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Archive: August, 2019

Stovell brothers keep family tradition of Army service
August 29, 2019 — In 2018 when Sgt. 1st Class Davin Stovell saw a job posted on the Army’s Tour of Duty website, he knew it was tailor fit, not only for himself, but also for his two brothers, Staff Sgts. Daryl and Daniel Stovell. Wanted: Military instructors within a Training and Advising Detachment for a Security Cooperation Organization working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), planning and implementing curricula designed to teach and mentor officers, noncommissioned officers and instructors assigned to the KSA Ministry of Interior... MORE

Stovell brothers carry on tradition of service

The 7th Poznan Fortress Days
August 29, 2019 — Poznan Fortress Days, a two-day holiday commemorating Poznan’s Fortresses, opened with a bang as gun fire echoed off the old brick walls of Fort IV. This is the seventh annual celebration of Poznan Fortress Days, which occurred on August 24- 25 and highlighted over 20 different locations and attractions related to Poznan Fortifications from the Middle Ages to the present day. ... MORE

Postal Warriors
August 29, 2019 — Postal units from across the U.S. Army Reserve came to Fort Dix, New Jersey for Postal Warrior 19-2 from Aug. 10 to 30, 2019. Postal Warrior 19 is a standalone 21 day, task-focused exercise, designed to train and challenge postal units in the skill sets and competencies needed to support Theater Postal Operations and increase individual and collective readiness. The exercise was planned and led by the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

USAR, NJARNG, Jordanian soldiers conduct MEDEVAC training
August 29, 2019 — Jordanian and American soldiers partnered together to conduct medical evacuation drills for the first time with a U.S. Army Reserve aviation asset during several days in August. ... MORE

American, Jordanian soldiers conduct MEDEVAC training

Health experts: New AR600-9 encourages Soldiers to utilize performance
August 26, 2019 — The same resources and expertise the Army is using to build high performing units and ready and resilient Soldiers can now be utilized by Soldiers, commanders and leaders in executing the Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) according to the updated version of Army Regulation 600-9... MORE

Combat Support Training Exercise prepares Army Reserve units to be self-sustaining in tactical objectives
August 23, 2019 — “Get down! Get away from the gate!” yelled Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Nitendra Prasad, Platoon Sergeant, 645th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Las Vegas, Nevada... MORE

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Nitendra Prasad, Platoon Sergeant, 645th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Las Vegas, Nevada, yells at his Soldiers to get down as Civilians on the Battlefield approach an entry control point of the Central Receiving Shipping Point yard during a training scenario involving civilians, August 18, 2019 at Combat Support Training Exercise 86-19-04 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Army Reserve works to expand public affairs capabilities
August 22, 2019 — The Army public affairs career field has entered the second year of its transition to mass communication specialists (46S), merging broadcasters and print journalists as a way to keep up with today's communication needs. Task Force 46, the U.S. Army Reserve Command's training force, have been working to train Army Reserve Soldiers to meet the new requirements at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin... MORE

U.S. Army Band Swirls Up a Storm at The Beach
August 22, 2019 — On a humid evening, one can hear instruments strumming, soldiers singing, and the chants of the crowd as they enjoy an engaging performance on the beach by the Soldiers from the 78th Army Band based out of Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. ... MORE

Committed to a lifelong dream
August 22, 2019 — Failure was never an option for Col. Fernando Güereña, a native of Baja California, Mexico, who joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1985 and transitioned to active duty in 1999. His dream as a young, medical officer had always been one – to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge. On Aug. 8, at the age of 61, the Madigan Army Medical Center doctor began his sixth attempt to attain the coveted badge... MORE

Fort Lee Army Reserve officer, wife save heart attack victim
August 21, 2019 — “They are truly good Samaritans,” proclaimed Rev. Michael Fields, senior pastor at Newville Baptist Church, Waverly. “Lt. Col. (Keil) Scott and his wife, Rosalyn, literally saved Phil Romeo’s life. What a blessing this is.” Scott is a U.S. Army Reserve officer assigned as the Assessment Team Chief, Sustainment Capability Development Integration Directorate, Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) at Fort Lee... MORE

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