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Pershing Strike 22: First Army partners with Reserve Component units for mobilization exercise
August 2, 2022 — In the event of a full-scale war, the United States will need multiple installations up and running to get Reserve Component units into the fight. With that in mind, First Army has joined its enterprise partners and Reserve Component units for Pershing Strike 22, an exercise which tests the ability to stand up a Mobilization Force Generation Installation... MORE

WAREX builds readiness for Army Reserve and OC/Ts
July 27, 2022 — The U.S. Army Reserve’s Warrior Exercise 78-22-02, conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, through the month of July, brought units and Soldiers from across the country to build on their readiness levels... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Baylee Jones, standing, Observer Coach Trainer, observes how Spc. Jalen Middleton, bottom left, truck driver for the 630th Transportation Company, gives a Nine-Line Medical Evacuation during medical lane training at Warrior Exercise 78 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 19, 2022.

First Army to participate in Northern Strike
July 25, 2022 — Northern Strike 22-2, the country’s largest National Guard Bureau-sponsored military exercise, is scheduled to take place across Northern Michigan’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) Aug. 6-20, 2022. ... MORE

Building on success: communications, signal integration at NS

First Army Division East evaluates Mass Guard Soldiers
July 21, 2022 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - As the smoke hit and the sounds of explosions and small-arms fire rang out, Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers did not hesitate. First, they had to neutralize the enemy. Then, it was time to perform combat-lifesaver tasks on the wounded, some friendly, some enemy, and extract them from the battlefield.All the while,... MORE

Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, perform combat lifesaver tasks during a situational training exercise July 19, 2022, at the 44th IBCT’s eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Drum, New York. More than 2,500 Soldiers are participating in the training event, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight and win.

First Army provides joint warfighting training
July 19, 2022 — The ordinarily quiet Henry Post Army Airfield at Fort Sill was alive with the thump of rotors and roar of turboprops when multiple services came together for training on the night of, July 12.Aviation units from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade including, ones from Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas Army National Guard units, and the Marine... MORE

Fort Sill conducts joint warfighting training at airfield

First Army Families Make a Splash
July 19, 2022 — Anyone thinking about visiting Rock Island Arsenal but may wonder what there is to do? Well, there is plenty of amusing activities for a family!First Army has many military families that live on or around the Arsenal, and new developments are meant bring more quality to the lives of the soldiers, civilians, and families.The Outdoor Recreation... MORE

First Army senior Army adviser supports Stryker brigade NTC rotation
July 13, 2022 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – Leaders of the 28th Infantry Division used Pennsylvania Army National Guard subject matter experts to help ensure the division’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team maximized its National Training Center rotation in California in June and July.The senior trainer team monitored the brigade’s progress at Fort Irwin and carried back to... MORE

Brig. Gen. Michael Wegscheider, standing, the 28th Infantry Division's deputy commanding general-maneuver, makes closing remarks during the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team's final combined arms rehearsal at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., July 7, 2022. Wegscheider led a senior trainer team of two dozen planners, logisticians and other specialists who observed the brigade's NTC rotation.

Bunch departs, Krueger takes command of 174th Infantry Brigade
July 13, 2022 — First Army Division East's 174th Infantry Brigade held a change of command ceremony 13 July, 2022, at Army Support Activity Fort Dix... MORE

U.S. Army Colonel James Krueger, the incoming 174th Infantry Brigade commander, stands at attention with the color guard during a change of command ceremony on 13 July, 2022 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

First Army supporting XCTC rotation at Fort Drum
July 11, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based 3647th Maintenance Company and the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company are supporting a New Jersey National Guard brigade’s eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation June 9 - 30, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York. ... MORE

VNG maintenance, engineer units supporting XCTC rotation at Fort Drum

Spouse’s Spirit: 4th CAV says good-bye to revered team member
June 29, 2022 — Proverbs 31:27 describes a virtuous woman as one “who takes care of the needs of her household.”As a chaplain’s wife, Jade Jeon has opened her heart beyond the walls of her home to make the Army’s Soldiers and their families a part of her household. In one instance recalled by her husband, Chaplain Philip Jeon, Jade sought to comfort a service... MORE

Lt. Col. Phillip Jeon, the chaplain for 4th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Army Division East, receives the Order of Titus.

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