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Archive: October, 2015

North Carolina National Guard unit trains with multinationals for peacekeeping mission
October 7, 2015 — Commands shouting, batons beating and U.S. Soldiers wearing riot control gear set the scene at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center for a National Guard unit from North Carolina June 15 in preparation for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo... MORE

Army Reserve Military Police work hand-in-hand with Canadian and German counterparts
October 7, 2015 — Disoriented and in extreme discomfort, Army Reserve, Canadian and German military police soldiers showed their endurance as they attempted to control a subject after being sprayed with pepper spray here... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers, families train together to improve unit family readiness
October 7, 2015 — Surrounded by nature and with limited cellphone reception, Reserve Soldiers and their families participated in a family readiness training event at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Sept. 18-20... MORE

MPs honor the sacrifice of fallen comrades
October 7, 2015 — Military police, families and friends gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the Military Police Corps Regimental Remembrance Ceremony held Sept. 30. Guests paid special tribute to the military police who sacrificed their lives while serving... MORE

Reserve Soldier imparts ‘general’ knowledge at Tuskegee University
October 6, 2015 — TUSKEGEE, Ala. - When Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper graduated from high school at age 17, he wrote in his memory book that he wanted to be a police officer, he wanted to join the Army and he wanted to marry a sweet pretty woman who understood him. Today, the 51-year-old Reserve Soldier is the leader of approximately 7,000 Soldiers assigned to the 80th Training Command, and in his civilian capacity he’s the Birmingham, Alabama, police chief... MORE

80th Teen Council leads the way
October 6, 2015 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Ten members of the 80th Training Command Teen Council participated in a joint meeting with members of the 412th Theater Engineer Command and the 75th Training Command teen councils in Alexandria, Virginia, July 27-31, 2015. The meeting afforded the 80th TC teens an opportunity to share their ideas, challenges, and best practices with members of the 75th TC and the 412th TEC councils... MORE

Darlington replaces Wills as top noncommissioned officer of 80th Training Command
October 6, 2015 — RICHMOND, Va. – Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills handed the senior noncommissioned officer duties of the 80th Training Command (TASS), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, over to Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Darlington during a change of responsibility ceremony here, Aug. 2, 2015. Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper, commander 80th TC, administered the ceremony, which honored Wills as the departing command sergeant major and officially recognized Darlington as the new command sergeant major... MORE

Army Reserve brigade exchange ideas with Canadian counterparts
October 6, 2015 — Sgt. 1st Class John Reyes’ passion for teaching was evident during the two weeks he spent at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering in New Brunswick, Canada. ... MORE

Double Eagle - 10.05.2015
October 5, 2015 — COVER STORY: Capt. Kirk Freeman, with the 98th Training Division and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship Team, prepares to engage targets with his M4 rifle during the Limited Visibility event on the final day of the U.S. Army Forces Command Weapons Marksmanship Competition Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort Bragg, NC. The threeday FORSCOM competition features 27 marksmen from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and the National Guard in events for the M9 pistol, the M4A1 rifle, and the M249 SAW, or Squad Automatic Weapon, to recognize Soldiers who are beyond expert marksmen. The multi-tiered events challenge the competitors’ ability to accurately and quickly engage targets in a variety of conditions and environments... MORE

Clinic tour offers Army Reserve NCO developmental opportunity
October 2, 2015 — KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Sgt. Josephine Charlotte Morton hoped for a summer stint of Army Reserve duty in Romania, but instead wound up at the U.S. Army Health Clinic – Kaiserslautern... MORE

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