Story by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.20.2016
Army Reserve public affairs has a new gauntlet to test its skills. The first rotation of public affairs officers, print journalists and videographers in Exercise News Day hit the field this week at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, to show their ability to tell the U.S. Army Reserve story....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sierra Melendez | 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs | 02.20.2016
On the early morning of Feb. 20 in an undisclosed location deep in the woods of the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana, the only thing that could be heard was the slow roar of a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk....
Story by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.18.2016
A gentle breeze pushes aside the thick dingy white plastic flaps as it enters the area, muddling with the lingering smell of motor oil and fluids and traverses through the makeshift space. Figures in worn greenish black suits, drenched in grease buzz about fervently tinkering with their vast array of tools engineering a mechanical melody....
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Fernandez | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.18.2016
In the early morning hours, when most Soldiers are snuggled deep in their beds, there are those who are wide-awake and busy firing up the stoves, inspecting and preparing food, and making sure breakfast is served when the rest of the Soldiers wake up, hours later. At the Joint Readiness Training Center, food service specialists, both active-duty and Reserve Soldiers, do just that for their......
Story by Sgt. Bethany Huff | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.18.2016
The Soldiers of the 103rd Quartermaster Company performed evacuee operations during the Joint Readiness Training Center exercise at the Intermediate Staging Base, Feb. 18, 2016....
Story by Sgt. Jonathan Fernandez | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.17.2016
Active-duty Soldiers from the 574th Quartermaster Company, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, conducted fueling operations in support of an Army Reserve exercise at Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Fort Polk, Louisiana, Feb. 17....
Story by Sgt. Aaron Ellerman | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.17.2016
The clang of metal tines against pine planked pallets pierces through the exhaust and hum of bustling cargo trucks loading and unloading their goods. Content customers clad in camouflage order and receive supplies amidst the crisp cool air....
Story by Sgt. Bethany Huff | 204th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.17.2016
The Joint Readiness Training Center hosts units from across the Army for various different training events. From preparing to deploy to ensuring mission readiness, the JRTC experience is one that elevates all participants to be on their game throughout their duration....
