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CAMP ARIFJAN — Hundreds of Soldiers and civilians joined the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), an Army Reserve Command based out of Orlando, Fl., and the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) out of Forest Park, Ga., for the U.S. Army Reserve’s (USAR) 106th birthday five kilometer run Apr. 23 here.
Today, more than 19,000 Army Reservists serve in direct support of Army Service Component Commands and Combatant Commands across the globe; include nearly 4,000 Soldiers in Afghanistan and more than 1,000 Soldiers stationed in Kuwait.
The U.S. Army Reserve traces its beginnings to April 23, 1908, when Congress passed Senate Bill 1424. This act authorized the Army to establish a reserve corps of medical officers. The Secretary of War could order these officers to active duty during time of emergency. This was the nation's first Federal Reserve. Four years later, a provision of the Army Appropriations Act of 1912 created the Regular Army Reserve, a Federal Reserve outside the Medical Reserve Corps authorized in 1908.
The first call-up of the Army Reserve came in 1916 as a result of tensions between the United States and Mexico caused by the Mexican bandit, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, and the subsequent punitive expedition after Villa led by Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing. For a time, it looked like there might be a war between Mexico and the United States and for the first, but not the only time, the Army looked to its citizen-soldiers for added strength and expertise.
The celebration will continue tonight at a mass re-enlistment & awards ceremony, followed by a USAR video presentation and cake cutting event. The 143d ESC is scheduled to re-deploy after serving more than 8 months overseas, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Photos by Maj. John J. Adams, PAO Chief and Staff Sgt. Ian B. Shay, PAO NCOIC, 143d ESC
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Company B, 1-118th Infantry Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, and Company I, 237th Support Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, stand in formation during a deployment ceremony at the General Mark Clark National Guard Armory in North Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 7, 2022. More than 160 Soldiers from the unit will be mobilized for approximately a year to support Operation Spartan Shield, Task Force Spartan and U.S. Army Central Command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Brian Calhoun, 108th Public Affairs Detachment)
The three main landing parachutes float the Orion crew capsule test article to the ground at the end of the Pad Abort-1 flight test. The chutes are open to their first reefing stage before reaching full deployment. The Launch Abort System was developed to lift crews safely away from a launch vehicle in the event of an anomally during the launch or ascent stage of a crewed flight. Pad Abort-1 flight test at the White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, NM on May 6, 2010.
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ARABIAN SEA (July 11, 2019) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Janel Wright (left), from Laguna, Philippines, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Noemi Franco, from Eunice, N.M., lift a low pressure turbine in the jet shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Stephanie Contreras/Released)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 8, 2019) Ensign Sean Shamlee, from Atlanta, serves a hamburger during a steel beach picnic aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) in the Mediterranean Sea Dec. 8, 2019. The Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is conducting operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. The Harry S. Truman CSG last operated in the U.S. 6th Fleet area operations in 2018, demonstrating its ability to operate from the High North to the East Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman/Released)
2000627-N-VP266-1131 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 27, 2020) Seaman Recruit Didier Alvarado, left, and Information System Technician 2nd Class Marvin Watson, both assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), fire M9 pistols during a live-fire exercise on the ship’s flight deck, June 27, 2020. Oak Hill, is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet in support of regional allies and partners, and U.S national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Griffin Kersting/Released)
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Rhode Island
Maryland’s interagency firefighters and emergency medical technicians, usually deployed to help fight wildland fires nationwide, have completed several deployments to assist mass COVID vaccination efforts in Maryland and other East Coast states.
Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 297th Regional Support participate in a deployment ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 24, 2025. The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th RSG will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to Eastern Europe in support of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Seth LaCount)
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 27, 2016) – Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Chad Alt, left, Gas Turbine Systems Technicians (Mechanical) 2nd Class Tanner Beery, center, and Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Conrad Weaver simulate a medical emergency while conducting a general quarters training exercise aboard USS Stout (DDG 55). Stout, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill Dodge/Released)
After a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and US Central Command areas of responsibility, the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group returned to homeport San Diego. The Stennis Strike group includes USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Dewey (DDG 105), USS Wayne Meyer (DDG 108), Destroyer Squadron 21 and Carrier Air Wing 9.
INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 31, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure team aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) fire at their targets during small arms qualifications on the ship’s flight deck. New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Ready Group commanded by Capt. Humberto L. Quintanilla II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)
Some U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 4-118th Infantry Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, return home Sept. 30, 2020, with South Carolina National Guard leaders greeting them in Columbia, South Carolina, after a deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. The 4-118th Infantry Battalion deployed to the Middle East after departing South Carolina in August 2019. The return of the Soldiers from the Middle East is conducted in stages due to mission requirements. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Chelsea Baker, South Carolina National Guard)
Soldiers from Alpha Co., 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion deployed Sept. 25, 2019, in support of operations in the U.S. EUCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Soldiers from Alpha Co., 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion deployed Sept. 25, 2019, in support of operations in the U.S. EUCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
Some U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 4-118th Infantry Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), attached to the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, return home Sept. 30, 2020, with South Carolina National Guard leaders greeting them in Columbia, South Carolina, after a deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. The 4-118th Infantry Battalion deployed to the Middle East after departing South Carolina in August 2019. The return of the Soldiers from the Middle East is conducted in stages due to mission requirements. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Chelsea Baker, South Carolina National Guard)
Soldiers from the 640th ASB conduct a drivers training course on tactical vehicles while deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait with the 40th Combat AViation Brigade in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve. | Phot by 2Lt. Kyle Gallagher
You could say that the National Guard bridges the gap between Citizen and Soldier, community and military. However, 10 Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 878th Engineer Company really built a bridge when they deployed to Fort Jackson, S.C., April 10 - 12. The engineers brought more than 100 years of combined civilian and military experience completing a bridge over a creek at Legion Lake. Not just mechanical skill with five-ton skid steers, generators, augers, chain saws but the professional’s touch building among trees and wetlands without destroying either. “We seek out projects like this, it is good training,” said Warrant Officer Timothy Calton, project leader. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan / released)
Carolina, PR - Soldiers from the 301st Military Police Company (MP CO), US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, depart on 11 Sept. from the Luis Muñoz Marin International airport in route to their mobilization station on the south of the United States, before embarking their trip to Afghanistan where the Puerto Rican reservist will be conducting detention facility operations.
Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez, 1st Mission Support Command Commanding General, and other senior officers and NCO’s were there to give them the farewell.(US Army photo by MSG Gladys Cartagena, 1st MSC UPAR)
Fifty North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deploy to the PNC arena for COVID-19 operations in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 4, 2021. The Soldiers assigned to the NCNG’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team and 113th Sustainment Brigade directed vehicle traffic and provided logistical and administrative support for Wake County Emergency Management staff and volunteers. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2019) Operations Specialist Seaman Malinda Jordan charges a fire plug during a general quarters drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) Sept. 28, 2019. Normandy, homeported in Norfolk, is part of the East Coast Surface Action Group (SAG) and is operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a scheduled deployment and will conduct routine maritime security operations, improve interoperability and engagement with allies and partners, and demonstrate the combat power and flexibility of naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lehman/Released)
160803-N-VK310-036 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 3, 2016) Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua James cleans the engine of a light armored vehicle in the upper vehicle stowage area aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 3, 2016. Wasp is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Molina/Released)
170713-N-GX781-024 NORTH SEA (July 13, 2017) - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Leonel Campos, from Los Angeles, communicates with a repair locker during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) July 13, 2017. James E. Williams, home-ported in Norfolk, is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Colbey Livingston/ Released)
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) will honor more than 120 soldiers recently returned from a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan at events scheduled to occur in both Tewkesbury and at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth on Wednesday, 30th May 2012.The soldiers receiving honors are assigned to the ARRC Support Battalion, and recently served in a wide variety of roles while deployed to Afghanistan, such as providing infantry forces, searching for Improvised Explosive Devices, and partnering and mentoring the Afghan Security Forces.The day’s events will include a regimental Medal Parade through the streets of Tewkesbury, followed by the consecration of the battalion’s Memorial Wall and the presentation of deployment medals to the unit’s personnel at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth. All three events will be presided over by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. The Duke will present all medals and awards to the returning soldiers.The Tewkesbury parade is scheduled to begin at approximately 12pm at the Boat House on the north end of town and proceed down the town’s High Street to the Tewkesbury Abbey. During the parade, which will include a 36-piece military band from the British Army’s own Parachute Regiment, a salute will be taken outside Tewkesbury Abbey by the Duke of Gloucester in his role as Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps. After the salute, a civic reception hosted by Tewkesbury Borough Council will take place in Abbey House at Tewkesbury Abbey at 12.30pm, where the Duke of Gloucester and the families of four soldiers killed in action during recent missions, will be joined by local dignitaries. The reception will include the launch of the council’s Diamond Jubilee booklet, which captures local people’s memories of the Queen’s coronation – and includes a foreword from the Duke himself.
Sgt. Ruben Salvatierra Soldiers in the 640th ASB, after being promoted to the rank of Sergeant while deployed with the 40th CAB to Kuwait. | U.S. Army National Guard Photo by 2Lt. Kyle Gallagher
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darvin Holden, a 606th Air Control Squadron supply journeyman, left, and Staff Sgt. Brandon Canty, a 606th ACS vehicle management analysis journeyman, hammer a stake to hold the concertina-wire in position during a combat readiness training exercise April 14, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Daily training, conducted in realistic environments under realistic circumstances, ensures Airmen maintain the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)
Carolina, PR - Soldiers from the 301st Military Police Company (MP CO), US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, depart on 11 Sept. from the Luis Muñoz Marin International airport in route to their mobilization station on the south of the United States, before embarking their trip to Afghanistan where the Puerto Rican reservist will be conducting detention facility operations.
Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez, 1st Mission Support Command Commanding General, and other senior officers and NCO’s were there to give them the farewell.
Carolina, PR - Soldiers from the 301st Military Police Company (MP CO), US Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, depart on 11 Sept. from the Luis Muñoz Marin International airport in route to their mobilization station on the south of the United States, before embarking their trip to Afghanistan where the Puerto Rican reservist will be conducting detention facility operations.
Brig. Gen. Fernando Fernandez, 1st Mission Support Command Commanding General, and other senior officers and NCO’s were there to give them the farewell.(US Army photo by MSG Gladys Cartagena, 1st MSC UPAR)