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U.S. Army Reserve announces 2020 Best Warrior Competition Winners
September 10, 2020 — Staff Sgt. Benjamin L. Latham, a Sapper-qualified combat engineer from Joliet, Illinois, won the title of Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and Spc. Stanley T. Thompson, an indirect fire infantryman from Sacramento, California, won in the category of Soldier of the Year. ... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers encourage resiliency efforts during COVID-19 response
September 10, 2020 — In the large command headquarters building located at Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, it appears to be business as usual for the Soldiers of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command as they continue their ongoing mission in support of the Army North nationwide fight against COVID-19. Soldiers are seen on conference calls in offices, traversing the hallways, or working in the sweltering Louisiana heat on command vehicles staged in the motorpool beneath tendrils of Spanish moss... MORE

Maj. Henry Robinson, Jr., the senior mobility officer at the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, takes a moment to read a book during his downtime at the headquarters building in Belle Chasse, La., Sept. 2, 2020.

Making history: Accelerated Warrant Officer Candidate School graduates highest number in U.S. Army Reserve history
September 9, 2020 — The U.S. Army Reserve, in conjunction with the active Army and National Guard, is leading a historic initiative to eliminate its backlog of warrant officer candidates through an accelerated Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) course... MORE

Colorado Springs, Colo., nurse adjusts wedding plans as she joins federal COVID response
September 8, 2020 — Most brides spend the final week leading up to their wedding day making sure that all the last minute details are in place. U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Tina M. Simpson spent the 10 days prior to her wedding readjusting plans to allow her to get married before departing to answer the nation’s call for her skills as an Army Reserve medical-surgical nurse... MORE

Army Reserve nurse from Columbus, Ga., supports federal response to COVID-19 in Texas
September 8, 2020 — “We are caring for patients and all they can see are our eyes,” said U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Ariel Walker. “That is the hardest part because being human with a patient means a smile when they are doing well, or a hug when they really need it.”... MORE

Army Reserve brings Best Warrior Competition to Wisconsin
September 8, 2020 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s Best Warrior Competition is an intense and brutal challenge for only the most skilled Soldiers. Competitors put their warrior skills to the test across more than a dozen demanding events, including weapons qualification, a 12-mile ruck march, and ambush scenarios... MORE

Army Reserve dietitian from Florida serves on front lines of federal COVID response
September 8, 2020 — “When you don’t live it day to day, it just seems like this ‘thing’ that’s out there,” said U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Ginger M. Sandifer. “Once you start working in the environment, you realize how real the virus actually is. It has definitely been eye opening for me.”... MORE

Dual-Army Reserve couple encourages healthy, rewarding activities for their children
September 8, 2020 — Warrant Officer Alyson Tugaoen, currently assigned to the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 311th Signal Command (Theater), along with her husband, Sgt. Maj. AJ Tugaoen (U.S. Army retired) and two children have always been a physically active family. From the time their children were small, the Tugaoens have incorporated physical fitness into their daily routine, believing that it plays a key role in mental resilience... MORE

412th TEC strengthens readiness during Operation Castle Rock amid COVID-19
September 8, 2020 — Soldiers of the 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC), Vicksburg, Mississippi, successfully completed Operation Castle Rock at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Aug. 11-29, 2020... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs, Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
September 3, 2020 — Deployed U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Soldiers from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CA BN), in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), participated in a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, August 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd CA BA was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care for the people of the remote Djiboutian desert village, which is roughly 15 miles from Camp Lemonnier... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. (Dr.) Mark Cunningham, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team (FXSP) preventive medicine veterinarian, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), examines a donkey with a stethoscope during a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, August 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd CA BN was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care for the people in the remote desert village.

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