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World away, ready to respond: U.S. Army Reserve Soldier’s path to Angolan emergency room

A medical exchange designed to share military practices became something more when U.S. and Angolan medical professionals found...

U.S., Angolan forces conduct trauma activation simulation during medical readiness exercise

Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals with the 915th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment,...

U.S. service members aim for gold in German competitions

“I'm really proud of you for going the extra mile and working hard,” said Maj. Gen. Scott Linton, commanding general of the U.S...

Archive: 2021

A Few Extra Hours: What it Costs to Gain Leadership Skills
October 11, 2021 — Maj. Phillip Larmond has one of the most demanding part-time jobs in the United States Army Reserve. As the Executive Officer (XO) for the US Army Reserve's 373rd Combat Support Sustainment Battalion in Beaumont, TX, his responsibilities require a little more than the traditional 'one weekend a month and two weeks a year.’ In this role, he must exercise command in the battalion commander's absence and serve as the senior member of the battalion's staff, but he is okay with that. "Being an XO is challenging because you have to balance managing staff and handling Soldier issues," Larmond says, "but it's all made me a better leader, lawyer, and small business owner.”...

Army's fusion directorate pilot designed to improve services for sexual assault victims
October 7, 2021 — As part of the planned redesign of its Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, the Army will launch a one-year pilot establishing a fusion directorate designed to care for, protect and empower victims. The fusion directorate will offer an additional reporting mechanism and coordinated medical, investigative, legal and support services that are independent of a victim’s immediate command...

Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Military Working Dogs
October 6, 2021 — Soldiers with the 147th Med. Det. (Vet. Srvc.) provided training in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, basic triage, and advanced treatment and stabilization of Military Working Dogs for Soldiers and Airmen from the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 691st FRST and 1982nd FRST during a Joint Training Exercise at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. ...

Col. Mark W. Siekman assumes command of 9th MSC
October 5, 2021 — Col. Mark W. Siekman assumed command of the 9th Mission Support Command in an official ceremony Oct. 1, 2021 at 1100, at Palm Circle on Fort Shafter, Hawaii. ...

Army Reserve local leader receives honor during Chicago Blackhawks NHL home game
October 5, 2021 — National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks honored U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Maj. Dennis Koski, operations sergeant major of the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during a home game versus the St. Louis Blues at the United Center, October 1, 2021, in Chicago...

416th Theater Engineer Command joins local fire department open house
October 5, 2021 — The Westmont Fire Department celebrated its 100th anniversary at the start of fire prevention week in October with an Open House. The 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) Commanding General Maj. Gen. Matthew V. Baker and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Boyd joined Soldiers and community members at the event. An up armored humvee from the Parkhurst Army Reserve Center provided an opportunity for children and adults to get inside a military vehicle...

Tennessee native, USACAPOC(A) Commanding General promoted to Major General
October 4, 2021 — On Sept. 30, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the promotion from brigadier general to major general of Tennessee native, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey C. Coggin, commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne)...

Army Reserve division hosts senior leader workshop
October 1, 2021 — More than 50 senior Army Reserve leaders from around the country joined forces here recently to share knowledge, ideas and best practices in an effort to build individual and collective unit readiness in a three-day senior leader workshop held by the 76th Operational Response Command...

U.S. Army Reserve nurses arrive on Guam, augment patient care at local hospital
September 30, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve nurses arrived on Guam from Sept. 27-29 to augment the available nursing staff at Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). Multidisciplinary nurses will work alongside GMH nurses and medical staff to support critical patient care in areas such as the Emergency Room (ER) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...

658th strengthens partnerships with key leaders in Korea
September 29, 2021 — The 9th Mission Support Command’s 658th Regional Support Group (RSG) conducted a planning meeting with the 53rd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), from Sept 12 to Sept. 17 2021, at Camp Humphreys in South Korea...

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