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Archive: December, 2020

Strategic focus to strengthen garrison capabilities
December 18, 2020 — It takes a village - every garrison directorate at both installations, tenants and other stakeholders - to coordinate and work out the myriad processes, funding and logistics to meet short and long-term garrison objectives. IMCOM-Readiness Director Brenda McCullough and Maj. Gen. Alberto Rosende, 63rd Readiness Division Commanding General and the garrison’s senior commander, commended the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett/Parks Reserve Forces Training Area’s strategic planning and accomplishments during the December 8, 2020 Installation Planning Board’s annual brief... MORE

Storm Night, Lineman's Rodeo test Soldiers attending Prime Power Distribution Course
December 17, 2020 — Five Soldiers attending the U.S. Army Prime Power School’s Power Line Distribution Course here demonstrated knowledge gained over the past 10 weeks during a Storm Night exercise Nov. 11 and 12, and a Lineman’s Rodeo competition Tuesday. ... MORE

Military deputy to Army CIO/G-6 promoted to major general
December 17, 2020 — Wisconsin native Lawrence Thoms was promoted by senior officials and his family to major general during a ceremony held at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes on December 14, 2020... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers conduct pre-mobilization training
December 17, 2020 — Recently nearly 150 Army Reserve Soldiers spent several weeks conducting a variety pre-mobilization training at Fort Hood, Texas. Part of that training included marksmanship and a special visit from Maj. Gen. Miles Davis, commanding general, 76th Operational Response Command. This video gives a look at some of the training and Maj. Gen. Davis's visit with the troops. (Official U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)... MORE

Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers Partner in the Pacific
December 16, 2020 — The U.S. Army 322 Civil Affairs Brigade, part of the 9th Mission Support Command (MSC), is currently partnering with three Soldiers from the Army National Guard to conduct civil-military operations in the Oceania region of the Pacific... MORE

Reserve Soldier Attends White House Reception for Frontline Personnel
December 16, 2020 — Col. Rachel Kaiser, a 62A Emergency Physician with the 332 Med. Bde., recently attended a holiday reception at the White House, recognizing first responders and frontline personnel supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response. Col. Kaiser served this summer with Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 7454-1, in San Antonio, Texas. Attending the reception at the White House was truly the experience of a lifetime for Col. Kaiser. “I'm so honored to have been invited. Entering the White House is always an awe-inspiring experience, just thinking about all the history that occurred there,” she said... MORE

Col. Rachel Kaiser, 62A with the 332nd Med. Bde., poses next to a Christmas tree in the Red Room of the White House, Dec. 13. The Red Room is dedicated to first responders and front line workers in the COVID-19 fight. “Since I'm as E.R. doctor and also mobilized with UAMTF 7454-1 to fight COVID, I felt right at home here,” said Kaiser.

The Army Reserve's 1st Cyber General
December 15, 2020 — The Army promoted the first Army Reserve cyber officer to brigadier general at Signal Theater on Fort Gordon Dec.15, 2020. Col. Robert Powell Jr. pinned the one-star rank to his Army Green Service Uniform’s shoulders during a small ceremony at the U.S. Army Signal Corps' home... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Robert Powell Jr. was promoted during a ceremony at Fort Gordon, Georgia, Dec. 15, 2020. With the promotion, Powell will serve as the 335th Signal Command (Theater) deputy commanding general, cyber.

COVID-19 Mitigation during Collective Training Event
December 14, 2020 — Nearly 100 Army Reserve Soldiers from the 76th Operational Response Command recently spent four-days conducting a direct response exercise at the Western Regional Training Center in Ogden, Utah. The exercise was one of the first the command has held since the COVID 19 pandemic began earlier this year. This video takes you behind the scenes to see what the command is doing to keep Soldiers safe during a collective training event... MORE

416th TEC Soldiers participate in Mission Command Seminar in COVID-19 Environment
December 14, 2020 — Staff members of the 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) participate in a Mission Command seminar during battle assembly weekend at Parkhurst Army Reserve Center on December 4-6, 2020... MORE

Army Reserve to conduct board for colonel and lieutenant colonel selections in June 2021
December 11, 2020 — Headquarters, Department of the Army will conduct the CY22 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) LTC and COL Command Boards in June of 2021 to fill available command positions with highly capable and motivated leaders... MORE

Army Reserve aviation brigade adapts to COVID-19 challenges by conducting local command post exercise

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