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Hispanic Heritage Month: Master Sgt. Angel Olivo's story of cultural pride and military service

As Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide, many reflect on the stories of Hispanic Americans who have shaped this...

Drill Sergeant Hall of Fame inducts 18 new members

Eighteen new faces will be enshrined on the walls of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson after being inducted...

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Archive: 2022

Pennsylvania native commissions as Army nuclear medical science officer
March 18, 2022 — Pennsylvania native 2nd Lt. Tanner A. Ambrose, 23, a health physicist with a local contractor, takes the ceremonial oath of office at Fort Meade, Maryland, from Lt. Col. Faustino Rodriguez, executive officer with the U.S. Army 1st Medical Recruiting Battalion. Ambrose is commissioned to serve as a nuclear medical science officer, a highly specialized area of concentration with a mission to protect and defend Soldiers and Families from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats. Ambrose will soon be leaving for the Basic Officers Leaders Course at Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

Pennsylvania native commissions as Army officer

Army Reserve Soldiers in Germany awarded for 4,000 volunteer hours
March 17, 2022 — Five Soldiers with the 455th Expeditionary Terminal Operations Element received the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal during a ceremony here March 9. In addition to the service medal, Baumholder’s United Services Organizations presented the 455th with the Silver Mission Award for outstanding volunteer performance – the first time the Baumholder USO presented this award... MORE

Chicago-based command builds readiness within a shared multi-component partnership
March 17, 2022 — “Welcome to Arlington Heights. I know you will find the time with us useful and beneficial,” said Col. Donald Anderson, Chief of Staff, 85th Support Command, who welcomed 21 First Army, Division West command teams and staffs across four brigades to the annual Battalion Command Team Training event... MORE

Kenya Native Becomes U.S. Army Reserve Medic
March 15, 2022 — Spc. Joshua Omwenga, a combat medic with 444th Minimal Care Det., was born in Western Kenya. Omwenga was working as a school teacher when he was notified that he would receive a green card to the United States from a local lottery... MORE

Army Band Soldiers rock the competition at consortium Best Warrior 2022
March 11, 2022 — The consortium of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) was held for Army Reserve Soldiers at Camp Bullis in San Antonio, Texas, from March 1 through March 6, 2022. The event was hosted and utilized cadre from eight Army Reserve commands. Soldiers from various Army Reserve units across the U.S. competed for the title of Best Warrior, and for the chance to move into the next round. The winners from each command will be moving on to their next challenge to compete at the BWC held by the U.S. Army Reserve Command at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in May... MORE

U.S. servicewomen forge women’s empowerment in Agadez
March 10, 2022 — On a sunny Sunday afternoon, eight women from the Air Base 201 Women’s Association were greeted by the 20 warm smiles of the Tedhilt Women’s Association in Agadez, Niger, March 6, 2022. Together, the women unloaded their vehicles of water, rice, pasta and American snacks in preparation to celebrate International Women’s Day... MORE

Two members of the Tedhilt Women’s Association show members of the Air Base 201 Women’s Associations their sewing projects in Agadez, Niger, March 6, 2022. Tedhilt Women’s Association offers a two-year program, which teaches women how to use a sewing machine and build a business to become financially secure. The AB201 Women’s Association supported the Tedhilt Women’s Association by purchasing approximately 250,000 West African CFA francs ($420 USD) of handmade scarfs, ceramic sculptures, received henna tattoos and commissioned four dresses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Longoria)

Two 88th RD mechanics recall equipment volume, condition during Operation Desert Fix
March 10, 2022 — Many people are familiar with Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Desert Fox. But not as many are aware of Operation Desert Fix where the heroes were the mechanics assigned to the Equipment Concentration Site 67 here... MORE

Walker Army Reserve Center named after Medal of Honor recipient
March 10, 2022 — Not many people may know it, but the Army Reserve Center in Walker, Michigan, is not named after the city, but rather a female American Civil War surgeon who received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was the first and only woman to receive this country’s highest military award for valor on Jan. 11, 1865. Her period of service was 1861 to 1864 in North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Tennessee and Georgia... MORE

Nutrition care specialists establish, operate containerized kitchen
March 10, 2022 — Nutrition care specialists and Soldiers from the 394th Field Hospital in Seagoville, Texas kept their skills sharp by setting up, operating, and breaking down a containerized kitchen (CK) during a monthly battle assembly. This task is required of the nutrition care team regularly to maintain proficiency... MORE

Cobra Gold 2022 Connects Allies across Oceans
March 9, 2022 — The 9th Mission Support Command’s 871st Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), based out of Hilo, HI traversed 17 Time zones and over 6,000 miles of open-ocean to bring their skills and expertise to the distant village of Chum Saeng. While time, distance and culture may separate the two towns, the Soldiers of the 871st share distinct and specific similarities with the people of Chum Saeng... MORE

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