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Soldier's birthday goes up in smoke while training at Fort McCoy
July 31, 2019 — Spc. Alexandra Vanoverbeke spent her 24th birthday with her hands covered in blood. The smoke of birthday candles was far from her mind as she peered through thick smoke rising from a nearby vehicle explosion. “Ricky! Ricky, can you hear me!?” she shouted into the dense scene in front of her... MORE

Realism Raises Readiness in Reserve Exercise
July 30, 2019 — As gun-fire and simulated incoming mortar rounds raged, engineers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 367th Engineer Battalion, returned fire and moved to their fighting positions. The 367th from St. Joseph, Minn., are attending their annual training in support of Combat Support Training Exercise 86-19-03 (CSTX) held at Ft. McCoy, Wis. from 13 July to 2 Aug., 2019. CSTX is a large-scale training exercise consisting of tactical training scenarios specifically designed to replicate real-world missions. ... MORE

86th Training Division safety team ensures compliance, welfare during Combat Support Training Exercise
July 26, 2019 — Hundreds of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from units around the country have come here to participate in the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-19-03 taking place from July 13 to Aug. 2. Conducted by the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, the CSTX features large-scale tactical training exercises designed to replicate real-world missions. Participating Soldiers train on their unit-specific mission essential tasks as well as Army Warrior tasks and battle drills, which are fundamental combat skills that all Soldiers must be proficient in to fight and win on the battlefield. ... MORE

Dental hygienist shoots for new career
July 25, 2019 — Soldiers of the 603rd Military Police Company from Belton, Missouri, filed up to the ammo truck and unloaded the ammunition for the day's weapons qualifications. Nearly all of them were military police, except one. Spc. Jamey Byrd, a U.S. Army Reserve dental hygienist was among the MPs, and he was eager to get started. ... MORE

Soldiers celebrate induction into the noncommissioned officer corps
July 25, 2019 — Pride and tradition met as more than 30 U.S. Army Reserve public affairs Soldiers attending a military occupational specialty-producing course were inducted as noncommissioned officers July 20, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin... MORE

Army Reserve instructor combines passion, knowledge into maintenance training
July 25, 2019 — Behind each door of the four-bay motor pool at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, stood the Army’s latest addition to its tactical vehicle fleet, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Each of the vehicles towered over instructors and students, as Soldiers sorted out technical manuals, removed uniform tops, and gathered inspection tools in preparation for the hands-on portion of the Field Level Maintenance New Equipment Training (FLMNET) course taking place in July 2019. ... MORE

Soldiers refresh combat lifesaving skills
July 22, 2019 — Every Soldier who graduates from Army basic training is trained and proficient in basic warrior tasks. However, without practice these skills become perishable. In the case of combat lifesaving, it could mean life or death on the battlefield. ... MORE

Seabees, Soldiers Join Forces During Integrated Training Exercise
July 18, 2019 — Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 25 recently utilized the Engineering Professional Exchange Program (EPEP) to create a new training opportunity from June 1-14 for both the U.S. Army Reserve's 372nd Engineer Brigade and the Seabees of NMCB 25 at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. ... MORE

Financial management Soldiers, Airmen begin deployed scenario operations at Fort McCoy
June 28, 2019 — Active, Reserve, and National Guard financial management Soldiers and Airmen deployed scenario operations at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, June 26, 2019. During the training, the service members were faced with performing their financial management responsibilities while also dealing with the stresses inherent to serving in a combat environment, such as being attacked, engaging an enemy force, assessing injuries and calling for medical evacuation. ... MORE

Army Reserve’s 350th HR Company supports exercise Diamond Saber
June 19, 2019 — Members of the U.S Army Reserve 350th Human Resource Company, 300th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, are participating in Diamond Saber 19 from June 10 to July 1, 2019... MORE

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