IN THE NEWS

Archive: 2021

LOGCAP Support Brigade completes various vital missions during COVID-19
March 23, 2021 — The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Support Brigade (LOGCAP) was tasked to help stop the spread of COVID-19 based on its contracting oversight skills and technical expertise in logistics. Within a short time from its initial notification, a large portion of LOGCAP Support Brigade (LSB) mobilized and deployed to over a dozen states inside the U.S. and various locations abroad... MORE

Updated PMI&E Training Resources
March 23, 2021 — The Army Reserve Marksmanship Program has updated Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction & Evaluation guides to help prepare units for new the Army qualifications... MORE

Updated Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction & Evaluation guides for all issue Army small arms equipment can be downloaded at https://www.usar.army.mil/ARM

Team Work Makes the Dream Work
March 22, 2021 — 2020 was an unprecedented year that effected everybody on the planet and nobody was spared from the effects of Covid-19. Every single Soldier in the 9th Mission Support Command had to ensure that mission capabilities were met while being compliant with local restrictions. Brig. Gen. Timothy Connelly, the Commanding General of the 9th MSC, made it his priority that safety would never be compromised and only reinforced... MORE

ACFT 3.0: Exploring a more inclusive scoring assessment, planks stay
March 22, 2021 — The latest version of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT 3.0, is exploring the potential use of a performance tier program that accounts for the physiological differences between the genders, head of U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training recently said... MORE

Army supply specialist, honors student competes for beauty crown
March 22, 2021 — Army Spc. Keylin Jasmin Perez can blend in with the formation, but the closer one looks, the more she stands out. She’s an Army Reserve Soldier, ROTC cadet sergeant major, honors student, cheerleader, beauty pageant contestant and podcast host who won the 200th Military Police Best Warrior competition in 2019... MORE

Women’s History month comes to USACAPOC (A) Headquarters
March 22, 2021 — A quiet Wednesday at work had the best sort of interruption as Shelby Rangel, Center Director for the Ft. Bragg United Service Organizations (USO), received her credentials to enter the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) building. Rangel was there to present a gift bag full of donated goodies to a deserving female servicemember in honor of Women’s History month... MORE

Shelby Rangel, Center Director for the Ft. Bragg USO, presents Sgt. Teresa Gonzalez, S1 NCOIC for the 1st Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Training Brigade, with a USO sponsored gift bag. Gonzalez was nominated by her coworker, Ms. Kristen Bell, and recognized by the USO as one of thirty female servicemembers across Ft. Bragg to be honored during Women’s History month.

Building a hospital together
March 18, 2021 — Before the first patient can be treated, a hospital must be built. For Army Reserve Soldiers of the 256th Field Hospital, learning how to construct that hospital was on the training schedule for early March at Fort McCoy’s Regional Training Site-Medical... MORE

A Soldier's challenge and triumph: Women's History Month story
March 18, 2021 — U.S. Army Capt. Heather A. Meier, a physician assistant at the U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, slings her stethoscope around her neck and cracks a joke as a patient enters the office. They share a familiar chuckle and a smile as Meier begins with a medical check-up. Meier is one of the brave, valiant women who have played vital roles in our Army since the Revolutionary War. During the month of March, Women’s History Month, the U.S. Army celebrates the important contributions of women to our nation, both historically and today... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Heather A. Meier, physician assistant at U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, stands in front of U.S. Army South Headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 8, 2021. Meier’s military career was highlighted for Women’s History Month. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Taeckens)

Medical command Soldier reflects on Women’s History Month
March 18, 2021 — Each March, the U.S. Army celebrates the important contributions of women to the nation, both historically and in today’s society. According to the U.S. Army, about 18% of the total Army is female and all positions in the Army are open to women. Col. Claudia Peterson, who commissioned as a Nurse Corps Officer, is currently serving as the Chief of Readiness and Reserve Affairs for Regional Health Command Europe. “I work closely with Army Medicine and the U.S. Army Reserve to fill critical medical staffing vacancies which directly impact our ability to provide world class healthcare delivery to our communities,” said Peterson. “I am also responsible for leading and providing oversight medical readiness support for RHCE throughout U.S. Army Europe and Africa.”... MORE

Col. Claudia Peterson is currently serving as the Chief of Readiness and Reserve Affairs for Regional Health Command Europe.

9th MSC receives Good Neighbor Environmental Hero Award - Soldiers serve the community
March 18, 2021 — Selfless service is one of the most important Army values that the Soldiers of the 9th Mission Support Command embraced and exercised for building a strong relationship with the city and county of Honolulu. Due to consistent participation and proactive community service projects, the 9th MSC was recognized for their devotion to the City and County of Honolulu... MORE

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