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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

U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment, perform commands given during crowd and riot control training June 15 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The training is being conducted in preparation for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

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

U.S. Army Reserve, and Canadian soldiers volunteer to feel the effects of the Taser after completing the practical portion of the Taser training during Operation Guardian Justice in Fort McCoy, Wis., June 10,2015. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Stephanie Ramirez/Released)

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

Andrea D. Daniels, the 200th Military Police Command's Family Program Coordinator, shares some of the available training resources with Robin D. Churn, the senior volunteer advisor for the Command's Family Program. The Family Readiness Training event took place in Shepherdstown, W.Va., Sept.19.The event provided participants with the tools necessary to successfully develop a Family Readiness Group.

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

Color guard soldiers from tthe 289 military police company post at Arlington National Cemetery for the Military Police Corps Regimental Remembrance Ceremony held Sept. 30. Guests pay special tribute to the Military Police who sacrificed their lives while serving during the last year. (U.S. Army photo taken by Sgt. Elizabeth Taylor/Released)

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

Maj. Gen. A. C. Roper addresses the Booker T. Washington Centennial Awards Leadership Banquet at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., Sept. 24, 2015. The topic of Roper’s speech was “Applying the Principles of Public Service to Leadership in Business and Community.” The Banquet marked the culmination of the Booker T. Washington Economic Development Summit.

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

Gregory Peloquin, son of Col. Marisa Peloquin, commander, 97th Training Brigade, participates in a breakout session during a joint teen council meeting, Alexandria, Va., July 28, 2015. Peloquin and nine other members of the 80th Training Command Teen Council attended the meeting with members of the 412th Theater Engineer Command and the 75th Training Command teen councils.

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

Sgt. Maj. Gerald Brandsasse (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Darlington observes as Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills passes the 80th Training Command's noncommissioned officer sword to Maj. Gen. A.C. Roper, commander 80th TC symbolizing Wills' relinquishment of duties as the command's top noncommissioned officer during a change of responsibility ceremony, Richmond, Va., Aug. 2, 2015. Roper then passed the sword over to Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Darlington making Darlington the new command sergeant major.

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

Sgt. 1st Class Oniel Murray of the Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., 1st Brigade Engineers discusses the differences in teaching techniques with his Canadian counterpart, Canadian Armed Forces Sergeant Corey Struss at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, Canada, as part of an instructor exchange initiative between the U.S. and the CFSME, spearheaded by 1st Brigade engineers.

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

Eric Kunawotor, 38, of Ghana, had never worked with a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier before he met Sgt. Josephine Charlotte Morton. He was impressed with her professionalism and eagerness to learn. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Rick Scavetta, 7th Mission Support Command)

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