Funerals Getting Underway in Georgia for 3 Army Reserve Soldiers Killed in Jordan Drone Attack
ATLANTA — Family, friends and military colleagues are gathering in Georgia as funerals begin for three Army Reserve soldiers killed last month in a drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The first funeral service was scheduled Tuesday morning for Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers at a Baptist church in Carrollton, west of Atlanta. […]
Pentagon Identifies 3 Army Reserve Soldiers Killed in Jordan When Iran-Backed Militants Flew Drone into Living Quarters
The Pentagon said Monday that the three service members killed in an Iranian-backed militia drone attack on their living quarters at a small logistics base in Jordan on Sunday were Army Reserve soldiers from the same unit. The soldiers who lost their lives were Sgt. William Rivers, 46; Spc. Kennedy Sanders, 24; and Spc. Breonna […]
Months Before Maine Mass Shooting, Gunman Was Prohibited from Handling Military Weapons by Army Reserve
Months before the deadly rampage in Lewiston, Maine, the Army Reserve decided that the gunman, Robert Card, should not have access to weapons or ammunition, a service spokesperson told Military.com. Card, an Army reservist, killed 18 people and injured 13 others at a bar and bowling alley last week in what was the deadliest mass […]
Army Reserve Shut Down Facilities Within 100 Miles of Maine Shooting Amid Manhunt for Soldier Suspect
Army Reserve facilities were shut down within a 100-mile radius of the area in Maine where a soldier suspected of a mass shooting that killed 18 people remained on the run Friday, according to the service. A sprawling manhunt was still underway for Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Robert Card, the prime suspect in the […]
New Army Program Helps Some Reserve Soldiers Find Child Care
The Army has launched a program in two locations to help reserve members find child care services and help ease the burden of searching for qualified, licensed providers. Service officials said Thursday that Army Reserve members in West Liberty, Iowa, and Clay County, Missouri, would now have access to WeeCare Company, a child care matching […]
Army Reserve Fixes Tuition Benefits Breakdown Just Before Students Enter Fall Semester
The Army Reserve has seemingly fixed its scholarship program after the service component ran out of money to cover education benefits earlier this week and did not message the breakdown to its troops. “We have resolved the temporary outage of tuition assistance funding which impacted some of our soldiers,” a statement from the Army Reserve […]
Army Reserve Education Benefits Collapse Halts Fall Semester Enrollments
The Army Reserve ran out of money to cover tuition for its soldiers and is scrambling to reallocate money ahead of the fall semester, which starts within two weeks at many schools. The Reserve allocated $20 million for tuition assistance this year, but it lowballed demand for college money and ended up needing a total […]