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General Daniel Nakas Updates on Military base engagements

05/09/2023
At the end of January 1973, then-Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced the U.S. military would, going forward, ...
04/03/2023

At the end of January 1973, then-Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced the U.S. military would, going forward, fill its ranks exclusively with volunteers rather than with draftees. A half-century later, the decision has been proven sound, said the deputy defense secretary.

"After 50 years, the all-volunteer force remains the best model for the U.S. military," said Kathleen H. Hicks. "And that's why we celebrate — it has delivered for us operationally and societally. It was the right decision for the U.S. military and the nation at the time. And over the last 50 years, in times of conflict and in times of peace, it has continued to be the right decision."

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Hicks spoke Tuesday during a conference titled "The All-Volunteer Force at 50: Civil-Military Challenges and Opportunities," which was hosted by Georgetown University's Center of Security Studies and the America in the World Consortium.

Since the end of military conscription in the United States, Hicks said, more than 11 million have joined active-duty service. Today, she said, more than 1.5 million men and women serve in the uniform across the total force.

Look out below! 🪂 U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division and Royal Thai Army Soldiers shuffled to the do...
03/20/2023

Look out below! 🪂

U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division and Royal Thai Army Soldiers shuffled to the door to jump for a Strategic Airborne Operation during Exercise Cobra Gold 2023.

Joint exercises are part of , and reaffirm the cooperation and friendship between two allied nations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Congratulations to 364th ESC’s, CW3 Colby Beard, Team Manager/Advisor and Soldiers with the Army Reserve Culinary Arts T...
03/20/2023

Congratulations to 364th ESC’s, CW3 Colby Beard, Team Manager/Advisor and Soldiers with the Army Reserve Culinary Arts Team for their wins during the 47th Joint Culinary Training Exercise, March 1-10!

USAR Team:
🔸CW2 Christine Stanley, 302nd MEB/ 412th Theater Engineer Command: Silver for Pastry Chef of the Year, Bronze MKT, 2 Bronze wedding cake display. 🥈🥉🥉

🔸WO1 Daniella Blanco, 518th SUS BDE/ 143d Sustainment Command-Expeditionary: Bronze for Contemporary hot food 1 hour 4 plate challenge, Bronze for bread display. 🥉🥉

🔸SFC Jeffrey Vaughan, USAR Legal Command: Silver cold table tallow centerpiece. Bronze for MKT. 🥈🥉

🔸SGT Jacob Hernandez, 375th QM/ 143rd ESC: Bronze and Silver Nutritional hot food challenge. Commendable Chef of the Year.🥈🥉🏅

🔸SGT Steven D Philipps, 790thQM Det/ 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary): Silver for six-plated desserts cold table, Silver Nutritional hot food challenge (2 person team) and Bronze for MKT. 🥈🥈🥉

🔸SPC Jacquay Clark, 375th QM/ 143rd ESC: Bronze for Contemporary hot food 1 hour 4 plate challenge, Bronze for MKT. 🥉🥉

Join the world of culinary arts as a Culinary Specialist, as you cook meals and work alongside chefs to prepare meals comparable to any major restaurant, so that Soldiers can sit down and enjoy a hot meal in between training or mission deployments.

Contact an Army Recruiter today by calling 1-888-550-ARMY (2769) or if you’re in the IRR, contact SFC Jamie Johnson, Army Reserve Career Counselor at (253) 318-6949 or [email protected] and visit goarmyreserve.com to learn more.

📸: Calvin Reimold


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03/20/2023

Family demands answers over daughter's death at US Army base
By Madeline Halpert
BBC News, New York
17 March 2023
Ana Basalda Ruiz
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Ana Basalda Ruiz's parents said she told them she was sexually harassed at her US military base
The parents of a female soldier who died at a US military base in Texas are raising questions after army officials said this week no foul play was suspected in her death.
Pte Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a 20-year-old combat engineer stationed in Fort Hood died on Monday, the military said.
Army officials told Pte Basaldua Ruiz's parents she died by su***de, Telemundo reported.
Her parents said Pte Basaldua Ruiz said she had been sexually harassed.
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The US military said on Thursday an investigation into the incident was still underway.
"The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) officials have confirmed that at this point in the investigation into the death of Pte Ana Basalduaruiz no foul play is evident, and will remain under investigation," officials said. "Army CID will continue to conduct a thorough investigation and gather all evidence and facts to ensure they discover exactly what transpired."
Pte Basaldua Ruiz - who was from Long Beach, California - had served with the 1st Cavalry Division for the past 15 months, Fort Hood officials said.
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of PV2 Ana Basalduaruiz, and we extend our sympathies to her father, mother, and her sister," Lt Col Patrick Sullivan, a commander of the 91st Engineer Battalion, said in a statement.
Pte Basaldua Ruiz's mother, Alejandra Ruiz Zarco, who lives in Michoacán, Mexico, where she raised her daughter, told Noticias Telemundo that her daughter had said her superior was harassing her and that she was receiving constant sexual advances from other people at the base.
Her father, Baldo Basaldua, said his daughter told him shortly before her death that "her whole life was going wrong and that she wanted to die".
Army officials have been providing inconsistent answers to Pte Basaldua Ruiz's family about her death, said Stephanie Gattas, a spokesperson for the family who founded the Pink Berets, a Texas non-profit that works with women in the military struggling with trauma.
"They're not getting what they're asking for in terms of information," she said. "We're trying to get to the root of the truth."
The Texas base has came under fire for a series of deaths there, including the case of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillén, who was killed at Fort Hood in 2020. Her family alleged she was sexually harassed by a supervisor before she was killed.
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Authorities allege a soldier, Army Specialist Aaron Robinson, killed Guillén and fatally shot himself as officials were close to arresting him.
Cecily Aguilar, who authorities said was Robinson's girlfriend, also pleaded guilty last November for helping him dispose of Guillén's body.
An investigation was launched into the US Army base after Guillén's death, which led to more than a dozen leaders being relieved of duty.
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If you have been affected by any of the issues raised you can visit the BBC's Action Line pages, or contact Samaritans.
If you're in the US, call 988, or contact Lifeline.
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03/06/2023
Across the Fleet,   test their knowledge for a chance to advance! ✏️ This   we recognize our E6 Candidates aboard USS An...
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Across the Fleet, test their knowledge for a chance to advance! ✏️

This we recognize our E6 Candidates aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23), onboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi, at Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, and Navy Reserve Center NRC MIAMI! Best of luck to all our exam takers from AHM!

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