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Wife helps husband to win Best Warrior
The Army Reserve named Sgt. David W. Rider, a healthcare specialist assigned to B Company, 256th Support Hospital in Twinsburg, Ohio, as the “Best Warrior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year” here, July 30, after he endured grueling challenges throughout the weeklong competition. During the past week, the best Soldiers from commands across the Army Reserve have fought pain, injury and each other for the title of Best Warrior. Rider will now move on to the Department … Read entire article »
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Army Reserve’s Best Warrior Competition 2010
FORT McCOY, Wis. — The Army Reserve’s Best Warrior Competition will be held here July 25-30, 2010. The two winners will be selected as the Army Reserve’s Soldier and NCO of the year and will compete against the entire Army in October at Fort Lee, Va. Only 29 Soldiers from the 205,000-strong Army Reserve were selected to compete. For the first time, this year media will have the opportunity to “embed” and cover the … Read entire article »
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Our Best: Staff Sgt. Pamela Bleuel
Why would a 34-year-old mother of three — a high school teacher with two master’s degrees — join the Army Reserve? Just ask Staff Sgt. Pamela Bleuel. Bleuel, who is assigned here with the 167th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, said she always felt she would do well in the military, but didn’t give it much thought until one day in August 2000. She was leaving the gym near her home in Frankfurt, Ky., when she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Military innovates to stay ahead
The United States military is far more innovative than it is given credit for. Here are a few examples: Multinational Strategic Airlift Unit Activates in Hungary Very few countries can afford to purchase the largest aircraft used for troop transportation and equipment transfers. The C-17 Globemaster is the heavy lifter in the United States Air Force but only a handful of countries are flying them other than the U.S. On July 27, 2009, that began to change. The Strategic Airlift Capability program was activated at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. Twelve nations have joined together to create a joint heavy lifting capacity that will be based there. Army Training Embraces Web 2.0 Imagine an international company with over 500,000 employees and hundreds of manuals full of policies and procedures. Imagine that it requires all of the men … Read entire article »
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Our Best: Sgt. Danielle Torres
“Cause she walk like a boss. Talk like a boss. Moves like a boss. Kinda woman that can do for herself.†These lyrics from Ne-Yo’s song “Miss Independent†portray her perfectly. Standing at almost six-feet tall with broad shoulders, hair pulled tightly back into a bun, eyes veering intensely over her glasses, she demands respect as she hoists the 84-pound monster-of-a-gun up through the turret of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in preparation for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Combatting Stress in Iraq
In order to be successful in their missions, Soldiers deployed throughout Iraq deal with combat stress daily whether they perform their duties inside or outside the wire. The 1835th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control) helps Soldiers find positive ways to cope with that combat stress and reduce incidence of suicide through their work at the Patriot Clinic here. Maj. Larissa G. Coon, Patriot Clinic occupational therapist officer describes combat stress as “dealing with one of the top … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Cheerleader and Mom Join Ranks
Like many high school seniors, Megan Schlotthauer wasn’t sure what she wanted to do after graduation. Her grades weren’t the best, and college is expensive. Searching for a purpose, the 17-year-old decided to explore her options in the Army Reserve. “I was looking at the community colleges, and thought I would go there,” she said. “Then I was talking to some people I know who are in the Navy Reserve, and some friends who have been in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske
Silver Star, Purple Heart Army Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske is quick to call himself an ordinary Soldier, but later this month the Army Reserve will single him out for extraordinary heroism in Afghanistan that earned him the Silver Star medal. The 28-year-old Colorado Springs, Colo., native will become the fourth Army reservist to receive the prestigious award for heroism in the war on terror. Army Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, will present … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
55th Sustainment Brigade
Army Reservist Sgt. Zsuzsanna Lee provides security while waiting to extract a casualty Tuesday, Jan. 29, during a simulated insurgent attack at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind. Lee is a member of the 55th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Belvoir, Va., which is currently training at Camp Atterbury prior to their scheduled deployment to Iraq in February. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. 1st Class Peter Eustaquio) DVIDS Since the beginning, coalition forces in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
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