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Archive: July, 2021

'Brickyard' cooks complete special assignment at Bagram
July 21, 2021 — Four Soldiers from the Army Reserve's Indianapolis-based 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) returned here recently after providing support to Soldiers at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base. Master Sgt. Lloyd Cossey, Staff Sgt. Steve Augusten, Sgt. Nichole Hall and Spc. Patrick H. Watrous spent almost 30 days feeding troops at Bagram’s North Dining Facility in support of withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan... MORE

Wisconsin Army reserve unit aids vaccination efforts overseas
July 21, 2021 — In April, Military Treatment Facilities across the Department of Defense ramped up efforts to quickly inoculate as many eligible beneficiaries as possible who desired the COVID-19 vaccination. Overseas, the challenges of a contrasting health care system and limited resources drove Americans to MTFs, challenging the facilities to juggle everyday operations with the need for vaccinations... MORE

319th Engineer Support Company sharpen their skills during Extended Combat Training
July 21, 2021 — Soldiers of the 319th Engineer Support Company (ESC) honed their skills during Extended Combat Training (ECT) to complete horizontal and vertical construction projects at Fort Bliss, Texas for two weeks in June. The 319th ESC is a United States Army Reserve unit, comprised of vertical and horizontal engineers, maintenance, logistics, and administrative Soldiers, is based in El Paso, Texas; and part of the 980th Engineer Battalion, 420th Engineer Brigade, and 416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC)... MORE

9th MSC hosts Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels’ visit to the Pacific Islands
July 20, 2021 — Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the Army Reserve and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited the 9th Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Daniels is the first woman to serve as Chief of Army Reserve and the first woman to lead an Army component. As the ninth Commanding General of the Army Reserve, Daniels leads more than 200,000 Soldiers and Civilian employees located in 50 states, five U.S. territories, and more than 30 countries. As the 34th Chief of Army Reserve, she serves as an advisor on Army Reserve affairs to the Army Chief of Staff and Congress... MORE

Army Reserve Firefighters Conduct Burn Scenario
July 20, 2021 — Smoke billowed from the house as firefighters put on their gear and prepared to enter the firefighter training complex at the Fort McCoy Fire Department’s Station #2, July 16, 2021. Only this time the firefighters were part of the Army Reserve’s 467th Engineer Company (Firefighter Headquarters) out of Des Moines, Iowa, who were here conducting annual training... MORE

393rd Psychological Operations Company trains at Fort McCoy
July 19, 2021 — Venturing into rolling green fields and lush summer foliage, this morning finds US Army Reserve Soldiers and leaders on a mission. Capt. Samuel Tunstall, operations officer of the 16th Psychological Operations Battalion, 2nd Psychological Group, United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, identified one of his hardworking subject matter experts and professionals to share their story... MORE

Fort Hunter Liggett in White House Virtual Tour
July 19, 2021 — Fort Hunter Liggett was the only Army installation selected to participate in a Department of Defense-wide White House Virtual Tour, hosted by Andrew Mayock, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, July 2, 2021... MORE

Fort Lee hosts IPPS-A training for personnel, pay professionals
July 19, 2021 — Human resource and financial management professionals from various installations around the country converged at Fort Lee July 6-16 to learn about the Army’s newest personnel and pay information management system... MORE

Army Reserve Couple Supports COVID-19 Federal Response
July 16, 2021 — The primary mission of the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command is to provide logistical support to combat units in a deployed environment. However, the command headquarters mobilized for a unique, state-side mission in 2020. Soldiers from the 4th ESC mobilized in March 2020 to provide logistical support to military medical service providers and aid in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the mobilized 4th ESC Soldiers who supported this special mission was Capt. Paul Nitzsche. Paul is a mobility logistics officer. He mobilized with the 4th ESC’s Support Operation Section, where he planned, coordinated, tracked, and executed movements for medical personal supporting hospitals and community vaccination centers across the nation. His wife, Capt. Holli Nitzsche, also mobilized to support the federal response to COVID-19. She served as a Clinical Operations Nurse with the Joint Force Land Component Command Office of the Surgeon (JFLCC Surgeon)... MORE

PHOTOS: 472nd CBRN Battalion Soldiers complete weapons qualification
July 16, 2021 — Soldiers from the 472nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion conduct Operation Rolling Thunder at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 12-13, 2021. The purpose of the training is to achieve the new individual weapons qualifications for the M9, M4 and M249 guns while simultaneously qualifying their crew-served weapon systems M249, M240B, and .50 caliber guns... MORE

Soldiers complete weapons qualification for M2 and M240 machine guns at Fort McCoy, WI - Total Force Training Center

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