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Archive: January, 2023

PHOTO GALLERY: Army Reserve Soldiers re-enlist at Iowa Wild hockey game
January 24, 2023 — Ten Citizen Soldiers of both the United States Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard re-enlisted for continued military service, by renewing their Oaths of Enlistment after the first quarter of the Iowa Wild Hockey Game. The Oath of Enlistment was administered by Maj. Gen. Matthew Baker and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty of the 88th Readiness Division located in Fort Snelling, Minnesota... MORE

Maj. Gen. Baker re-enlists Reserve Soldiers at Iowa Wild game

Army Reserve Soldiers help 'Stop the Bleed'
January 24, 2023 — Pop quiz – you’re driving in to work and come upon an accident with a victim bleeding profusely from their leg. What do you do? More than 230 medical students at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, have the answer now thanks to their participation in a “Stop the Bleed” event and a follow-on mass casualty exercise Jan. 11 and 12, 2023, at the university. Six Soldiers from the 7453 Medical Operational Readiness Unit assisted with the events, providing training on how to properly apply tourniquets and stop bleeding, and participating in the mass casualty exercise as role players/evaluators... MORE

Deployed pen pal inspires future Army leader
January 20, 2023 — Receiving a letter from a pen pal as a child can build a memory that lasts a lifetime. For U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Katie Glover, an assistant professor for military science at North Carolina State Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, her pen pal was the start of her love for the U.S. Army... MORE

Official portrait of Lt. Gen. John R. Evans, Jr., the Commanding General of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), headquartered at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

'Call to service' email from senior commander sparks enlistment by Picatinny civilian
January 20, 2023 — On Sept. 21 of last year, the Picatinny Arsenal Senior Commander Brig. Gen. John T. Reim sent an email to the mostly civilian workforce at Picatinny with the subject, “Call to Service.” Sarah Worthy, 27, a management analyst at the installation’s Network Enterprise Center, contacted recruiters upon receiving Reim’s email. Thus began the path to enlistment... MORE

Passing the torch: Army Reserve father supports son's military aspirations
January 20, 2023 — As one of the last actions prior to his active military retirement, Lt. Col. Brian Kilgore pinned his son, Landen, as a specialist on Dec. 3, 2022. When asked why he joined the military, Landen said that it was because of his dad... MORE

9th MSC first in Army Reserve to implement VSAT VPN
January 20, 2023 — The 9th Mission Support Command is the first command in the U.S. Army Reserve to implement the use of VPN with the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite Communications system. This VSAT system allows the 9th MSC to connect to internet and phone communications anywhere in the world very quickly. For the last few months, Soldiers from the 322nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 100th Infantry Battalion, 411th Engineer Battalion, the 302nd Transportation Terminal, the 740th Forward Support Company and 303rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade were trained on the assembly and use of the upgraded system... MORE

Army set to expand use of new digital HR and talent-management system
January 18, 2023 — The U.S. Army announced that the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army – the Army’s top human-resources modernization effort – is now available for Soldiers from all three components (active-duty, Army Reserve and Army National Guard) on Jan. 17, 2023. IPPS-A capabilities will enhance financial stability and readiness for Soldiers and their families and will offer meaningful improvements over the previously used legacy HR systems... MORE

Double Eagle Six visits 7th Mission Support Command
January 18, 2023 — Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, chief of U.S. Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited the 7th Mission Support Command during a battlefield circulation Dec. 16, 2022, in Kaiserslautern, Germany... MORE

III Armored Corps crowns career counselors of the year
January 17, 2023 — Dozens of swinging arms slice through the crisp morning air, as Soldiers run around the track. Completing these two miles marks the end of the first event for those competing in the III Armored Corps’ Career Counselor of the Year Competition, which took place here Jan. 9-12, 2023... MORE

Practical hydraulics course keeps improving at Fort McCoy
January 13, 2023 — The four-day Practical Hydraulics course taught at the 88th Readiness Division-operated Draw Yard keeps improving. The latest one held here from Jan. 9-12, 2023, saw the students tested on a 120M Motor Grader and heavy scoop four-wheel drive loader... MORE

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