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Archive: June, 2016

The 227th ICTC works hard at Sierra Army Depot
June 30, 2016 — Col. Toni Glover, 650th Regional Support Group commanding officer, and Lt. Col. (P) Chandra Roberts, 469th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion commander, traveled to the Sierra Army Depot June 10 to visit Capt. Christen Brown, 227th Inland Cargo Transfer Company company commander... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Mario Canizales, 650th Regional Support Group command sergeant major, watches wheeled vehicle mechanics change the oil in a forklift at the Sierra Army Depot June 10, during an annual training event. The Sierra Army Depot is an ammunition and surplus storage terminal, located near the unincorporated community of Herlong, California.

Army Reserve unit’s Energy Team continues to receive recognition
June 30, 2016 — For the second year in a row, the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command Energy Team, received a national energy and water management award... MORE

Christine Ploschke, acting chief, Environmental Division, and Environmental Compliance Branch and Energy Branch manager with the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, addresses the facility coordinator training class held Feb. 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The two-day class was designed to help coordinators improve their individual Army Reserve center. The 99th is offering the training monthly throughout the 13-state region it oversees.

Army allows Soldiers to wear headphones in gym
June 30, 2016 — Soldiers jogging or lifting in the gym may now be allowed to listen to music through small headphones or ear buds, according to Army Directive 2016-20, released May 6... MORE

A new Army Directive, released May 6, 2016, allows Soldiers to wear headphones or earbuds while in fitness centers or gyms. (Photo Credit: C. Todd Lopez (photo illustration))

Army Reserve Soldiers gather for harbor and seaport logistics operations
June 30, 2016 — The Army Reserve provides more than two-thirds of the Army's overall logistics support. The 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), from Los Angeles, California, has a long history of supplying logistics to the warfighter on the front lines from Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, to Joint Endeavor, to Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom along with dozens of annual peacetime exercises... MORE

Big Logistics Over The Shore West Soldiers scan the seafloor for obstructions and take depth measurements to ensure ships can safely maneuver in the waters near the port in Alameda, Calif., June 18, 2016. BigLOTS West is an annual Army Reserve, multi-echelon functional exercise designed for transportation units and sustainment commands to hone their expertise in logistics operations from June 10 to June 24, 2016.
(US Army photo by Cpl. Timothy Yao, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)/Released)

Sleeves can now be rolled up
June 29, 2016 — Effective immediately, commanders may authorize Soldiers to roll up the sleeves on Army combat uniforms, according to a memorandum signed by Lt. Gen. James C. McConville, deputy chief of staff, G-1, June 28. ... MORE

A Soldier demonstrates how to roll up the ACU sleeves so that the top portion can be pulled down over the roll for camo out. (Photo Credit: Gary Sheftick)

West Point journey begins with R-day
June 29, 2016 — “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.”- George WhitefieldFor more than two centuries now, thousands of our countries best and brightest... MORE

Future Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., scurry across a bridge to their next in-procesing station during R-day, June 27. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/ released)

Xeriscaping Projects Save Water Despite Drought at 63rd Regional Support Command
June 29, 2016 — In the 1746 edition of “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” American statesman Benjamin Franklin wrote, “When the well is dry, we will know the worth of water.”... MORE

Stone ground covers are prominent features of a xeriscape project at Los Alamitos Reserve Center in Los Alamitos, California. The U.S. Army Reserve’s 63rd Regional Support Command is using xeriscapes in conjunction with other water conservation projects to save natural resources in the drought-stricken state. Photo courtesy of Varun Sood, 63rd RSC.

88th RSC Ambassadors Inducted into Inaugural Cadet Command Hall of Fame
June 29, 2016 — Retired Col. Gerald W. Meyer, an ambassador for Wisconsin, was one of the selections for his more than 30 years of military service and more than 10 years with the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador program... MORE

FORT KNOX, Kentucky (June 10, 2016) – Retired Col. Gerald W. Meyer, right, a U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador for Wisconsin and the 88th Regional Support Command, shakes hands with U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox Commanding General Maj. Gen. Christopher Hughes after Meyer was presented with a medallion honoring his selection as an inaugural member of the Cadet Command Hall of Fame during a ceremony June 10 at Fort Knox’s Brooks Field.
(U.S. Army photo provided by Col. Michael Holland, 88th Regional Support Command/Released)

Training to Sustain the Warfighter
June 29, 2016 — Logistics keeps Soldiers in the fight, and whether a deployment to a combat zone or training exercise like the Combat Support Training Exercise 91-16-02, the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) stands ready to bring world class support to the force. ... MORE

A 5,000 gallon semi-trailer called an M969 is staged at Tactical Assembly Area Schoonover during Combat Support Training Exercise 91-16-02 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 20, 2016. As the largest U.S. Army Reserve training exercise, CSTX 91-16-02 provides Soldiers with unique opportunities to sharpen their technical and tactical skills in combat-like conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Krista Rayford, 367th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Army Reserve Chaplains Build Unit and Soldier Resilience
June 29, 2016 — “Soldiers are not going to be equipped to fight if they are not spiritually resilient. They need to know who they are deep down inside and what they live for,” said Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Graham Harbman, 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). ... MORE

Army Reserve chaplains and chaplain-assistants come together for religious-support specific training during the three-week Combat Support Training Exercise and Camp Roberts and Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. They covered a number of topics that they likely would not be able to learn outside a large exercise setting. Nearly 5,000 Army Reserve Soldiers from all over the United States and elsewhere, participated in the June 4 through 24, 2016 Combat Support Training Exercise. The purpose of this exercise was for Army Reserve units to practice their technical skills in an austere tactical environment under combat-like conditions.

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