Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen Barrye Price poses for a photo with Department of War members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April, 1, 2026. Price was presented the Army Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month award for his contributions to spreading awareness of the SHARP program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donnell Ramsey)
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- For many service members, leadership is a skill cultivated through training, promotions and eventually having troops fall under their command. For one officer, leadership has been shaped by something deeper: experience at every level of the force.
Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Manuel Orriola-Diaz, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) medical officer, enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2010 while completing his Bachelor of Accounting.
“I joined for financial stability,” he recalled. “But once I went through training, I fell in love with the Army. I knew this was what I wanted to do.”
Unlike many new recruits beginning their journey in the Army, Orriola’s first hurdle...
