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Called to serve a new home
September 9, 2021 — Capt. Edwin Gomez already lived a full life before coming to the United States. In a stable career as an officer in the Ecuadorian Air Force, Gomez had everything he wanted while serving his birth country. However, this all changed on the morning of September 11th, 2001... MORE

Capt. Edwin Gomez, commander of the 470th Quartermaster Company (Brigade Aerial Delivery Support Company), studies while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the mid-2000s. After immigrating to the United States, Gomez earned advanced degrees at the prestigious university in hopes of fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. (Courtesy photo provided by Capt. Edwin R. Gomez)

641st RSG support in Pershing Strike ’21 critical to exercise success
August 12, 2021 — As the COVID-19 pandemic mostly shut the United States down, and even the world, the Army kept rolling along. This statement is true at any military installation, but more acutely at Fort McCoy... MORE

Adopting America: Former British Soldier embraces Army challenge
May 17, 2021 — Spc. Omid A. Skinner isn’t from the United States, but that hasn’t stopped him from racking up achievements as an American Soldier. Skinner, a former member of the British Territorial Army, joined the U.S. Army in 2018 and since then has mainly served as a truck driver for the 441st Transportation Company based in New Orleans. Yet in January, his training became focused on preparing for, competing in, and winning increasingly higher levels of Best Warrior competitions... MORE

Friendly rivalry: Army Reserve Soldiers strive for excellence
March 2, 2021 — It wouldn’t be a competition without struggle, but several Soldiers at the 642nd Regional Support Group’s Best Warrior in January said the fellowship they found finished first. The four-day event at Fort McClellan, Ala., brought a handful of Army Reserve troops from across the brigade to test themselves against an expected set of physical and mental challenges in late January. There was the fitness test, rifle marksmanship, land navigation course and a seven-mile ruck march – among other events. Less expected was the support the Soldiers received from their fellow contenders... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve officer welcomes the challenges of company command
January 19, 2021 — U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert Salazar, commander for the 787th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company out of Dothan, Alabama, grew up in Crestview, Florida. He attended the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Northwest Florida State College for two years before accepting a scholarship to complete his education at the University of West Florida (UWF) in Pensacola... MORE

332nd Transportation Battalion Army Award for Maintenance Excellence
December 28, 2020 — The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 332nd Transportation Battalion, 641st Regional Support Group was presented with the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in the U.S. Army Reserve Modification Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) Small Category for 2019 at a ceremony at the Rattlesnake Point U.S. Army Reserve Center, Nov. 22, 2020... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve activates first field feeding company
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Reserve will activate its first-ever field feeding company Oct. 16, 2020, with one year to become fully integrated. The activation signifies yet another push of moving culinary specialists (92G) from dining facilities to a more battlefield oriented environment... MORE

Operation Ready Warrior teaches Soldiers adaptability, leadership
August 27, 2020 — Army Reserve Soldiers are learning how to adapt when integrating COVID-19 safety guidelines into training during Operation Ready Warrior underway here... MORE

Like a BOS: Unit provides life support for troops and civilians
July 27, 2020 — The 207th Regional Support Group spent much of 2020 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve overseeing life support at three such locations in Iraq – Al Asad Air Base, Erbil Air Base and the Taji Military Complex. Members of the Army Reserve unit, acting as Base Operating Support Integrator (BOS-I) cells, have dealt with the January ballistic missile strikes, extremist attacks and an ongoing pandemic... MORE

Combined Forces Leader Development Course leads to new approaches
May 27, 2020 — Learning new styles of leadership can be a tough process in the best circumstances, but studying them in a combat zone presents its own challenges... MORE

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