DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality and interoperability with Allies and partners

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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hernandez
Army Reserve hosts inaugural Nurse Training Event
Army Reserve Medical Command
Sept. 11, 2024 | 2:25
FORT MCCOY, Wis. - Approximately 100 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from units under Army Reserve Medical Command, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) and 3rd MCDS took part in the inaugural U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Training Event here, from Sept. 5 to Sept. 7, 2024. The symposium served as an informative and discussion-based platform on topics such as the refinement of the Reserve Health Readiness Program and the QTC (Quality, Timeliness, Customer Service) program, the Holistic Health and Fitness program, both garrison and mobilization medical capabilities, the USAR Psychological Health Program and its respective resources, the Army Substance Abuse Program and Substance Use Disorder Clinical Care programs and resources, career management and mentorship, and networking opportunities within the Army Nurse Corps.

Furthermore, the USAR nurses participated in timed events in both simulated laboratory and field hospital scenarios that were facilitated by the Regional Training Site - Medical staff here and Medical Readiness Training Command.

(U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hernandez)

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