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U.S. Army Reserve celebrates 117th birthday at historic birthplace of the American Revolution

This year, as the Army Reserve marks its 117th birthday, it is honoring its ties to the Army and a legacy of service and sacrifice...

Honoring 250 years, one mile at a time: Fort Hunter Liggett celebrates the Army’s birthday with a...

In honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and its official theme, “This We’ll Defend,” Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) is leading a...

Army establishes new fitness test of record to strengthen readiness and lethality

The U.S. Army announced today the establishment of the Army Fitness Test (AFT) as the official physical fitness test of record for...

Archive: January, 2023

Distinguished transfer team of JTF MED 374 remains diligent
January 13, 2023 — A life lost through the natural process of old age or acts of bravery is not a settling thought to contemplate, but it must be prepared for all the same. Members of the Joint Task Force Med 374 Distinguished Transfer team, led by Sgt. Kevin Wohl are, doing their part to stay mentally and physically prepared to carry a fallen comrade home if the worst should happen. ... MORE

JTF MED 374 enlisted complete NCO induction ceremony
January 13, 2023 — Members of Joint Task Force (JTF) MED 374 hosted a non-commissioned officer (NCO) induction ceremony last month recognizing 24 Soldiers achieving the enlisted rank of the sergeant. The significance of acquiring the rank is a symbolic representation of transitioning from an entry level soldier into leaders—and earning the title NCO... MORE

653rd RSG competitors excel at 311th ESC Best Warrior Competition
January 13, 2023 — The days were long and difficult, the events grueling and demanding, but competitors from the 653rd Regional Support Group exceled at the 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) 2023 Best Warrior Competition, Dec. 5-9, 2022, Fort Hunter Liggett, California... MORE

Protecting the force health: JTF MED 374 preventative medicine
January 13, 2023 — Combined Task Force Med 374 — made up of one community health nurse, a community health nurse/environmental science officer and a preventive medicine NCO, as well a fully licensed veterinarian — confronts the elusive foe of disease... MORE

The power team: What the hospital runs on
January 13, 2023 — To provide high-quality medical care in the middle of a desert country, several elements are essential to keep a modern hospital running and ready to receive and care for U.S. service members and Coalition Force patients. One of the more prominent vital elements, often overlooked, is access to safe and reliable electricity. To meet this challenge, the power team of Joint Task Force (JTF) Med 374 is doing its part to keep the lights on and the hospital running... MORE

Medical training made a priority during deployment
January 13, 2023 — Working in a Role III hospital center overseas, the bulk of the work consists of routine medical care for Soldiers, Coalition Forces, and contractors, addressing a multitude of symptoms, including headaches, muscle pain, cold-like symptoms, upset stomachs, etc. On a busy day, the EMT can see 11 or more patients, and on other days the hospital might not see any patients at all. However, when a complex patient comes through the door, just a single trauma, all sections of the hospital are activated simultaneously and must be on their A-game to provide lifesaving medical care. ... MORE

Teaching medical care — with a tune
January 12, 2023 — When it comes to providing care, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Lindsey Nicole Steward is as capable as the next medic. When it comes to singing, she is something more. Steward, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, is a medic assigned to the 490th Chemical Battalion in Anniston, Alabama. Currently, she resides in Summerville, Georgia, where she is a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service... MORE

III Armored Corps Soldier honored as top drill sergeant career counselor
January 12, 2023 — A Soldier with the III Armored Corps National Guard and Reserve Component Career Counselor team earned recognition for his work as the nation’s top Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Career Counselor during a ceremony here, Jan. 9, 2023... MORE

Army Reserve Public Affairs leadership visits deploying Soldiers
January 12, 2023 — Deploying U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 143d Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) welcomed the Chief of Army Reserve Public Affairs Col. Shannon Horne and Army Reserve Public Affairs Sgt. Maj. Marisol Walker in Fort Hood, Dec, 14, 2022... MORE

Fort McCoy’s New Equipment Fielding Facility fields Fort Jackson’s SIG Sauer pistols
January 10, 2023 — The New Equipment Fielding Facility here assisted a short-staffed NEFF at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. by fielding the latter’s Sig Sauer M17 semi-automatic pistols earlier this fall. The 88th Readiness Division’s NEFF fielded 440 of the pistols from Fort Jackson’s NEFF which resulted in McCoy fielding a total of 880 of these pistols... MORE

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