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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers return from Federated States of Micronesia
September 24, 2021 — A team from the U.S. Army Pacific’s Taskforce Oceania (TFO) returned from mission to Guam where they focused their efforts on providing support to the peoples of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), on July 7, 2021... MORE

Big investment, big payoff for Soldiers training in Warrior Exercise at Fort McCoy
September 22, 2021 — "Gas! Gas! Gas,” yell the Soldiers on a cool, cloudy morning in the woods of Wisconsin. Sgt. Christian Prado quickly looks to the left and sees Soldiers running out of their tents, which are still soggy from a night of heavy downpours and storms. While Soldiers scramble out of their tents, they grasp for their gas masks and dawn their chemical protection gear in a matter of seconds. In the distance he sees yellow smoke billowing from a green field. His voice is muffled by the gas mask covering his face, but Prado can still be heard yelling to his Soldiers their next objective... MORE

1984th U.S. Army Hospital Detachment Soldiers return from Exercise Forager in Palau
September 22, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 1984th United States Army Hospital Detachment returned from their mission to the country of Palau, where they provided medical coverage, as a part of Exercise Forager. The Soldiers provided support in a variety of ways, from COVID track and tracing, to reinforcing the use of hand sanitizer, sunscreen, rehydration salts to keep Soldiers mission ready... MORE

Indo-Pacific Army Reserve officer completes prestigious Naval War College
September 17, 2021 — Although she takes life as it comes, Lt. Col. Suzanne Rodriguez does not do anything halfway. Rodriguez, who currently serves as the deputy chief of operations for the G-3, 311th Signal Command (Theater), recently completed an 11-month course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island... MORE

Reserve CBRN Soldiers tackle Toxic Valley
September 17, 2021 — U.S. Soldiers in Europe who specialize in the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear military occupation don't often get the chance to train in live chemical agent scenarios. The 773rd CST is representing the U.S. along with their active-duty CBRN counterparts from a reconnaissance platoon under the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Vicenza, Italy. The multi-component U.S. duo is one of twelve countries participating in this year's exercise, which runs until Sept. 24th. Toxic Valley 2021, an international, open-air chemical warfare agent collection and assessment exercise hosted by members of the Slovak Armed Forces, has been testing and providing training for CBRN response teams since early September at their Zemianske Kostoľany Training and Testing Centre, Slovakia, and live agent training has been at the forefront... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, based out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, prepare to take samples of a chemical substance during a training scenario mission held at exercise Toxic Valley 2021 in Zemianske Kostoľany, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021. Toxic Valley is a Slovac Armed Forces-led live agent chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear exercise that provides training for multinational military CBRN units stationed throughout Europe. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Joy Dulen, 7th Mission Support Command)

84th Training Command Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17, 2021 — The 84th Training Command honors and celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Americans have a long-intertwined history with the U.S. military and never hesitated to answer the nation’s call in support of the American ideals of freedom and democracy... MORE

Army announces implementation of mandatory vaccines for Soldiers
September 15, 2021 — The Army outlined its plan today to fully comply with the Secretary of Defense’s order requiring all Service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19... MORE

Relationships, connections and support critical to preventing suicide
September 15, 2021 — Challenges created by the pandemic have left many feeling stressed and isolated. During times like these, relationships and interpersonal connections to family and friends are vital to a person’s wellbeing... MORE

Chicago’s 2021 Steuben Parade honors U.S. Army Reserve Soldier
September 15, 2021 — U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Scott D. Hager, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, with the 85th USARSC color guard team participated, in Chicago’s 55th Steuben Parade, September 11, 2021... MORE

Chicago’s 55th Annual Steuben Parade honors Maj. Scott D. Hager, company commander for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 85th USARSC, as the honorary parade Grand Marshall during the Saturday parade September 11, 2021.

Independent entity to oversee sexual assault cases in the Army
September 15, 2021 — To better protect Soldiers from sexual harassment and assault, the Army will establish an office designed to make decisions to take action on such crimes, the service’s top civilian leader said Sept. 7... MORE

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