Approximately 50 U.S. Army Reserve chaplains, chaplain candidates, and religious affairs specialists attended the Army Reserve Chaplain - Battle Focused Training (ARC-BFT) April 8-10 at Ft. McCoy.
This second iteration of a pilot training program, created by the 88th Readiness Division (RD) chaplain directorate and co-hosted by the 807th Theater Medical Command (TMC) chaplain section, revamped the norm of annual chaplain training events being almost entirely classroom-based and focused on specific topics with practical exercises. The revised training used only two days of classroom instruction to prepare for a culminating field event.
NOUMEA, New Caledonia – Soldiers from the 368th Military Police Company, stationed in temporary housing at Tontouta Air Base, began preparations April 28 for deployment to Wallis. The unit engaged in multinational training to enhance interoperability and readiness for natural disaster response operations, such as hurricanes, ahead of continued exercises on the nearby island.
