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U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

This year, as the Army Reserve marks its 117th birthday, it is honoring its ties to the Army and a legacy of service and sacrifice...

Honoring 250 years, one mile at a time: Fort Hunter Liggett celebrates the Army’s birthday with a...

In honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and its official theme, “This We’ll Defend,” Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) is leading a...

Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality

The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for...

Archive: 2020

Space Soldier mobilizes to fight pandemic
September 17, 2020 — When one U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Reserve Soldier’s civilian career came to a halt when his Colorado-based furniture store announced it was closing indefinitely due to the coronavirus, he volunteered to help fight it... MORE

Louisiana nurse practitioner realizes dream to serve in U.S. Army; supports federal COVID response in Texas on her first mobilization
September 17, 2020 — An alumna of the University of Mississippi Medical Center nurse practitioner program in Jackson, Stansbury is one of more than 1,000 Army Reserve medical professionals that have answered the nation’s call for assistance with COVID-19 since March. The Soldiers are part of the Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s whole-of-America response to the pandemic... MORE

Capt. Emily Stansbury, is an Army Reserve nurse practitioner

Army Reserve Chicago-based command acquires new mission
September 16, 2020 — News stories reporting on military units preparing for overseas deployments or returning back home have been a fairly common story throughout the last two decades... MORE

Lt. Col. Brian Wojtasiak, Commander of “Viper 9” and the CONUS Replacement Center, receives the Colors during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, September 11, 2020.

Army Reserve nurse from Peoria, Ariz., reflects on experiences as part of federal COVID-19 response
September 16, 2020 — “I joined the military to serve my nation and during this pandemic I have been able to use my training and experience to support and care for the people of my country,” said Army Reserve 1st Lt. Brittany Fouts. “This is one of the most prestigious opportunities I have had in both my military and civilian career.”... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers support supply requirements in Texas as part of federal COVID-19 response
September 14, 2020 — Beginning in March, more than 1,000 skilled Army Reserve medical Soldiers have deployed as part of the Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the specialized personnel currently serving on UATMF-7452, assigned to assist DHR Health in Edinburg, Texas, is Maj. Ward Wagenseller. ... MORE

Training does not stop at the 1st Mission Support Command
September 14, 2020 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico Urban Search and Rescue Team (US&RT), added a discipline to their specialized skills, by participating in a water rescue training, Sept. 7-11, at several locations around the island... MORE

'Just completely different' 59-year-old BCT graduate reflects on the experience
September 14, 2020 — Fifty-nine-year-old Marine and Army Reserve veteran, Staff Sgt. Monte Gould graduated from Basic Combat Training with the 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment Aug. 27, making him the oldest individual to complete this version of the BCT (but not the oldest to complete BCT ever. In 1999, a 68-year-old entered Basic Training). Not only did Gould complete BCT, but he finished in the top 10 percent of his training cycle. Gould’s unit cadre said his “candor, leadership expertise and technical proficiency are unmatched.”... MORE

Reinventing the Monuments Men and Women for the 21st-Century Force
September 12, 2020 — The U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) is partnering with the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (CRI) for a virtual panel marking the initial “Monuments Men and Women” training event Sept. 16, 2020 at 11 a.m. ET... MORE

Infographic from the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative and the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) for the "Reinventing the Monuments Men and Women for the 21st-Century Force" virtual event celebrating the inaugural training event of the next generation of Monuments Men and Women who will help to save conflict-affected cultural heritage around the world.

Tobyhanna provides unique training opportunity for Soldiers
September 11, 2020 — A chance encounter resulted in an exciting training partnership between Tobyhanna Army Depot and a military unit the organization supports. Chief Warrant Officer Lance Henderson attended the depot’s Phase II Warrant Officer Advance course in 2016. As a member of the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, he knew the Satellite Transportable Terminal (STT) his team used every day was repaired on the same base. As luck would have it, representatives from the STT shop visited Henderson’s training, allowing user and his support staff the opportunity to meet face-to-face... MORE

Tobyhanna Army Depot team members pose with Soldiers from the 392nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade after the conclusion of their "side-by-side" training in August 2020.

Stand for Life connects suicide prevention skills in a virtual world
September 11, 2020 — “If there is any time where we need suicide prevention training, it is now,” said Army Reserve Capt. Devin Richter, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command’s 3rd battalion, 383rd Regiment, based in St. Louis, Missouri. “It’s during COVID that people are not able to interact with their friends and loved ones like they used to. We are not a people of isolation. We are a people of interaction. We thrive off of others. We get energy from others. Others lift us up.”... MORE

Army Reserve suicide prevention program managers begin their first virtual Stand for Life suicide prevention training event with 79 suicide prevention liaisons across Army Reserve units throughout the continental U.S.

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