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From diagnosis to drill sergeant: Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand's fight to serve

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310th Soldier's 42-year journey to service in the Army Reserve

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Fort Hunter Liggett supports the Madre Fire 2025
July 24, 2025 — Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest’s remote central California area from July 2-14, 2025. They were part of the team of hundreds of firefighters and support personnel committed to containing the wildland fire, which also included seven firefighting air tankers, four helicopters, 46 fire engines and seven bulldozers assigned to fight the fire...

Civil affairs Soldiers volunteer, donate to assist storm survivors
November 18, 2024 — U.S. Army Maj. Elizabeth Fish is a double vet. She is a veterinarian who is also a seven-year veteran of the Army Reserve, including a deployment to Afghanistan, where she was wounded by an improvised explosive device. She is presently assigned to the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, which is an Army unit principally comprised of senior Soldiers and officers with particular expertise in a broad range of skills in civil-military matters...

PHOTO GALLERY: 76th Operational Response Command Soldiers hone effectiveness in CBRN operations at Red Dragon 24
September 4, 2024 — Soldiers from 76th Operational Response Command brigades participated in Red Dragon 24 to improve their readiness, combat skills, and overall effectiveness in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) operations at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, June 12-26, 2024. This premiere training experience was supported by 17 different organizations and was a success overall...

Fort Buchanan prepares for hurricane season
May 10, 2024 — Leaders and staff members conducted a tabletop exercise on May 1 at the Puerto Rico National Guard compound to coordinate the response of the only United States Army installation on the island and the Caribbean, using as a scenario the possible impact of a category five hurricane...

Fort Buchanan conducts active threat exercise
August 31, 2023 — Members of Fort Buchanan's Directorate of Emergency Services and the U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico 1st Mission Support Command conducted an active terrorist threat training exercise on Aug 30 here...

PHOTO GALLERY: Army Reserve part of joint task force supporting Maui wildfire recovery
August 28, 2023 — Members of JTF-50 from the Hawaii Army and Air National Guard, U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve are actively supporting Maui County authorities to provide immediate security, safety and well-being to those affected by the wildfires to ensure unwavering support for the community of Maui and first responders. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Sean Walker)...

Army Reserve expands Incident Command System courses
September 29, 2022 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division is forging ahead with its new National Incident Management System’s Incident Command System courses...

FEMA, 88th RD work together to assist Minnesota residents
August 1, 2022 — After successive spring storms ravaged parts of west, central and northern Minnesota, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved two separate disaster declarations in mid-July to help with the cleanup from the flooding. Once those declarations were approved, members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were called into action. One question stood out: where would the team be located for the initial set up and response?...

1st Mission Support Command joins other federal and DOD leaders for a hurricane rehearsal of concept drill hosted by ARNORTH
May 27, 2022 — In preparation for the upcoming hurricane season, Lt. Gen. John R. Evans Jr., U.S. Army North commander, hosted more than 100 military and civilian leaders both in person and virtually for its hurricane rehearsal of concept drill here May 25...

76th ORC's task force puts unit training to test during Vibrant Response
May 18, 2022 — It’s the type of military training a unit hopes to never have to use in real life. But, during exercise Vibrant Response 22, an Army Reserve Command responded to a fictional nuclear attack on a major metropolitan city, testing their ability to quickly jump into action...

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