellence Award, at Fort Bliss, Texas, July 15, 2022... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Alfonso L. Hernandez, Property Book Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, with direct support to 5th Armored Brigade, pauses for a photo at the 85th USARSC’s headquarters, September 21, 2022.

Eagle Brigade, 88th Readiness Division lead success of Paralegal Warrior Training Course
August 26, 2022 — More than 35 Soldiers from over 30 Army commands participated in the annual Paralegal Warrior Training Course July 14-29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The PWTC allows paralegal Soldiers the opportunity to achieve unit training readiness requirements by demonstrating individual and collective task proficiency across peace and wartime missions... MORE

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