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Archive: October, 2020

Army Reserve Soldiers from the 801st AG Company mobilize to support European Command
October 29, 2020 — Tough ‘Ombres from the 801st Adjutant General Company, Human Resources, take part in a mobilization ceremony at the Sand Springs Armed Forces Reserve Center near Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Oct. 24, 2020... MORE

Army Reserve highlights “Energy Action Month” with energy independence
October 29, 2020 — October is the Army’s “Energy Action Month,” and the Army Reserve is focused on energy resilience, efficiency and affordability... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Two-Star General retires with honor
October 27, 2020 — One of the U.S. Army Reserve’s most distinguished general officers culminated his 39 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at Fort Lee, Virginia Oct. 24. Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bruce Hackett served honorably in nearly every capacity over his 39-year career... MORE

A New Army Task Force in Oceania
October 27, 2020 — Task Force Oceania (TF Oceania) consists of Soldiers from all components of the U.S. Army; active-duty, Army Reserve and National Guard, with the purpose of engaging and cultivating meaningful and lasting relationships in Oceania... MORE

Basic trainee ranks up there with Fort Sill drill sergeants
October 26, 2020 — Heads turn and eyes widen when they see Staff Sgt. James Secriskey toughing it out alongside the fresh-faced youngsters in basic combat training. This Army veteran may carry the same rank as most drill sergeants, but he’s starting all over at 52 years of age. In service from 1995 to 2008, he accumulated 11 years’ experience in the active Army and one year in the reserve. After a 12-year foray into the civilian work-world, he decided to rejoin the Army Reserve and is going through BCT for the second time. ... MORE

Army units innovate, find success with safe training at home stations
October 26, 2020 — Creative problem solving, teamwork, and resiliency have helped Army units resume home-station training to ensure readiness amid a lingering pandemic that has drastically affected everyday life. As the COVID-19 virus began to spread, the Department of Defense issued a stop-movement order in mid-March, halting all training to safeguard personnel... MORE

335th Signal Command (Theater) Officers win MacArthur Leadership Award
October 23, 2020 — Two Army Reserve officers from the 335th Signal Command (Theater), Maj. Erika Alvarado and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kenya Rice received the Gen. Douglas MacArthur leadership award during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pentagon. Alvarado is a cyber officer with the Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade. Rice is a property book officer with the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional). ... MORE

Environmental team performs lead dust sampling at excess Army Reserve Center
October 23, 2020 — Indoor firing ranges may pose a setback in the disposal process of multiple U.S. Army Reserve properties nationwide. Some 50 Army Reserve properties are slated for lead dust sampling. The Louisville District Environmental Branch team recently collected samples at the former Trembley-White Army Reserve Center in Kansas City, Kansas, which has been vacant since 2017 and was previously used for administrative and training purposes... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers support city of Vallejo in restoration of historic West Coast naval cemetery
October 23, 2020 — The Mare Island Naval Cemetery had been neglected for nearly 30 years when retired Capt. Ralph Parrott, Supply Corps, U.S. Navy, and his wife visited in 2017 after becoming stranded in California on their way to Malaysia... MORE

Army Reserve civil affairs unit conducts battlefield staff ride
October 23, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, received hands-on WWII learning experiences during a battlefield staff ride, here, September 25-27... MORE

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