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

This year, as the Army Reserve marks its 117th birthday, it is honoring its ties to the Army and a legacy of service and sacrifice...

Honoring 250 years, one mile at a time: Fort Hunter Liggett celebrates the Army’s birthday with a...

In honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and its official theme, “This We’ll Defend,” Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) is leading a...

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

The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for...

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Soldier participates in Urban Search & Rescue exercise in Nevada
February 8, 2021 — Spc. Kennedy Okumu is assigned to the 409th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), Windsor, Colorado, and recently participated in an Urban Search & Rescue exercise near Sloan, Nevada in January 2021... MORE

Former college athlete trades football helmet for Army combat helmet
September 29, 2020 — Army Reserve Spc. Javiere Mitchell, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and former outside linebacker for the Auburn College football team, assigned to 1st Platoon, 318th Chemical Company, 490th Chemical Battalion, 209th Regional Support Group, 76th Operational Response Command, is proving that his talents and drive are invaluable whether wearing a football jersey or an Army combat uniform... MORE

773rd CST SUITS UP with Dutch CBRN Soldiers
July 13, 2020 — Interoperability is the ability of military equipment or groups to operate in conjunction with each other. Since NATO’s inception in 1949, allies and partners have been striving to improve interoperability. The 773rd Civil Support Team (CST) and Netherlands Defense CBRN Centrum planned to conduct a CBRN training event to exercise interoperability last spring; however, the COVID-19 pandemic compelled both organizations to delay plans... MORE

U.S Army Reserve Staff Sgt. William Haynes, survey team member with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, left, conducts site characterization with fellow team member, Sgt. Jonathan Medina on a vessel during a training exercise with the Netherlands CBRN Response unit in Gravendeel, Netherlands, July 8, 2020. The one-day CBRN situational training exercise focused on a CBRN incident on a maritime vessel at the Dutch Harbor in Gravendeel, Netherlands. (U.S Army Reserve by Capt. Lorenzo Llorente, 773rd CST UPAR).

Echoing history, Army Reserve Soldiers play baseball in gas masks
February 27, 2020 — U.S. Army Soldiers with 655th Regional Support Group, 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377th Theater Sustainment Command, donned their gas masks and participated in an improvised game of baseball Feb. 12, 2020, at Joint Training Center-Jordan, paying tribute to former service members who used the sport to prepare for chemical warfare during WWI... MORE

A U.S. Army Soldier, with 655 Regional Support Group, 316 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), 377 Theater Sustainment Command, swings at a ball during a game of gas mask baseball Feb. 12, 2020 at Joint Training Center-Jordan, paying tribute to former service members who used the sport to train for chemical warfare during WWI. We still have the greatest Army in the world. We serve the people of the United States and we are going to protect them with our lives if that is what it comes to. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shaiyla B. Hakeem)

Army Reserve Soldiers in CBRN company train to save lives
February 14, 2020 — As the sun rises over the CENTCOM area of operations, U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive an exercise mission brief from Christian Miles, Area Support Group – Kuwait Fire Department assistant chief of training... MORE

773rd CST attracts U.S. defense leader; demonstrates unique mission
December 11, 2019 — The 773rd Civil Support Team, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear unit under the 7th Mission Support Command, has an exclusive mission. This CST is the only of its kind in both the U.S. Army Reserve and in the entire European theater of operations. The deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, Dr. Brandi C. Vann, stopped by the 773rd, headquartered on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to tour stations set up by CBRN Soldiers, who highlighted the equipment capabilities of their unique unit, Dec. 11... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Eric Samaritoni (right), commander of the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, and his team of Soldiers meets with Dr. Brandi C. Vann, deputy assistant secretary of defense for U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense, after she toured the 773rd headquarters on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany, December 11, 2019. The 773rd is the only Civil Support Team in the U.S. Army Reserve and the European theater of operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joy Dulen)

Army Reserve Soldiers team up with first responders and medical staff during annual mass casualty exercise
October 4, 2019 — NEW YORK CITY, New York – Recently more than 100 Army Reserve Soldiers, along with local, state, and federal agencies and civilian partners, conducted two-days of consequence management training here in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise Joint Training Exercise... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 413th Chemical Company, 457th Chemical Battalion, 415th Chemical Battalion, 76th Operational Response Command check a "patient" for contamination during mass casualty decontamination training at the Jacobi Medical Center, Sept. 28, Bronx, New York. The event was part of a two-day consequence management training exercise focused on mass casualty decontamination, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance and medical operations along side multiple civilian agencies in and around New York City. The training involved various scenarios including rescuing patients from a Subway disaster and decontamination operations at a local hospital. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)

Army Reserve Soldiers hone warrior skills; prepare for upcoming exercise
July 17, 2019 — More than 70 Army Reserve Soldiers are spending a few days here conducting a variety of individual and unit training in preparation for an upcoming Combat Simulated Training Exercise (CSTX) . ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers hone specialized skills during annual exercise
June 26, 2019 — More than 500 Army Reserve Soldiers from around the country are busy conducting a variety of specialized training here focused on honing Soldiers chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) skill sets and obtaining unit validation. ... MORE

4th ESC Soldiers support Vibrant Response
May 17, 2019 — Members of the U.S Army Reserve 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Operation Sustainment Team, based in San Antonio, Texas, participated in Vibrant and Guardian Response 19 from Apr. 26-May 16, 2019... MORE

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