IN THE NEWS

"Her smile is my mission": One Army Reserve Soldier’s story of motherhood, military life and advo...

When U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Khadijah Holmes reports for duty, she brings more than a rucksack—she brings resilience.As the officer...

Army Reserve general swears in 40 New Yorkers at enlistment ceremony

A total of 40 new Army recruits from the Long Island area were sworn-in by Brig. Gen. Daniel Hershkowitz at the Suffolk County...

463rd Engineer Battalion powers emergency response at Fort Hunter Liggett

Before Staff Sgt. Jack Kuhn even settled in with the Wheeling, West Virginia-based 463rd Engineer Battalion, his unique skillset...

Archive: 2023

All enlisted team provides Bio-Medical support to JTF MED 374 and other trace down units
February 23, 2023 — The medical field heavily relies on the use of specialized medical equipment in order to assess and treat patients. Without this equipment, healthcare professionals would not have the tools necessary to treat Soldiers properly. These highly sensitive and specialized equipment are related directly to the medical capabilities of a facility to include laboratory services, imaging studies, biomarker monitoring, ventilator assistance, oxygen availability, infusion pumps, as well as storage of vital medication and blood products. To ensure that medical staff can do their job, the biomedical team of JTF MED 374 remains ready to do theirs... MORE

Ready for anything: JTF MED 374 conducts MASCAL training
February 23, 2023 — The journey of every medical deployment is paved with massive amounts standard operating procedures, training, lessons learned, down time, assigned additional duties, and satisfying endless spreadsheets. In the end, the real evaluation that matters is how a hospital performs under pressure when its capabilities, personnel and resources are stretched beyond its known capable limits. The results of a hospital’s report card that really matter is how they respond in a mass casualty event, more commonly known as a MASCAL... MORE

Chaplain Corps: Meeting Soldiers' needs far from home
February 23, 2023 — When a military unit is activated to deploy or even conducting operations within the United States, military chaplains are always a part of the planning process to ensure service members can practice their first amendment right of their freedom of religion. Even during the Revolution War that took place in the 1770’s, George Washington, one of the founding fathers, realized the importance of chaplains and their role in maintaining morale within the Continental Army. In fact, one of Washington’s first requests to congress was to formulate the Chaplain Corps tasking them with the spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing of his troops... MORE

Adapt and overcome: Joint Task Force MED tackles ACFT
February 23, 2023 — Over the last couple years, the U.S. Army has been trying to adjust the way they test their Soldiers’ physical readiness and make it more realistic to the physical demands required in a combat situation. After completing a three-year independent study conducted by the RAND corporation, the Army is now implementing an updated test called the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). The updated, test requires Soldiers to perform six event orientated tasks to include: deadlift, power throw, hand-release push-ups, sprint/drag/carry, plank and two-mile run... MORE

Challenge accepted: Deployed Joint Task Force 374 Soldiers re-enlist
February 23, 2023 — Every enlisted Soldier that joins the military is required to raise their right hand and swear allegiance to the nation and the U.S Constitution—known as the Oath of Enlistment. This rite of passage is an outwards commitment to the Army that will be carried out through their enlisted contract for a minimum of 8 years-which is broken into different segments of service, including active duty, reserve, and inactive ready reserve (IRR)... MORE

From scientist to Soldier: Researcher fulfills lifelong dream in joining U.S. Army Reserve
February 23, 2023 — At Fort Detrick’s U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, or USAMRIID, the workforce is a mix of military personnel, government civilians, and contractors. Despite their varying backgrounds, each member of “Team RIID” contributes to the mission—conducting and supporting research that leads to medical solutions for protecting Warfighters and civilians against deadly biological threats... MORE

Retiring Army Reserve Soldiers Honored at Chicago Bulls NBA home game
February 22, 2023 — The National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls honored U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Maj. Dennis Koski, and Sgt. 1st Class Cedrick Harding of the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during a home game versus the Charlotte Hornets at the United Center, February 2, 2023, in Chicago... MORE

Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association team, honors U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Cedrick Harding, left, and Sgt. Maj. Dennis Koski, of the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, during a home game versus the Charlotte Hornets at the United Center, February 2, 2023, in Chicago.

Army Reserve career counselors are a ready resource
February 22, 2023 — There are a few touchpoints in a Soldier’s Army Reserve career when they must decide whether to re-enlist. Along that road, Soldiers talk to their Army Reserve career counselor... MORE

From Utah to Kenya, Army Reserve nurse travels to Justified Accord 2023
February 21, 2023 — U.S. Army Col. Erin Merryweather, is a nurse practitioner with the 7306th Medical Exercise Support Battalion, an Army Reserve unit based in San Antonio, Texas. Her hometown is Kanab, Utah, and she was with the Utah National Guard until a few years ago when she transitioned to the Army Reserve, working and living in San Antonio now... MORE

Army Reserve unit conducts annual training at U.S. Disciplinary Barracks
February 21, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve's 310th Military Police Battalion out of New York conducted corrections operations in the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks with guidance from Soldiers in the USDB Battalion (Corrections) from Feb. 1-14 to prepare for an upcoming deployment to Kuwait with a correctional mission... MORE

Keyword:

Type:

Sort:

Year