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95th Training Division (IET) Iraqi Freedom veteran receives Purple Heart
February 25, 2016 — In a long-awaited presentation, Feb. 7, 2016, the Army awarded the Purple Heart Medal to an Iraqi Freedom veteran for a concussion and traumatic brain injury sustained 10 years earlier. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Clark, a native of Elkhart, Indiana, then a sergeant, was assigned to first Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and deployed to Iraq in 2006... MORE

Brig. Gen. Daniel Christian, commanding general of the 95th Training Division (IET) at Fort Sill, Okla., pins a Purple Heart on Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Clark, senior drill sergeant with the 1/330th Infantry Regiment stationed in Fort Wayne, Ind., during a ceremony here Feb. 7. (Photo by Capt. Adrienne Bryant)

James Meredith: Civil rights icon reunited with military escorts 53 years later at Fort Hood Black History Month Observance
February 25, 2016 — James Howard Meredith, the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi, was honored Feb. 25 during an annual Black History Month observance here... MORE

James H. Meredith (right), a prominent civil rights activist, stands with members of the Fort Hood, Texas, military community during the national anthem at an African-American/Black History Month Observance event Feb. 25, 2016, at Fort Hood. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Skripnichuk, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)

80th Training Command FRP conducts Chain of Command Training
February 24, 2016 — RICHMOND, Va. - Leaders representing subordinate units from across the Army Reserve’s 80th Training Command met here to participate in three days of Chain of Command training facilitated by the 80th TC’s Family Programs office. COC training is designed to teach each unit’s command team how to implement and oversee a Family Readiness Group... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Darlington, the 80th Training Command senior noncommissioned officer, addresses leaders representing subordinate units from across the command marking the start of the Family Programs office’s three day long Chain of Command training.

80th TC SHARP office empowers civilian counterparts
February 24, 2016 — If a sexual assaulted victim ends up at the emergency room of a Richmond area hospital, chances are the hospital will call a victim advocate affiliated with The Regional Hospital Accompaniment Response Team to help that victim. Thanks to William Downey, the 80th Training Command Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program manager, RHART advocates now know that they have the option to refer sexual assault victims who are service members to their unit SHARP offices... MORE

William Downey, the 80th Training Command Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program manager, discusses with advocates affiliated with The Regional Hospital Accompaniment Response Team the services available to military members who end up as sexual assault victims during a meeting at the Glen Allen Library.

Miami Recruiting Battalion hosts Recruiting Partnership Council in Puerto Rico
February 23, 2016 — Miami Recruiting Battalion’s Recruiting Reserve Partnership Council brought Army Recruiters and Army Reserve command teams together at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Feb. 20... MORE

United States Army Recruiting Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Troy D. Kok talks about the importance of using Army Reserve Soldiers to help recruiting efforts during the Miami Recruiting Battalion’s Recruiting Reserve Partnership Council at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Feb. 20.

75th Training Command conducts combined observance
February 23, 2016 — The Army Reserve knows the importance of observing those that have shaped the country. The Great Lakes Training Division, 75th Training Command located at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, is a great reflection of that... MORE

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Priscilla Van Zanten, left, equal opportunity adviser, Great Lakes Training Division, 75th Training Command, pauses for a photo with actress Cynthia Maddox, center and Spc. Rayson Oglesby, 3rd battalion, 335th Regiment, 181st Infantry Brigade, First Army Division West during the 75th TC’s Black History Month and Women’s History Month observance Feb. 20, 2016, at Fort Sheridan, Ill. (Photo by Spc. David Lietz)

Army Reserve soldier takes on semi-pro basketball and mentors youths
February 23, 2016 — A few things that you first notice about Sgt. 1st Class Terence D. Barron are his smile, positive attitude and warm, caring personality... MORE

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Terence Barron, left, and Sgt. 1st Class William Keys run in Sunset Meadows Park in Arlington Heights, Ill., during a 5k run/walk, coordinated by the 85th Support Command Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention Program (SHARP) team, April 22, 2015. The participants ran, despite 37-degree weather, to show their support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan)

Four questions with the new commander of the 78th Training Division
February 23, 2016 — With already a month of commanding 78th Training Division Soldiers during January’s Warrior Exercise “Arctic Lightning,” Brig. Gen. Michael Dillard was formally handed the reigns of the Lightning Division during a change of command ceremony here on Saturday. ... MORE

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 78th Training Divison stand in formation as Brig. Gen. Michael Dillard's assumes command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Feb. 20, 2016.

Col. Glover stands-up the 728th TC
February 23, 2016 — Col. Toni A. Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, traveled to Mare Island, Vallejo, California, to support Lt. Col. Chandra M. Roberts, 469th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, to activate the 728th Transportation Company Feb. 20... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Cruzramirez, 728th Transportation Company interim commander, Lt. Col. Chandra M. Roberts, 469th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, and Col. Toni A. Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, traveled to Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif., to participate in an activation ceremony for the 728th Transportation Company Feb. 20. (Photo by Capt. Fernando Ochoa/Released)

98th Training Division hosts Future Soldier event
February 22, 2016 — Ten drill sergeants and prospective drill sergeants from the 98th Training Div. (IET) spent an unseasonably warm winter day in Asheville, North Carolina, teaching basic Army Warrior Tasks to close to 40 future Soldiers, Feb. 20, 2016. ... MORE

Daniel Forguer searches for terrain features on a map of Fort Jackson during Future Soldier Day hosted by 1st Battalion, 518th Infantry Regiment, 98th Training Division (IET), at the Reserve Center in Asheville, N.C., Feb. 20, 2016. Forguer has not yet enlisted and is undecided on his military occupational specialty but says he is leaning towards becoming a supply specialist with the Army Reserve. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

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