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Archive: 2021

228th Combat Support Hospital incoming Soldier
March 25, 2021 — Spc. Shifali Westpfahl, a U.S. Army Reserve surgical technician Soldier, has recently joined the 228th Combat Support Hospital located in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas... MORE

No train, no gain: U.S. Army keeps the freight moving
March 25, 2021 — Are you a U.S. Army Soldier looking to transfer from active duty to the reserve? Why not work on the railroad? Unbeknownst to many, the Army maintains a limited number of railway advisors, falling under the 88U military occupational specialty. The career field stems from a rich heritage of delivering war-winning resources... MORE

Leading the future: Aggie gives back
March 25, 2021 — It’s not often that you discover an Army Colonel facilitating a round table discussion on “Sailing Uncertain Waters,” but that’s exactly where Col. M. Straus Scantlin, Director, Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) found himself Feb. 9-13, 2021. Scantlin, a Houston, Texas, native and self-proclaimed “Aggie,” was selected as one of a handful of facilitators for the 66th Annual Memorial Student Center Student Conference on National Affairs (MSC SCONA) at his alma mater, Texas A&M... MORE

Clearwater, Kan., native serves as member of Fort Bliss Mobilization Brigade
March 25, 2021 — Spc. Nathan Sizemore, a native of Clearwater, Kansas, is a human resources specialist currently serving at Fort Bliss, Texas, with the 647th Regional Support Group (Forward), Fort Bliss Mobilization Brigade as an administrator for the Soldier Readiness and Processing Center. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, Fort Bliss is the second-largest installation in the Army, serves as a Mobilization Force Generation Installation, and supports the Joint Force by deploying and redeploying service members and Department of Defense civilians and contractors to five combatant commands... MORE

Former 310th ESC CG reflects on Women’s History Month, her career
March 25, 2021 — A former commanding general of the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) shared her reflections on her career, commanding the 310th ESC and what Women’s History Month means to her now... MORE

Then-2nd Lt. Cheryn L. Swanson, stands with her Army officer parents, Carol and Chuck, upon her May 1989 commissioning through the Indiana University-Perdue University Reserve Officer Training Corps program.

Soldier takes her shot at military life at 27
March 24, 2021 — Albert Einstein once said: “Billiards is the well-developed art of thinking ahead.” A pool player’s every move must set up the next. Spc. Leigha Skadsem was beginning to think she had made all the wrong moves in her life when she found herself at a bar called the Hideaway Lounge in Cresco, Iowa on Christmas night 2015... MORE

Camp Arifjan deployed Soldiers earn Norwegian Foot March badge under desert sun
March 24, 2021 — Army Reserve Col. Garrett Kolo, deployed with the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), was the top finisher in the Norwegian Foot March competition held here March 7 and March 14. Kolo outpaced the other 461 participants who attempted the 18.6-mile course with a 25-pound ruck under their age groups’ time limit. ... MORE

Army Reserve Col. Garrett Kolo, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), holds his Norwegian Foot March certificate presented to him by Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Justin Swanson, the commanding general of the 310th ESC, at the March 21, 2021 recognition ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Kolo, was the top finisher in the NFM when he crossed the finish line completing the 18.6-mile course with a 25-pound ruck in 2 hours and 52 minutes. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neil W. McCabe)

From Marine Corps logistics officer to Army Reserve critical care nurse serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight; a life of dedicated service
March 23, 2021 — From a United States Naval Academy graduate to a Marine Corps Logistics Officer in Iraq, to now serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Critical Care Nurse for the United States Army Reserve, Capt. Tineisha Nagle has made a life dedicated to serving her country... MORE

Army chaplains given facts, science regarding COVID-19 vaccines
March 23, 2021 — A U.S. Army Central Command microbiologist briefed the development history of the three major COVID-19 vaccines to a contingent of U.S. Army chaplains and their enlisted Army religious affairs specialists at a meeting held March 15 at the Area Support Group–Kuwait chaplains office... MORE

ACFT 3.0
March 23, 2021 — ACFT 3.0 is the next adaptation of the Army Combat Fitness Test and incorporates lessons from ACFT 2.0. This development:... MORE

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