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Archive: March, 2016

Army Reserve unit readies for big European exercise
March 31, 2016 — Anakonda 16 is one of U.S. Army Europe's premier multinational training events that seeks to train, exercise, and integrate Polish national command and force structures into an allied, joint, multinational environment. ... MORE

Because of the nature of their mission, the 483rd QM Co. are among the first to arrive and last to leave for a deployment. That’s why Soldiers in the 483rd Quartermaster Company have spent every training assembly this year counting, weighing, packing and moving their own equipment in preparation for their logistics mission in Poland this summer .

403rd Conquers Mission Oriskany
March 30, 2016 — On a mild afternoon, sunlight enveloped a schoolyard where four UH-60 Blackhawks sat in the grass. While more than 250 local took pictures inside of the Blackhawks, two groups of Soldiers met to discuss last minute key leader engagement questions. As children ran around the adjacent Blackhawks, the civil affairs teams conducted cold load training as a short time later the rotary blades started to turn. With a crowd of spectators waving goodbye, the Soldiers embarked on a mission designed to test the unit’s knowledge of civil affairs and resolve... MORE

UTICA, NEW YORK – Soldiers with the 353rd Civil Affairs Command and Bravo Company 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion pull security as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter departs from an insertion point during an exercise on March 13, 2016 at the New York State Preparedness Training Center. Soldiers conducted humanitarian assistance operations with air insertion training sharpening their usage of civil affairs in real world scenarios.
(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Williams/Released)

Army debuts new Digital Job Book
March 30, 2016 — The Army's new Digital Job Book that makes it easier for Soldiers and small unit leaders to track training is available on the Army Training Network (ATN) (https://atn.army.mil)... MORE

Army Soldier signal support systems specialist wearing ACU holding laptop outside during the day.

The 311th ESC honors Vietnam Vets
March 30, 2016 — “Know your mission was successful and complete. You protected the South Vietnamese for decades, and only when ordered to, not in defeat or retreat, did you leave,” said Col. Laurence Linton to at The West Los Angeles Vet Center’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War, March 29, 2016... MORE

Maj. (Retired) Andrea Singer, the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Resource Management Officer, presents Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pins to vets at the West Los Angeles Vet Center, Culver City, Calif., March 29, 2016. Engraved on the pins is "A Grateful Nation Thanks and Honors You."

Honoring our Vietnam Veterans
March 30, 2016 — Friends, family, military members and over 90 Vietnam Veterans gathered at the 1st Mission Support Command (MSC) Ramos Hall to honor Vietnam Veterans during a Commemoration Ceremony on March 29... MORE

Friends, family, military members and over 90 Vietnam Veterans gathered at the 1st Mission Support Command (MSC) Ramos Hall to honor Vietnam Veterans during a Commemoration Ceremony on March 29. Vietnam Veterans were presented with a Vietnam Commemoration pin and Commemoration certificate.

Developing the Trans Arabian Network
March 30, 2016 — Executing the movement of logistics across the Trans Arabian Network is critical to supporting ongoing operations in the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility... MORE

Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait –A Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolls off the ramp of an Army Logistics Support Vessel during a training exercise. Army watercraft are designed to operate in austere to bare beach environment and are not dependent upon developed seaports or infrastructure. 1TSC has a vested interest in the operational ability of Army vessels as they are integral to meeting heavy sustainment lift requirements. (US Army photo by Master Sgt. Dave Thompson, 1TSC Public Affairs)

Applying History to the Future
March 29, 2016 — Citizen-Soldiers have been around in some form or another for generations. Since the onset of the Civil War, everyday citizens have put on a uniform to defend their homeland and though their names, uniforms and missions have changed over the years, one thing has remained the same – their passion for their country... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. James P. Wills, interim command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, and Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, commander of the 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training), thank Elise Partin, City of Cayce mayor, for greeting their Army Reserve Soldiers at a tour of Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve in Cayce, S.C. on March 24. The tour was part of the command's combined Best Warrior and Drill Sergeant of the Year competitions. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Michelle Lunato/released)

ARCOG Soldier Wins Information Systems Security Association’s Annual Volunteer Award
March 29, 2016 — The military has always encouraged its uniformed members and civilian employees to volunteer and make a difference both inside and outside its community. One Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group soldier takes volunteering seriously and contributes his time and knowledge to various organizations. The ARCOG’s Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Vaughn won the 2015 annual volunteer award for the Information Systems Security Association at a ceremony held in Raleigh, North Carolina, October 13, 2015. ... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Vaughn accepts the Information Systems Security Association's (ISSA) Annual Volunteer Award in Raleigh, North Carolina, October 13, 2015. Vaughn is assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Operation Group and volunteers a large amount of his free time to civilian and military cyber and information technology based organizations. He was serving as the Director of Education for the Raleigh North Carolina Chapter of ISSA when he received this award. (Photo courtesy of ISSA)

Army Reserve Signal Battalion Departs for Overseas Deployment
March 29, 2016 — Almost 300 Army Reserve soldiers said goodbye to friends and families Saturday during a deployment ceremony held here March 26, 2016. The soldiers make up the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, which is headquartered in Gwenn Oaks, Md., and with companies stationed in Virginia and Pennsylvania... MORE

Soldiers stand in formation during a deployment ceremony for the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, which will be heading overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom – Spartan Shield. More than 500 family members and friends attended the ceremony on Saturday, March 26, 2016 on Fort Meade, Md.

Army Reserve Command offers low-cost medical readiness training for combat medics
March 29, 2016 — The Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command will take over the Medical Skills Training Center here beginning April 1, to provide combat medics with the required training for Emergency Medical Training certification... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class David Lovett, course coordinator at the Army Reserve's
Medical Skills Training Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New
Jersey, manages the realistic lifesaving training needed for combat medics'
EMT certification.

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