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Guidry assumes 86th Training Division command
September 14, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Robert E. Guidry assumed command of the 86th Training Division in a ceremony at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Sept. 11. Prior to accepting the 86th TD commanding general position, Guidry served in various positions including acting commanding general of the 75th Innovation Command; commander, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Reserve Element; commander, 3rd Brigade, Gulf Division, 75th Training Command. Guidry also has five combat deployments as a Joint Special Operations Officer... MORE

Army Reserve leaders honor 9/11 fallen
September 14, 2021 — The U.S. Army Reserve honored six Soldiers who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony held Sept. 12 outside the Ernie Pyle U.S. Army Reserve Center here. Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division headquartered on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, delivered remarks during the ceremony... MORE

Transportation Soldiers Showcase Their Skills on Wheels during Truck Rodeo
September 14, 2021 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - With the Transportation Corps being an immeasurable component of our nation's armed forces, its Soldiers are responsible for moving supplies, troops, and equipment globally. For one Transportation unit, its Soldiers would have an opportunity to showcase their skills on wheels... MORE

The 58th Battalion (Transportation) of the 2nd Brigade (TC), 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment (TD-FS), conducted its Battalion Annual Organic Truck Rodeo on 16 April 2021, where Soldiers of the 58th (TC) Battalion competed for a chance to take part in a joint service truck rodeo alongside Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps service members this fall.

Competitors of the 58th (TC) Battalion Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie Company took part in four events for the battalion's truck rodeo; the 90 Degree Alley Dock Backing, the M915 Forward, and Reserve Serpentine, the 45 Degree Alley Dock Backing, and the M1120 Forward Serpentine. Competitors were meticulously observed and graded on their ability to proficiently and safely maneuver a tactical truck and trailer through obstacles. (Photo courtesy of 58th (TC) BN, 2nd (TC) BDE, 94th TD-FS)

Army Reserve Soldier works tirelessly in the Pacific, recognized as 'mission essential'
September 13, 2021 — For U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Melvin Cabebe, no job is too big or too small. Cabebe has spent the last six months forward deployed to Timor-Leste as part of U.S. Army Pacific’s Operations in Pacific Island Countries (OPIC)... MORE

U.S. Army Pacific’s Operations in Pacific Island Countries

340th Chemical Company wins prestigious Army award during impactful deployment to Japan
September 13, 2021 — For one Army Reserve chemical company, a worldwide pandemic, numerous government quarantine policies and a deployment to a place last assigned to since WWII, could not stop them from making U.S. Army history and winning the Army Reserve’s best chemical company in 2021... MORE

340th Chemical Company Conducts Realistic Exercise at USARJ

Former Army Reserve Ambassador, Soldier recalls 9/11 attack on Pentagon
September 10, 2021 — Former Virginia Army Reserve Ambassador Isabelle Slifer received the Public Service Commendation Medal Aug. 26, recognizing her six years of service as an ambassador... MORE

SHARP class teaches Soldiers deployed to Camp Buehring: 'Change the paradigm of consent'
September 10, 2021 — The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention unit victim advocate held training for Army Reserve Soldiers of the 1493rd Medical Detachment - Combat Operational Stress Control at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Aug. 18... MORE

Australian general joins Soldiers, civilians at 'Desert Medic’ vaccine rodeo
September 10, 2021 — U.S. Army Central Command’s deputy commanding general for operations received his second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose during a visit to 3rd Medical Command’s Operation Med Spear vaccine event here, Aug. 16... MORE

Australian Army Maj. Gen. Christopher A. Field

PHOTOS: Army Reserve Soldiers train for Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition
September 10, 2021 — Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition in October... MORE

Department of the Army Best Warrior training

Called to serve a new home
September 9, 2021 — Capt. Edwin Gomez already lived a full life before coming to the United States. In a stable career as an officer in the Ecuadorian Air Force, Gomez had everything he wanted while serving his birth country. However, this all changed on the morning of September 11th, 2001... MORE

Capt. Edwin Gomez, commander of the 470th Quartermaster Company (Brigade Aerial Delivery Support Company), studies while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the mid-2000s. After immigrating to the United States, Gomez earned advanced degrees at the prestigious university in hopes of fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. (Courtesy photo provided by Capt. Edwin R. Gomez)

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