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Archive: December, 2023

Army Reserve Unit Boosts Morale During Holidays
December 20, 2023 — While most of us are slowing down during this time of the year, that’s not the case at Soto Cano Air Base near Comayagua, Honduras. A detachment of the 909th Human Resources Company is now on ground at the base and busier than ever. Soldiers of the Clackamas, Oregon, and Bothell, Washington-based unit are just beginning their 9-month deployment at the air base in Central America. Their arrival comes just as operations specific to their jobs have ramped up at the camp where they will be providing a very vital service, that of postal... MORE

Soldiers of the 909th HR Co. (Postal) look over several Amazon packages and other mail just arriving into the Soto Cano Post Office mail room on Soto Cano Air Base near Comayagua, Honduras. The unit just kicked off a 9-month deployment providing postal operations at the air base.

Army Reserve bids farewell to New York Ambassador
December 19, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve lost one of its key proponents Nov. 13 with the passing of retired major general and U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Emeritus Robert J. Kasulke... MORE

Here's to you, Capt. Robinson
December 18, 2023 — First Lt. Zach Robinson, an all-source intelligence officer with the 7th Mission Support Command and Lt. Col. Duane Synoground, the Deputy Chief of Staff – Military Intelligence for the 7th MSC stand at attention during the publishing of orders, promoting Robinson to the rank of captain, during a ceremony Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany... MORE

Army Reserve establishing new recycling programs in hard to reach places
December 15, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s 9th Mission Support Command (9th MSC), Hawaii, is partnering with organizations across the Pacific to establish new recycling programs in places such as American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, and Alaska. Without ready access to traditional recycling programs, the 9th MSC has sought out creative ways to divert carboard, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, e-waste, and more. By diverting waste from landfills, these efforts are advancing the Army Reserve towards meeting federal climate and waste management goals... MORE

The U.S. Army Reserve’s 9th Mission Support Command (9th MSC), Hawaii, is partnering with organizations across
the Pacific to establish new recycling programs in places such as Pele U.S. Army Reserve Center, American Samoa.

Total Army approach to Yama Sakura 85
December 15, 2023 — A U.S.-Japan-Australian trilateral command post exercise, Yama Sakura 85 (YS 85), commenced as the largest iteration in its 42 years of history. As the rising sun emerges on the horizon, service members from each nation are fully engaged in a simulated scenario concentrated on the defense of Japan. Participants focus on identifying enemies, safeguarding assets and equipment on the ground, attending working groups, and consuming seemingly endless Japanese vending machine coffees to support this new trilateral event... MORE

Army Reserve leader pays homage to veterans during Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 15, 2023 — “Thank you for taking the time to remember those who were part of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel Hershkowitz, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, during the Intrepid Museum’s annual Pearl Harbor Day remembrance ceremony... MORE

Fort Buchanan strengthens relationship with local authorities
December 15, 2023 — As part of Fort Buchanan’s community outreach efforts, Col. Charles N. Moulton, commander of the only U.S. Army installation in the Caribbean, received Luis Dávila Pernas, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) at the command’s headquarters Dec. 14... MORE

3rd Mobilization Support Group visits CNMI and Palau
December 15, 2023 — The 3rd Mobilization Support Group (MSG) Army Reserve Soldiers, a direct reporting unit of the 9th Mission Support Command, traveled to the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI), specifically the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, and the Republic of Palau, December 4 to 5, to inspect ports and airports and meet with local agencies who play a critical role in the preparation, response, and recovery for their communities during disasters and other contingencies... MORE

Power in team building: Civil affairs command hosts NCOPDS Session
December 15, 2023 — “If anybody has found the magic sauce, please share it with us because we haven't found it yet,” Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Lo, senior enlisted advisor for the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, said as he sat looking outside of a ferry window. “Team building matters because it helps us do a better job with what we're doing, which is developing and mentoring each other.”... MORE

Base brief, tour provides Joint Integration for Army and Air Force leaders
December 15, 2023 — Joint Readiness Center Fort Dix was host to a senior commander and senior Army element commander brief and base tour for Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Maj. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, 99th Readiness Division commanding general, Nov. 20, 2023... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kris Belanger, 99th Readiness Division commanding general, tours Fort Dix in a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 20, 2023. JB MDL conducted a tour on Fort Dix to demonstrate the base’s readiness to rapidly train and respond to new threats globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Thompson)

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