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Archive: August, 2020

Command Sgt. Maj. of Army Reserve speaks with troops at Fort McCoy
August 31, 2020 — Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, who serves as the command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, talks with Soldiers on Aug. 28, 2020, in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The event provided a chance for Soldiers to hear the latest updates from the leadership level of the Army Reserve and a chance for those same Soldiers to ask the enlisted leader any questions they may have... MORE

Two Army Reserve Soldiers Take Instructing to the Mastery Level
August 31, 2020 — A teacher is the cornerstone for a student’s learning. In the Army Reserve, an instructor plays the position of teacher and works to shape a Soldier’s future. So it is only fitting that there are echelons to recognize the hard work that goes into training the next generation of combat-ready Soldiers... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Lynwood Owens showcased his instructing expertise and demonstrated why he deserved to earn the master instructor title when he appeared before the 1st Brigade (Quartermaster), 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment's first virtual master instructor selection board. Owens is one of two Army Reserve Soldiers who appeared before the board.

1st Mission Support Command, 377th Theater Sustainment Command coordinate for possible emergency response
August 31, 2020 — As hurricane season approaches its peak, Maj. Gen. Greg J. Mosser, Commanding General for the 377th Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), visited the island of Puerto Rico, Aug. 20, to make an assessment of the situation on the ground, while sustaining an effective communication with federal emergency response agencies in the U.S. territory... MORE

Army Reserve 1st MSC and 377th TSC coordinate for possible emergency response

Army Reserve Service Rifle Team at Interservice
August 28, 2020 — Interservice competition has a six decade history of open, high-level competition that is well represented by the Army Reserve and all of the services... MORE

The Army Reserve team won the High Reserve Component in Match #13, the Interservice Rifle Team Championship (10 Man Team match). Back row (L to R): COL Christopher Baer, SSG Sean Morris, MAJ David Yerkes, MSG Joseph Braswell, SFC John Arcularius, SFC Adam Stauffer, Mr. Stephen Austin (ACAR).
Front row (L to R): SPC Dan Lowe, SGT Drew Wood, SGT Keith Stephens, SFC Cheryl Morris, SFC John Bonjour, SFC Dan Dorosheff.

The storyteller’s story: An afternoon with an Army Reserve public affairs officer
August 28, 2020 — Annual training (AT) is a special part of an Army Reserve Soldier’s career. They perform their monthly battle training assemblies (BTA) then culminate their efforts during AT. This opportunity usually affords the Soldier some field experience, where they execute their required tasks and maintain overall readiness and lethality. Behind the scenes, the public affairs officer or unit public affairs representative captures those efforts in a variety of products... MORE

Chief of Army Reserve among pioneering female leaders discussing ways to improve equality in Army
August 28, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, joined other female senior leaders, who also broke barriers in their Army careers, to share their keys to success, as part of a discussion Monday on women’s equality hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army... MORE

Army Reserve aviation brigade adapts to COVID-19 challenges by conducting local command post exercise
August 28, 2020 — Since July 2019, the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army Reserve Aviation Command, planned and coordinated for its participation in Northern Strike 2020, a large-scale training exercise hosted by the Michigan National Guard on Camp Grayling... MORE

General relinquishes command, retires
August 27, 2020 — After more than 42 years of service and six commanding positions under his belt, 84th Training Command's Maj. Gen. Steven W. Ainsworth, of Brandon, Mississippi, was honored Aug. 22, 2020, with two back-to-back ceremonies... MORE

Maj. Gen. Steven W. Ainsworth, the outgoing commander of the 84th Training Command, is honored during his relinquishment-of-command and retirement ceremonies, Aug. 22, 2020, at Fort Knox, Ky.

Arizona Army Reserve nurse part of federal COVID-19 response
August 27, 2020 — In her civilian career, Jennifer Blocker is employed as a nurse who enjoys spending her free time with her mustang mare, Zipporah. In her military career, she is one of more than 200,000 Citizen-Soldiers serving in America’s Army Reserve. Currently assigned to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Shoreline in Corpus Christi, Texas, Maj. Jennifer Blocker is one of more than 250 Army Reserve medical Soldiers currently mobilized in support of an Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force as part of the Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to COVID-19 in South Texas. ... MORE

Operation Ready Warrior teaches Soldiers adaptability, leadership
August 27, 2020 — Army Reserve Soldiers are learning how to adapt when integrating COVID-19 safety guidelines into training during Operation Ready Warrior underway here... MORE

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