This week the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Coast Guard announced an increase.  The Army had no change.  The net collective result is 51 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 108,647; Navy Reserve, 6,228; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,062; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,515; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 714.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 138,166, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100316ngr.pdf.

This week the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Marine Corps announced an increase.  The net collective result is 1,999 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 108,647; Navy Reserve, 6,275; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 16,080; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,517; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 698.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 138,217, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100309ngr.pdf .

This week the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Air Force announced an increase.  The net collective result is1,115 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.  The total number currently on active duty from the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 109,470; Navy Reserve, 6,461; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, 17,093; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,484; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 708.  This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 140,216, including both units and individual augmentees.

A cumulative roster of all National Guard and Reserve personnel who are currently activated may be found at: http://www.defense.gov/news/d20100302ngr.pdf.

This week the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Air Force announced an increase. The net collective result is 474 fewer reservists activated than last week.

This week the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force announced a decrease in activated reservists, while the Navy and Coast Guard announced an increase. The net collective result is 555 fewer reservists activated than last week.

The Marine Corps is getting a chance to put the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the test.

Security preparations in western Iraq’s Al Anbar province are already underway for January’s national elections.

The Army’s Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli joined other Army leaders Tuesday for a roundtable on suicide prevention at the Pentagon.

The Nation’s largest USO facility celebrates 10 years of service.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to Iraq to visit the troops.

U.S. Marines and sailors were part of a four-nation coalition that stormed the beaches near here during a major amphibious assault demonstration Oct. 12.

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Navy’s Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, as well as the Egyptian army and navy and Pakistani and Kuwaiti marines, took part in the assault as part of Exercise Bright Star 2009, which began Oct. 10 and ends Oct. 20.

“This was a team effort,” said Marine Corps Col. Gareth F. Brandl, the 22nd MEU’s commander. “Conducting operations like this with our partner nations now will help ensure we can conduct future missions in a proficient and professional manner.”

As part of the simulation, Egyptian special operations forces conducted beach reconnaissance prior to the assault. U.S. Marines followed with four AV-88 Harriers. Then amphibious assault vehicles, Humvees and landing craft came ashore.

The Marines have been planning for the exercise since June, said Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Owen, the 22nd MEU’s operations officer.

“There was a significant amount of detailed planning that went into this event to ensure success,” Owen said. “This is a great example of how we can work together with our partner nations in this region, regardless of any language barrier, and plan and execute very complex mission sets like the amphibious assault demonstration today.”

Troops from the various nations, along with 30 vehicles including aircraft, landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles and amphibious tracked vehicles, participated.

“This type of training is important, because it shows us what we can accomplish working with other forces from around the world,” said Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel T. Church, a vehicle commander with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd MEU. “As the theater reserve force, there are endless possibilities of what we may be asked to do — noncombatant evacuations, humanitarian relief or combat operations. This training helps keep our edge sharpened if the situation calls for it.”
Established in 1981 as a result of the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel, Bright Star is U.S. Central Command’s longest-running exercise. Co-sponsored by Centcom and its Egyptian counterpart, it’s designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships and improve readiness and interoperability among the United States, Egypt and coalition forces.

Highlights of this year’s exercise include a naval exercise, a multinational amphibious assault demonstration, a multinational paratrooper jump involving 600 troops and a combined arms live fire exercise.