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Archive: September, 2018

372nd MPAD Soldiers give blood to support Hurricane Florence relief efforts
September 21, 2018 — The 372nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of several U.S. Army Reserve units positioned throughout the Southeast to support the Hurricane Florence relief effort. Not every unit will be called to a mission, and so in the interim, the unit commander, Maj. Olha Vandergriff, decided to seize a vital opportunity to support the recovery effort from the MPAD's home station... MORE

JRTC rotation offers realism through multi-component training effort
September 20, 2018 — A training event like this brings people together, and that unit cohesion can’t always be accomplished with home station training. This environment has taught us how to work with other units. - Capt. John Reed, Bravo Company, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers beat HEAT, step past first validation exercise
September 19, 2018 — Imagine being locked in a 2-ton box with more than 45 pounds of armor strapped to you. Now imagine that box doing combat rolls down the side of a sheer mountain. That’s what the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMW) Egress Assistance Training validation the 300th Sustainment Brigade completed Monday at North Fort Hood was intended to simulate... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers build partnership with Bundeswehr, civilian forces in humanitarian field-training exercise
September 19, 2018 — Elements of the U.S. Army Reserve's one-star command in Europe paired with host nation partners and non-governmental organizations to exercise humanitarian assistance skills during an exercise at Wackernheim Regional Range Complex, Sept. 14-16... MORE

Reserve Soldiers helping the U.S. Army complete its mission — with a SNAP of their fingers
September 19, 2018 — Communication in the military universe is vital. Overseas and on deployment, it can be a matter of life and death. During the next five days, Warrant Officer Edward Cheney, Staff Sgt. Gregory Gutierrez, Sgt. Kahlil ValentinSanchez, Spc. Jason Buck, and Spc. David Rocha from Grand Prairie’s 300th Sustainment Brigade will get a technical crash course in communication at Fort Hood... MORE

108th Training Command preparing for current, future drill sergeant mission requirements
September 19, 2018 — As the U.S. Army prepares to make changes to its combat training model to become a more lethal force in preparation for the changing world landscape, the 108th Training Command, the Army Reserve's only drill sergeant training command, recognizes that it must increase its end strength to meet the increasing readiness demands of the U.S. Total Force. The 108th Training Command in engaged in various adaptive measures that will increase the readiness and lethality of the force... MORE

Preparing for current and future Army drill sergeant mission requirements through adaptive measures

Army Reserve lawyers support emergency operations during Hurricane Florence
September 19, 2018 — As Hurricane Florence made landfall in the Carolinas on Sept. 14, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command Soldiers were ready to provide military support to civil authorities during emergency operations... MORE

Army Reserve Legal Command part of response to Hurricane Florence

Dallas, Cowboys honor local military members with ‘salute to service’
September 18, 2018 — Sunday Night Football marked a win for the Dallas Cowboys on two fronts. The first was beating division rival New York Giants 20-13 at AT&T Stadium. The second was giving the U.S. Army Reserve's 300th Sustainment Brigade, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, and traveling from their pre-mobilization station in Fort Hood, a deployment send-off of Texas-sized proportions... MORE

Soldiers for life in Puerto Rico begin a new phase
September 17, 2018 — Fifteen Soldiers from the 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve Puerto Rico, culminated their military career after decades of honorable service to the Nation, in a solemn ceremony at the installation's community club, Sept 15... MORE

Change of Responsibility Ceremony for first sergeant at 200th MP Command
September 17, 2018 — With tears filling her eyes, 1st Sgt. Tomeka Johnson-Nunn addressed a formation of Soldiers at the 200th Military Police Command, Headquarters and Headquarters Company’s Change of Responsibility ceremony, Sept. 8, 2018, Fort Meade, Maryland... MORE

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