Service member displays rugged determination during... 10.20.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas Staff Sgt. Caleb Serling, intelligence analyst, 653rd Regional Support Group, launches himself as he executes the standing power throw during an...
Moroccan Puma helicopter used for dynamic training... 05.27.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces SA330 Puma helicopter prepares to land after dropping off a group of combined special operations forces executing...
Combined partners present history of African Lion... 05.26.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas A representative from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces gives a historical summary of African Lion over the past 20 years to a group of combined...
Combined special operations execute air assault... 05.27.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas Sand blows underneath a departing Moroccan Royal Armed Forces CH-47 Chinook containing a combined group of special operations forces performing...
SETAF command chaplain observes 653rd RSG... 05.23.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas Maj. Ransom Sears (center), mayor cell officer in charge, 653rd Regional Support Group, U.S Army Reserve, leads Chaplain (Col.) Alwyn Michael...
Moroccan tank platoon returns from training... 05.24.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas A tank platoon from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces returns from a bilateral training exercise at Tantan Training Camp, May 24, Tantan, Morocco,...
: African Lion partners engage media as CPX... 05.21.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas Col. Mario Calvacante, logistics officer, Brazilian Army, gestures as he speaks to public affairs representatives from the 214th Mobile Public...
Army service brings young reservist to Agadir, Morocco 05.16.2024 | Photo by Alun Thomas Spc. Victoria Cathey, from Glendale, Ariz., motor transport operator, 208th Transportation Company, 653rd Regional Support Group, stands outside...
Army service brings young reservist to Agadir, Morocco 05.21.2024 | Story by Alun Thomas AGADIR, Morocco – When Spc. Victoria Cathey entered the workforce she craved a career that could provide the purpose her endless ambition required.
Army reservist finds unlimited opportunity through... 05.14.2024 | Story by Alun Thomas AGADIR, Morocco – These are the types of adventures Sgt. Triston Cody envisioned when he enlisted in 2021 – traveling across the world and...
Reflections on a career: Retiring NCO looks back on... 04.04.2024 | Story by Maj. Alun Thomas MESA, Ariz. – It only seems like yesterday to Staff Sgt. Mark Morton – enlisting as a 19-year-old in 1983, looking for a purpose, a future,...
Turkish native fulfills ambition of joining U.S. Army 03.06.2024 | Story by Maj. Alun Thomas MESA, Ariz. – The memories are still fresh in the mind of Pvt. Basar Findikli to this day – the sight of U.S. military servicemembers training...
Army Reserve commander finds purpose through school... 02.25.2024 | Story by Maj. Alun Thomas RED ROCK, Ariz. – The sacrifice of military duty comes with demands that can place the most dedicated and resilient service member under pressure.
Mesa native recovers from college setback to... 01.31.2024 | Story by Alun Thomas MESA, Ariz. – It’s the eve of the 653rd Regional Support Group’s Best Warrior Competition and Pvt. Jared Haggard awaits anxiously, ready to...
Phoenix native turns misfortune into promising Army... 12.14.2023 | Story by Alun Thomas MESA, Ariz. – Sgt. Alex Tirone was on the right path in March 2020. He was slated to attend Grand Canyon University on a lacrosse scholarship,...
Chance enlistment leads to fulfilling Army Reserve... 11.27.2023 | Story by Alun Thomas MESA, Ariz. – When 1st Lt. Autumn Chin first stepped foot into an Army recruiting station, she was with her then boyfriend who was contemplating...
Army Reserve Soldier recites Soldier’s Creed... 03.19.2019 | Graphics by Capt. Joselyn Sydnor U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Ashley Rocha recites the Soldier’s Creed during the 653rd Regional Support Group mobilization ceremony held at the...