FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, the 210th Regional Support Group (RSG) held a Change of Command Ceremony, marking a significant transition in leadership. Soldiers, family members, and friends gathered to witness the formal event where Col. Andrew Robertson, the outgoing Brigade Commander, passed the unit's colors to Col. Jose Ruiz Espada, symbolizing the transfer  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NEWARK, N.J. Representatives from the U.S. Army Reserve and NJ TRANSIT signed a memorandum of understanding at corporate headquarters here Sept. 17 as part of the Army Reserve's Private Public Partnership Program. This partnership will provide potential jobs for Army Reserve Soldiers, family members and veterans, which in turn will enhance Army Reserve readiness. "The Army Reserve  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open Thursday, Oct. 24 in Lake Lure (Rutherford County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Tropical Storm Helene. The Rutherford County DRC is located at: Mountains Branch Library (Rutherford County Library System) 150 Bills Creek Rd. Lake Lure, N.C. 28746 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m.,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Four members of the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force were instrumental in ensuring 21 million meals, ready to eat, and over 300,000 gallons of fuel were distributed in support of the hurricane recovery efforts from North Carolina to Florida. The JRF contains 663 reservists who are mostly senior military officers and noncommissioned officers from every military service assigne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. FEMA and the state of North Carolina are working to ensure that survivors of Tropical Storm Helene are in safe, functional housing as the holiday season nears. Reimbursement for out-of-pocket hotel costs, financial assistance towards rent and home repair and FEMA-provided temporary hotel or motel stays are currently being provided to eligible house  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Phalen Devon Izard, 42, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on drug and gun offenses, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Expl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Grotez Simpson of New York City, New York, age 25, was sentenced to three years followed by three years of supervised release, for conveying false information concerning an alleged attempted attack on a mass transportation vehicle. On May 25 and May 26, 2022, Simpson sent fake bomb threats to Amtrak concerning its daily train from Miami to New York Ci  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, recently brought together senior leaders from across the Army to discuss the challenges of delivering combat-ready reserve forces in an increasingly complex threat environment. The panel, which was held at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Convention on Oct. 15, 2024, focused on strategies  more