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Guatemalan earthquake rocks U. S. humanitarian forces PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala -- An earthquake hit at 8:44 a.m. Sunday morning, July 11, in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, located on the northern end of that country, shaking U.S. military reserve component troops deployed in support of continuing humanitarian relief efforts there. (posted 30 August 99)
Army Reserve Soldiers to Mobilize in Support of Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo ATLANTA -- Army Reserve soldiers from the 79th Military Police Company from Rochester, Minn. receive training and classes at Fort McCoy as they prepare to depart for Europe to support the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. Military police and finance units will be filling active Army positions left vacant in Germany by units that are deploying directly to Kosovo. (posted 30 August 99)
The new Army fraternization policy and the Army Reserve WASHINGTON -- Fraternization. OK, we all know the rules. Right? Well, not exactly. Some things do change. That’s what has happened with the Army’s revision to AR 600-20, Army Command Policy. (posted 23 July 99)
Army Signal Command
named executive agent for Grecian Firebolt 1999 FORT MEADE, Md.
-- The U. S. Army Signal Command has designated the Army Reserve’s 311th
Theater Signal Command here as the executive agent for the on-going (July 10-31) Grecian
Firebolt Exercise. (posted 23 July 99)
`New Horizons' helping rebuild Central America SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (Army News Service, July 16, 1999) - Almost 12,000 soldiers will have trained in Central America by August as part of "Nuevos Horizontes." The majority of participants in "New Horizons" (as the exercise is called in English) are National Guard and Army Reserve troops deployed for two- or three-week rotations. They are providing humanitarian assistance and completing engineering projects in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua -- four nations hit hard last fall by Hurricanes Georges and Mitch. (posted 23 July 99)
Website Highlights the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration WASHINGTON -- The 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee recently launched a web site to support their effort to thank and honor veterans of the Korean War and their families, and to educate a new generation on the legacy and lessons of that war. An Army Reserve focused story and link to their site are listed below. (posted 23 July 99)
Fort Dix Army Reserve Installation bids farewell to Kosovo Refugees FORT DIX, N.J. -- "This was a team of teams from all over America,'' said Gen. Thomas A. Schwartz, Forces Command commander, at an informal ceremony after the departure. "You've done a magnificent job. You gave the refugees hope, shared kindness and were the human dimension of this operation -- the fabric and soul of America.'' Visit the Operation Provide Refuge web site and get the full story below. (posted 23 July 99)
442nd Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services) conducts training in El Salvador as part of New Horizons SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador -- There are needle-shy soldiers, people who pass out at the sight of a syringe. But no doctor or medic would relish injecting a 500-pound patient with a vivid understanding of pain and no comprehension of vaccination. (posted 23 July 99)
Bambrough
Appointed USARC Deputy Commander
(posted August 11)
A recent medical exercise at Ft.. Gordon, Ga. brought together civilian agencies and military personnel to deal with the possible effects of the use of weapons of mass destruction. There are four stories and accompanying photos at this link. (posted April 20)
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