Maj. Gen. Deborah Kotulich, deputy chief of the Army Reserve, talks nutrition and wellness challenges for reserve component Soldiers with celebrity Chef Robert Irvine during the military advocate’s tour of the installation on Thursday, July 10.
Putting people first: Chef Robert Irvine visits Fort Belvoir to champion warfighter wellness
By Carmen Fleischmann | July 15, 2025
On Thursday, July 10, celebrity Chef Robert Irvine, founder of the Robert Irvine Foundation and longtime advocate for military health and wellness, visited Fort Belvoir to engage directly with Service members on issues of...
Command Sgt. Maj. Jamie Rogers, assigned to the Army Reserve Careers Counselor Group (ARCG), pins Sgt. 1 Class David Farr with the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) after the awards dinner with the ARCG cadres and squad competitors during the 2025 Combined Best Squad Competition (CBSC) at Fort Knox, Ky., on May 11, 2025. Sgt. 1 Class Farr receives the ARCOM for performing exceptional service and achieving outstanding results during the CBSC. The Army Reserve Careers Group (ARCG), headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky, supports U.S. Army Reserve end strength by retaining Soldier talent and assisting transitions from other Army components. With more than 1,750 Soldiers across 13 battalions worldwide, ARCG manages career progression, reenlistments, officer accessions, and career counseling. The command provides resilient, disciplined leaders of character and delivers skill-rich operational forces to Combatant Commanders through targeted retention and transition programs. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Giovanny Lopez)
Excellence under pressure: Sgt. 1st Class David D. Farr named ARCG’s NCO of the Year
By Staff Sgt. Giovanny Lopez | July 15, 2025
In a force defined by discipline and dedication, one Soldier stood out among the ranks. Sgt. 1st Class David D. Farr, a career counselor with the Army Reserve Careers Group (ARCG), earned the title of Noncommissioned Officer...
U.S. Army Sgt. Anna Arthur, assigned to the 409th Medical Company (Area Support), a U.S. Army Reserve unit assigned to the 807th Theater Support Command and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Price, assigned to the 945th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 807th TMC, assist medics from the Armed Forces of Senegal in placing a simulated casualty onto a litter during a multinational mass casualty training event at Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) in Dodji, Senegal, May 12, 2025. The training reinforced interoperability and emergency response coordination among Dutch, Senegalese and U.S. forces during African Lion 2025 (AL25). AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)
PHOTO GALLERY: U.S. Army Reserve part of mass casualty training at African Lion 2025
By Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro | July 15, 2025
Showing interoperability and emergency response coordination among Dutch, Senegalese and U.S. forces, a multinational mass casualty training event was conducted at Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) in Dodji, Senegal, in...
U.S. Army Maj. Carolyn Vandeventer, assigned to the 79th Theater Sustainment Command (Forward), U.S. Army Reserve, rests her head on the shoulder of her brother, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Stuart Vandevick, assigned to the 561st Regional Support Group, as they pose for a photo at Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) in Dodji, Senegal, May 15, 2025. The siblings are deployed together in support of African Lion 2025, providing logistics and operational support for U.S. and partner forces. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise enhances our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)
Family ties: Siblings strengthen readiness, relationships during African Lion 2025
By Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro | July 15, 2025
For many service members, participating in an international military exercise can feel like joining a larger, multinational family. For U.S. Army Maj. Carolyn Vandeventer and her younger brother, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Stuart...
Army Reserve Lt. Col. Kenneth Roberts (left), an Area of Concentration, or AOC, 70H -- a Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training officer with the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. based 7301st Medical Training Support Battalion, assists a student with hands-on martial arts training during a Jiu-Jitsu seminar in Clearwater, Fla., June 28, 2025. Roberts not only uses martial arts for self-defense and discipline, but he also participates in charity demonstration events that give back to the community. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry T. Zuetrong)
Army Reserve officer blends martial discipline, military leadership through jiu-jitsu
By Sgt. Jerry Zuetrong | July 10, 2025
Whether in uniform or on the mat, U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Kenneth Roberts embodies the principle of readiness through discipline.As a 70H—Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security & Training officer—Roberts...
The U.S. Army Warrant Officer Cohort marks its 107th birthday, celebrating more than a century of technical expertise and adaptive leadership that has strengthened America from World War I to modern multidomain operations. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel Fuhrman, command chief warrant officer for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, is hosting Warrant Officer Leader Professional Development events across the division’s 13-state region to engage as many warrant officers as possible. (U.S. Army photo by Mr. Shawn Morris, 99th RD Public Affairs)
Army Warrant Officer Cohort celebrates 107th birthday, focuses on operational readiness
By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel Fuhrman, Command Chief Warrant Officer, | July 10, 2025
Today, the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Cohort marks its 107th birthday, celebrating more than a century of technical expertise and adaptive leadership that has strengthened America from World War I to modern multidomain...
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Garrett Bisinger, left, currently assigned to First Army as a physical security non-commissioned officer, meets Jason Bourgeois, White Sox first base coach during a ‘Hero of the Game’ on-field recognition at the Chicago White Sox home game, July 9, 2025. Lt. Gen. Mark Landes, Commanding General, First Army, also threw in a ceremonial first pitch and First Army’s color guard team presented the nation’s colors during the playing of the national anthem. First Army serves as a mobilization, readiness and training command, partnering with the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard to enable leaders and deliver trained and ready units for Combatant Commands. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Anthony L. Taylor)
First Army takes the field at Chicago White Sox home game
By Anthony L. Taylor | July 10, 2025
First Army’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Mark Landes, along with U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Garrett Bisinger, currently assigned to First Army as a physical security non-commissioned officer, and members of their color...
The U.S. Army is updating its facial hair grooming policy in an Army Directive that resulted from a force-wide review of military standards. The update reinforces the Army’s long-standing policy that all Soldiers must be clean-shaven when in uniform or civilian clothes while on duty, with temporary exemptions for medical reasons and permanent exemptions for religious accommodations.
Army updates facial hair policy to reinforce grooming standards
By | July 8, 2025
The U.S. Army is updating its facial hair grooming policy in an Army Directive that resulted from a force-wide review of military standards. The update reinforces the Army’s long-standing policy that all Soldiers must be...
Capt. Cynthia Ammerman poses for a photo during the U.S. Army's 250th birthday celebration in Washington D.C.
Army Reserve captain brings a lifetime of service and culture to the force
By Russell Toof | July 3, 2025
Capt. Cynthia Ammerman grew up on farmland in rural Missouri, just south of Kansas City. Her family’s roots in the area go back generations. While her grandfathers and other relatives served in the military, she is the first...
As the U.S. Army Reserve refocuses its training efforts on preparing for large-scale combat operations (LSCO), exercises like Mojave Falcon, which integrates Global Medic and Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX), have become critical platforms for testing and refining how Army Reserve medical forces will operate in tomorrow’s complex, high-casualty battlefield. At the center of this transformation is the Medical Readiness and Training Command (MRTC), the driving force behind the design, development, and execution of realistic medical training environments that push Army Reserve medical units to their limits.
Designing the future of battlefield medicine: Inside Global Medic 25-01 and Mojave Falcon
By Lt. Col. Kristin Porter | June 30, 2025
As the U.S. Army Reserve refocuses its training efforts on preparing for large-scale combat operations (LSCO), exercises like Mojave Falcon, which integrates Global Medic and Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX), have...
Crews from 6-52nd Theater Aviation Battalion pose in front of the C-12 Huron piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nicholas Demas during his circumnavigation of the globe as part of Balikatan 2025. | Photo courtesy CW4 Nicholas Demas
Army Reserve chief warrant officer circles the globe in C-12 Huron
By Maj. Jeffrey Windmueller | June 30, 2025
As an Army Reserve aviator, Demas was on a mission—flying halfway around the world to support Exercise Balikatan 2025, the 40th iteration of the joint and combined U.S.-Philippine military exercise in the South Pacific...
Members of the SPO section pose for a group photo during the HHC 310th ESC annual training in Poznan, Poland.
310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) works with the V Corps for DEFENDER 25
By Capt. Robert Wooldridge | June 30, 2025
DEFENDER 25, running from May 11 to June 24, 2025, is the U.S. Army's most extensive deployment exercise in Europe, involving 25,000 troops from 30 nations across 18 countries. The exercise includes Swift Response, Immediate...
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Bryan Albertson, the executive officer assigned to 333rd Engineer Company, 365th Engineer Battalion, 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 412th Engineer Command, sits atop an Altec AC38-127S-EJ 38-Ton Boom on the road construction project between U.S. and Mongolian forces, during Khaan Quest 2025, at Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia, on June 24, 2025. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational and multicomponent training exercise led by the Mongolian Armed Forces designed to promote regional peace and security. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Anthony Kapelka)
Khaan Quest 2025: An Army Reserve engineer’s journey in Mongolia
By Capt. Anthony Kapelka | June 30, 2025
Amid the rumble of heavy machinery and sifting clouds of dirt, U.S. Army engineers work alongside their Mongolian counterparts to carve a new road through the rugged terrain. Moving tons of earth each day, the bilateral team...
Event participants pause for a photo during the annual Rolling Meadows Touch a Truck event, June 20, 2025. The event brought the citizens of Rolling Meadows a close-up view to some of the different vehicles operating across their community. Soldiers from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command were but a few participants in attendance. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Valdez)
Local Touch a Truck event brings Chicagoland Soldiers together with community
By Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Valdez | June 26, 2025
“It looks like a wonderful turnout,” said Nicole Grasse, Illinois State Representative for the 53rd district, during the annual Rolling Meadows Touch a Truck event, held June 20, 2025. “So many families with young and older...
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Craggs displays one of his personal protective equipment pieces to a Northwest Special Recreation Association attendee during the NWSRA’s Pursuit program, June 17, 2025. The Soldiers there discussed the roles of the Army and shared their personal stories of military service with the audience members. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Staff Sgt. David Lietz)
Soldiers share their story of military service with local community members
By Staff Sgt. David Lietz | June 25, 2025
Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, visited with participants of the Northwest Special Recreation Association Pursuit program, June 17, 2025, at program locations in Rolling Meadows and Mount...
1st Lt. Justin Knowles (left), military intelligence officer, 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, shares a joke with his father Lt. Col. John Knowles Jr, veterinarian, 2nd Medical Training Brigade, Medical Readiness Training Command, June 2, Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. Both father and son are officers in the Army Reserve and part of Mojave Falcon 25, a multi-faceted first-of-its-kind Army Reserve training exercise that integrates Combat Support Training Exercise, Global Medic, Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise, Port Operations and Nationwide Move. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Maj. Alun Thomas, 91st Training Division Public Affairs)
Army Reserve father and son serve together at Mojave Falcon 25
By Alun Thomas | June 25, 2025
Many Soldiers, past and present, have followed their father's footsteps and joined the Army, keeping a tradition of service intact through the decades. Being able to serve alongside each other at a major Army Reserve training...
Soldiers from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, developed a course of instruction to counter the threat of commercial, off-the-shelf unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles at McGregor Range Complex, N.M., June 28, 2019. Currently, there is no doctrine in place to train soldiers how to deal with COTS UAS. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Gray)
First Army, Army Reserve and National Guard team up in counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems fight
By Warren W. Marlow | June 25, 2025
First Army has assumed a crucial role in countering the threat posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems. It is working with Army Reserve and Army National Guard units to ensure that Component 2 and 3 Soldiers have the tools and...
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Shavaun Brugger, a UH-60 helicopter repairer assigned to Charlie Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, peers out of the door of a Black Hawk during Mojave Falcon 2025 at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, June 8, 2025. Mojave Falcon 2025 is a multi-faceted first-of-its-kind Army Reserve training exercise that integrates Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX), Global Medic, Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX), Port Operations and Nationwide Move. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)
Passion for aviation drives Army Reserve Soldier’s service
By Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz | June 25, 2025
Whoosh, whoosh. The unmistakable sound of Black Hawks flying overhead turns heads, stops conversations, and leaves people reaching for their phones to capture the moment. For one Army Reserve Soldier, it was a moment like...
The refinery training site simulates a coastal fuel terminal where Soldiers practice pulling fuel from a ship. Using water for safety, the setup mimics offloading operations from maritime tankers, allowing Soldiers to operate pumps, connect hoses, and manage flow control during Mojave Falcon 2025 at Fort Barfoot, Virginia, June 4th 2025. Mojave Falcon is a multi-faceted, first-of-its-kind Army Reserve training exercise that integrates the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX), National Training Center (NTC), Global Medic, Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise (QLLEX), Port Operations, and Nationwide Move (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Kanangwe, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command)
Pipeline of power: Army Reserve fuel operation drives Mojave Falcon 2025
By Sgt. Jean-Baptiste Kanangwe | June 24, 2025
Thirteen Army Reserve units from more than eight states assembled under the 380th Quartermaster Battalion to carry out a complex fuel supply mission in support of aircraft operations at Langley Air Force Base as part of...
The Army: the Operational Data Team (ODT) - a pioneering initiative aimed at bringing advanced data analytics into Army operations, compile data at Fort Hunter Liggett as a part of Operation Mojave Falcon.
From mapboards to dashboards: Army Reserve data experiment shines at Operation Mojave Falcon
By | June 23, 2025
In the heart of central California, Operation Mojave Falcon provided the Army Reserve with more than just another large-scale training event. It served as a proving ground for a forward-leaning concept within the Army: the...
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