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Archive: 2021

103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) conducts convoy mounted preliminary marksmanship instructions
February 24, 2021 — Soldiers were trained in cross vehicle communication, calling in air support and requesting a medical evacuation, all events that can occur when coming in contact with enemy forces. Using simulated gunner positions, they conducted each action and communicated with each other throughout the training exercise, being observed by weapons instructors and senior gunners alike... MORE

181st Multifunctional Training Brigade remembers one of its own
February 24, 2021 — Retired Sgt. Maj. Bobby E. King passed away after fighting a long battle with cancer. He served 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Pam, son, Jeffrey, daughter, Kristin and two grandchildren, Eilze and Sanka... MORE

Reserve Personnel Action Centers are one-stop shops
February 24, 2021 — Like many Soldiers in the Army Reserve, you have direct interest in making sure your personnel records are up to date for an upcoming promotion board. The Military Personnel Administrative Specialists – or MPASs – at the 88th Readiness Division Reserve Personnel Action Centers are available to help ensure your records are ready for the board... MORE

First Army Alvin C. York Academy prepares observer coach/trainers for their roles
February 24, 2021 — First Army’s mission to help reserve component Soldiers prep for deployment is given a boost by the First Army Alvin C. York Academy, where attendees learn more about performing the duties of an observer coach/trainer... MORE

Soldiers hone skills in virtual sandbox
February 24, 2021 — Soldiers from the 388th Chemical Company based in Junction City, Wis., spent their Battle Assembly on Feb. 20-21, 2021, improving their skills virtually on simulators here. One of the simulators was the Engagement Skills Trainer 2 which trained the Soldiers on the basics of the new M16 rifle qualification. Soldiers familiarized themselves with various positions when firing... MORE

Ambassador praises Army Reserve medical Soldiers
February 24, 2021 — The United States ambassador to Kuwait honored three Army Reserve Soldiers Thursday at a ceremony at the U.S. embassy here for rendering first aid to a pedestrian struck on a highway... MORE

Army Reserve medical event offers prescription for readiness
February 24, 2021 — Spc. James Giancone has spent the past six years serving his country in the active Army and Army Reserve. Serving in uniform has been his life-long ambition. “I vaguely remember 9/11,” said Giancone, who serves with the Army Reserve’s 367th Military Police Company in Horsham, Pennsylvania. “I’ve looked up to law enforcement and military and firemen since I was 5 years old... MORE

Black History Month an Opportunity to Highlight Diversity of Talent
February 23, 2021 — In recognition of Black History Month, it’s an opportunity to look at the diversity of talent and skills that can only be found in the Army Reserve and 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support). Based in the Atlanta area, the 3d MC(DS) is right in the middle of Georgia and its $10 billion dollar film and television industry. Although the 3d MC(DS) mission is to provide world-class military medicine, it shouldn’t be surprising to have a TPU Soldier involved in the film industry. Maj. Satomi Mack-Martin, is a 36A Finance Officer, working in the 3d MC(DS) Public Affairs section. In her civilian capacity she writes and direct content for video production companies and small businesses. COVID may have limited the overall exposure of her work, but hasn’t deterred her focus, “If 2020 has taught me anything, it reassured discipline for me. I currently homeschool my two children; two and six years old. I had to find a way to remain productive and creative last year despite all that was going on. On most days, I wake up around 4am to pray and meditate, work out, and begin a 2-hr writing session before my family awakes for the day,” Mack-Martin said. ... MORE

With traveling the world, interacting with various cultures, gaining operational and strategic planning experiences as a Soldier with 20 years of service, Maj. Satomi Mack-Martin has a plethora of experiences to draw from.

Desert Storm veterans recall pre-deployment training at Fort McCoy, wartime service with 890th TC
February 23, 2021 — Thirty years after the completion of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, former Army Sgts. Mark Christensen and Phillip Cornelius remember their service with the Army Reserve’s 890th Transportation Company quite vividly. And through all the time since they served together in the deserts of Southwest Asia in 1990 and 1991, both men have remained the best of friends. Some would even say they are like brothers... MORE

The Journey of a Vision
February 23, 2021 — “One day God spoke to me and said, ‘Go to Africa.’ And I literally did just that.” It really was that simple. In 2000, Alfie Jelks said he boarded a plane to Uganda with nothing more than the desire to help people, a man’s name and a few suitcases full of humanitarian aid... MORE

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