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First Army OC/Ts partner with Mississippi's 1-155th at Fort Bliss
July 18, 2023 — The Mississippi Army National Guard's 1-155th Infantry Regiment trained for real-world missions under the watchful eye of First Army recently. The goal was to familiarize Soldiers with a rapid response capable of a quick, mobile reaction in whatever area of responsibility they find themselves in.Soldiers from the regiment also performed individual... MORE

Soldiers from the Mississippi Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, increase their readiness during a training exercise.

157th CATB validates Army National Guard Air Defense partners for upcoming mission
July 10, 2023 — Observer coach/trainers from 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 157th Combined Arms Training Brigade, First Army Division East, recently partnered with 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio Army National Guard, for a mobilization and culminating training event, CTE, here.The CTE ended with a live-fire missile... MORE

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio National Guard, engage an unmanned aircraft during a live-fire missile range at Fort Bliss, Texas, June 17, 2023.

The Ready Brigade Hosts 30th ABCT for XCTC
July 7, 2023 — National Guardsmen of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team executed an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise, or XCTC, while receiving evaluations from 188th Infantry Brigade’s Observer Coach/Trainers on Fort Stewart, June 13-28, 2023.An XCTC exercise is a realistic training program designed to enhance Soldiers abilities by providing... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), target a Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a company attack lane during the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Fort Stewart, June 19, 2023.

Army Reserve logisticians prepare for deployment to Middle East
November 7, 2022 — In preparation for their upcoming deployment to the Middle East, subject matter experts and trainers from the 1st Theater Sustainment Command assisted the Soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command to successfully complete their 10-day culminating training exercise here... MORE

First Army Soldier tells his story during Hispanic Heritage Month
October 5, 2022 — Family values are an important part of Staff Sgt. Maximo Vincente’s life. The lessons he learned from his mother and father when he was a young boy growing up in the Dominican Republic helped shape the man he grew up to be and—most importantly—prepared him for his future profession: a leader of Soldiers.“I didn’t need to have somebody to tell me... MORE

Staff Sgt. Maximo Vincente, an observer, coach/trainer with the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 174th Infantry Brigade, talks about his life growing up in both the United States and the Dominican Republic at a Hispanic Heritage Observance, Oct. 5, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Observer, Coach/ Trainers partner with Joint Fires Observers during Northern Strike 22-2
August 16, 2022 — Observer, Coach/ Trainers from the Army National Guard’s Operations Group Wolf recently partnered with joint fires observers (JFO) from the Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio Army National Guards, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and U.S. Army Special Forces during Northern Strike 22-2.These exercises, and the partnerships within, give reserve... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Ron Hesson, Army National Group Operations Group Wolf Fire Support Team senior observer, coach/trainer, observes Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, during a call for fire mission at Northern Strike 2022 on August 9, 2022, at Camp Grayling, Michigan.

First Army, Virginia National Guard complete support of XCTC at Fort Drum
August 9, 2022 — Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 3647th Maintenance Company and the 1033rd Engineer Company successfully completed their support of a New Jersey National Guard brigade’s XCTC rotation July 30, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York. ... MORE

1033rd Engineer Co. conducts obstacle breaching during XCTC at Fort Drum

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

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.

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.

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