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Operating as usual
The United States Army Reserve Command's Best Warrior Competition is just around the corner!
Who is ready and prepared to Achieve Excellence?
Who's ready for the 2021 Best Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin? What have you been doing to train and prepare yourself to compete?
Happy Veterans Day to our soldiers, both past and present. We owe you our thanks, but more than that, we owe you our freedom. šÆšŗšø
U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
#ArmyTeam: More than 450 U.S. Army Forces Command (#FORSCOM), U.S. Army Reserve Command #Soldiers and leaders at Fort Bragg, N.C., focus Nov. 6 on Foundational #Readiness Day physical training (#ACFT), #ArmyValues, #SuicidePrevention, #SexualHarassmentPrevention (#USArmySHARP) and other key #ArmyTraining topics. | #ArrmyReadiness, #ReadyNowšŗšøļø
āMerica! Happy Friday. Have a wonderful and safe weekend! šŗšø
SUN SETS ON ANOTHER DAY OF BARRACKS CONSTRUCTION: An area of the 1600 block of the cantonment area of the installation is shown Nov. 5, 2020, at sunset where a new multi-million dollar barracks is being built at Fort McCoy, Wis. Contractor L.S. Black Constructors was awarded a $20.6 million contract to build the barracks in September 2019. The planned completion date is currently August 2021. The planned barracks will be different than the traditional barracks that are located throughout the installation. This new building will be four stories and be able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet. The project also is the first of eight new buildings planned for the entire 1600 block. The plan is to build three more barracks with the same specifications, three 20,000-square-foot brigade headquarters buildings, and one 160-room officer quarters. This is an Army Corps of Engineers-managed project. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
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USAR still training, no matter what the conditions!
"Virtual training is especially valuable to cyber soldiers because we're expected to operate within virtual environments."
#COVID19 has transformed how units train throughout the country.
For the U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Protection Team 185 "Cyber Knights," the pandemic has allowed them to employ their civilian experience to enhance their training during virtual battle assemblies.
Learn more about how this changing landscape has been turned into an advantage at: https://go.usa.gov/x7YMS
#ArmyCOVIDFight | #NationCybersecurityMonth
Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F)
As of February 2019, approximately 56 thousand soldiers were non-deployable. This is equivalent to 13 Brigade Combat Teams (BCT). Approximately 21 thousand soldiers were on temporary profile and nearly 15.5K on Permanent Profile. In 2018, 56% of soldiers were injured per year. 71% of these soldiers....
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This is my squad!
If NCOs embrace ownership and the TIMS philosophy of building positive relationships, not only will this positively affect mission success and unit readiness, but it will lead to greater Soldier retention and recruitment of top talent for the U.S. Army.
Army Reserve Best Warrior made the Army Times! 44 Soldiers traveled to Fort McCoy, WI to compete in USARC Best Warrior Competition, 2020! Winner to be announced tomorrow afternoon!
More than 40 Army Reserve soldiers are competing this week at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, for the titles of USAR Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year titles. The event was originally scheduled for June at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Day 2 complete!
The 2020 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition continued with the obstacle course, a 12 mile Ruck March, range qualifications with the M17 and M4, and finally medical simulation lanes.
Army Reserve Best Warrior
The 2020 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition kicked off with the Army Combat Fitness Test and the German Basic Fitness Test and 100M swim as part of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge test.
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Count down to USARC Best Warrior Competition begins! 18 days!
Fort McCoy
Brig. Gen. Brian Bisacre, U.S. Army Reserve Deputy Chief of Staff USARC G-3/5/7 visited Fort McCoy today to get a better feel for the multitude of training opportunities that make Fort McCoy a #TotalForceTrainingCenter. He held a #SocialDistancing meeting with Garrison Commander Col. Mike Poss, who provided the general with an installation overview brief and talked about several new projects around the cantonment.
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Happy Birthday, U.S. Army!!!!
Happy birthday to the U.S. Army!
For 245 years, the U.S. Army has stood together with America to help save lives and protect our people and our nation.
Learn more about the Army birthday: https://go.usa.gov/xwRnh
Chief of Army Reserve
I've asked the Deputy Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Roper, to give us his perspective.
As many of you know, he is an extraordinarily distinguished leader and in the law enforcement community in America, led one of the largest police departments in the United States, and knows the business, of how we continue to balance the rights of the one with the rights of the many.
Pay very close attention to his thoughts.
Keep Pounding...
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Congratulations MG Daniels!
Major General Jody J. Daniels assumed responsibilities as the Commanding General for the 88th Readiness Division on 8 December 2018. In this capacity she oversees the services and Base Operations Support (BASOPS) to more than 52,000 Army Reserve Soldiers,,
Army Reserve Best Warrior
UPDATE!
The 2020 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition has been rescheduled to Sept. 4-10 this year at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. For more details on the latest FRAGORD and guidance, please check with your Operations (S-3 & G3) section.
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Happy Birthday, U.S. Army Reserve!
Celebrating 112 years of service!
We are your U.S. Army Reserve-- the most capable, combat-ready, and lethal Federal Reserve force in the history of the Nation.
We provide trained and ready forces and critical capabilities wherever needed, anywhere in the world.
Join the celebration: https://go.usa.gov/xv56U
#USARBirthday112
DoD travel ban extended to June 30
The decisions will be reviewed every 15 days and could even result in the travel ban being lifted earlier. But they could also be extended beyond June 30 as well.
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Just Who is Watching Your Video-Conference Calls
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more people have turned to video-teleconferencing to stay in touch with loved ones, collaborate with coworkers, and even attend medical appointments. The increase in video-conferencing browsing trends has garnered the attention of hackers who are looking for innovative ways to infiltrate computer software systems.
"Cybercriminals are conducting sophisticated phishing campaigns and exploiting vulnerabilities within various Video-Teleconferencing platforms to steal sensitive data," said Edward Labarge, director, Major Cybercrime Unit (MCU). "A lot of this stolen data is already being sold on the darkweb."
CID officials also stated some VTC software companies may not have the user's best interest in mind. One well-known VTC company is currently being sued for allegedly selling user data to third parties, including a popular social media company.
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/another-lawsuit-is-filed-against-zoom-over-alleged-privacy-problems
According to the lawsuit, the company has provided the third-party with customer information, including details of the device used.
"Official Army business should only be done on Government Furnished Equipment," said Labarge. "Even though many of us are working from home, that doesn't mean our duties to protect Army information stops. Emails containing sensitive data must be encrypted and we should never use personal email for official business."
Labarge explained, cybercriminals are able to exploit VTC software-whether it's a paid service or free-to obtain sensitive information or even eavesdrop on conference calls and virtual meetings. To gain access, cybercriminals may employ phishing, spoofed links or mobile applications that appear to come from legitimate VTC vendors.
"Like all online accounts, it's important to use complex passwords coupled with two-factor authentication," said Labarge. "Additionally, it's important to never use the same password for all your accounts."
As always, you should apply cyber best practices and weigh associated risks to ensure privacy and protect critical information. Consider the following steps:
* Verify the link to the meeting you attend is legitimate.
* Make sure to download the VTC software from the correct website.
* Verify the meeting ID and dial-in information is legitimate.
* Do not make meetings public.
* Do not share a link to a teleconference in an unrestricted, publicly available social media post. Provide the link directly to specific people.
* Avoid remote desktop sharing.
Below is a list of approved collaboration software for Army personnel to use for official telework purposes.
* DISA Global Video Service (GVS)
* Defense Collaboration Services (DCS)
* Skype for Business
* Intelink
* milSuite
* DoD Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Environment
* Zoom for Government, available for DOD use with prior approval
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#DYK that #MWR has a Digital Library?
Youāll find eBooks and audio books on virtually every topic, as well as databases and reference books that can help you learn a new skill, keep kids engaged and serve as a homework source, or prepare you to land your next job.
Tune in!
Join us for a virtual Town Hall today at 11:25am EDT to discuss updates about #COVID19. We want to ensure our Soldiers, DA Civilians, and their families are receiving the latest, most accurate news about how our #USArmy is tackling this pandemic šŗšø
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/23737
U.S. Army Chief of Staff
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Fort Bragg, N.C.
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From the Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg:
To the Fort Bragg Community -
There are over 140,000 personnel that live or come to work on Fort Bragg everyday. On a typical work day, we are the 6th largest city in North Carolina and every decision we make has significant second and third order effects. We have National Special Operations and Conventional Immediate Response forces that are strategic assets to the Nation. We canāt just close the post. Teleworking canāt load a plane or train, it canāt fix a critical piece of equipment, it canāt feed a Soldier, and it canāt treat a patient at a medical facility.
When we go to Minimum Mission Essential manning, it reduces the number of personnel working on Fort Bragg by 90%-95%. We decided to go to Minimum Mission Essential manning to give us two days to make the most informed decisions on the best way forward. That being said, you can only have Minimum Mission Essential manning for so long before it starts to degrade readiness. We will inform you of the decision for impacts on 25 March and beyond shortly.
My top priority is to slow the spread of COVID-19. We will not be able to completely stop the spread but slowing the spread will āflatten the curveā and limit the impact to our medical capabilities when we need it most in the future. We will slow the spread by enforcing social distancing and increasing our local screening and testing capability so we can isolate those that are positive. The most important action every individual can do right now is stay home if you are sick.
A heartfelt āThank Youā to our incredible medical professionals that are on the front line of this fight. They are in the close flight with this enemy every day. If you have the opportunity please thank them every chance you get.
My promise to you all is that I will always pass you the facts that we have at the time - no one is withholding additional information but I ask that you donāt contribute to the rumors. Things will continue to change in this very dynamic environment, and we will continue to make decisions based on facts and analysis in close consultation with our medical experts.
While many unknowns are facing us in the days ahead, of this I am certain: We will lead through this. It will take all of our efforts to defeat this virus.
I am proud to serve with you all.
LTG Michael āErikā Kurilla
Fort Bragg, N.C.
Fort Bragg Leaders & Families,
As we stated yesterday, we have seen a tremendous number of changes and decisions being made that impacted our Fort Bragg community as a whole.
First, I want to thank you for your patience as we work to respond to this ever-changing situation. We know many of you are very concerned on how COVID-19 affects you, your family and way of life. We share those concerns because this virus has no borders, it can infect all of us regardless of our race, religion, gender, position or rank.
Understandably, many of you have a lot of questions. I've just sent the following message to leadership across Fort Bragg. It is intended to answer many of the questions we have received. It won't answer all of them, but the answers are all based on facts that we have now. This information will change over time. We will continue to respond to your questions and post regular updates with the latest accurate and timely information.
We ask that you please do your part by sharing these updates and updates from the CDC but don't share gossip and rumors. Going forward, we will focus on what we CAN do. The Soldiers, Civilians, and Families of Fort Bragg have grit and resilience beyond measure, and I am confident that we will find ways to thrive in adversity as we stand ready to answer the Nation's call. CSM Albertson and I are honored to be on your team and together we will lead through this.
Winning Matters!
Airborne - All the Way!
Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla
Commanding General
XVIII Airborne Corps & Fort Bragg, NC
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Fort Bragg, N.C.
In this episode, our strength trainer runs through winning strategies for the final event of the ACFT.
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Fort Bragg is following the winter storm that is headed towards the East Coast to determine its impact on the installation. Weāll know more tomorrow after meeting with our Air Force and Simmons Army Airfield weather teams. Please continue to monitor our page to keep updated.
Rest easy, Battle! Till we meet again...
Supporters line up along the street and a motorcade leads the procession in honor of Staff Sgt. Ian Paul McLaughlin as his remains arrived earlier this morning.
Staff Sgt. McLaughlin was a combat engineer assigned to Company B, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. He was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, last week in defense of our nation.
Until we meet again, Rest In Peace.
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Rest In Peace, Sir...
Col. Jonathan Vannatta, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade Commander, was killed in a single engine plane crash moments after takeoff from Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kan., around 4 p.m. Dec, 31. He was piloting the single engine Mooney M20S with one passenger aboard, Ms. Darcy Matthews. Col. Vannatta took command of the 354th Civil Affairs Brigade during a ceremony in White Plains, Md., on Aug. 4, 2019.
"Colonel Vannatta will be sorely missed and fondly remembered. Our deepest sympathies are with his family at this time," said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Farris, commander, 352nd Civil Affairs Command.
82nd Airborne Division
Early this morning more than 650 All American Paratroopers and equipment began deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division were activated and deployed in response to the increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities.
The remainder of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, the BCT currently assigned the IRF mission, and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division remain postured and ready to deploy in support of the National Command Authority.
This is why we exist. Your Paratroopers have trained and prepared for events like these since their arrival to the All American Division, and they are trained and ready to answer the nation's call.
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Our partners over at EUCOM / Armed Forces Network did a great job recapping the 2019 Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Military Competition last week in Tallinn, Estonia. The Army Reserve represented extremely well with 6 Soldiers representing half of the US Team. 2LT Joshua Moeller - USACAPOC (A) SSG Ryan Moldovan - USACAPOC (A) SSG Joseph McGough - AR-MEDCOM SGT Morgan Figgs - 377 TSC SGT Taylor Nelson - 335 SC (T) CPL John Mundey - 412 TEC Team USA brought home 4 medals in 3 categories! Overall Novice Competition (1st Year) - Bronze & Silver Combat Casualty Care - Silver Law of Armed Conflict - Gold These Soldiers had the honor of having the President of the Republic of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, present each competitor with their respective medals. What a unique and prestigious recognition for these Soldiers! The CIOR Military Competition is a 3-person team-based advanced military skills competition focusing on team work, critical thinking, lethality, readiness, and focus. There were a total of 35 teams participating from 14 different NATO and Partnership for Peace Nations. Not only did these Army Reserve Soldiers earn the opportunity to work jointly with other US Service Branches, they were able to interact and focus on interoperability as well as cultural intricacies with Nations who have been side by side with us in combat and very well could be again. The military events consisted of: - 200 meter iron sight host nation rifle precision qualification & rapid fire qualification. - 25 meter host nation pistol precision qualification & rapid fire qualification. - 500 meter land obstacle course, consisting of 20 challenging obstacles, built for speed & team work. - 50 meter water obstacle course focused on a combat related scenario in the host nationās uniform. - 14-15 kilometer orienteering course with 25+ controls (points), really testing above and beyond basic land navigation. - 3 phased grenade qualification course - Tactical Combat
ACFT Trainers came to Fort Bragg, NC to train USARC and FORSCOM Soldiers, as well as others from units across Post, in the Army Combat Fitness Test in Level II (ACFT T3) and Level I (ACFT Graders) to be implemented Army Wide by October 2020. This test will challenge you. Train now, be ready! U.S. Army Reserve Command; G-37; Leader Development Division
Day 3. These Warriors are pumped! #BestWarrior2018 SGM Harry Bennett
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Airborne Artillery Memorial Congregation
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